The Scathing Atheist

In this week’s episode, Greg Abbott declares war on trans kids and their parents, Ben Carson considers using our strategic grain reserves in the Washington Monument, and Don Ford will be here because the voice of Reality and Inaction wasn’t available. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Learn more about FreeFlo here: https://www.freeflo.org/ Check out the Atheism UK podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa37v-1G873DmiNrimfPlaA --- Headlines: Texas declared was on trans kids: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/texas-governor-calls-citizens-report-parents-transgender-kids-abuse-rcna17455 Supreme Court to hear hate group lawsuit that could overturn LGBTQ protections https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/supreme-court-hear-hate-group-lawsuit-overturn-lgbtq-protections/ Ben Carson says accepting church/state separation is a form of schizophrenia: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/dr-ben-carson-accepting-church-state-separation-is-a-form-of-schizophrenia/ Conservatives freak out because teachers won’t be able to look up students’ sexes anymore https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/conservatives-freak-teachers-wont-able-look-students-sexes-anymore/ P-Robes comes out of retirement to say Putin is “compelled by god”:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/01/pat-robertson-putin-god-russia-ukraine/ and https://onlysky.media/ahall/us-christo-fascists-love-vladimir-putin/ CPAC highlights: https://www.christianpost.com/news/desantis-tells-cpac-to-put-on-full-armor-of-god.html https://www.rawstory.com/candace-owens-2656801654/ https://nypost.com/2022/02/26/cpac-2022-in-photos/

In this week’s episode, Florida picks the WORST and only way you’re allowed to say gay, Mike Lindell tries to set up some helivangelism, and Ray Comfort will tell teenagers they’re as bad as murderers. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Check out the Rational Black Thought podcast here: https://www.stitcher.com/show/rational-black-thought --- Headlines: FFRF sues WV public school over mandatory religious revival: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/atheists-sue-wv-school-district-over-controversial-religious-revival-assembly/ Amendment to the dont say gay bill would force school to out students in 6 weeks: https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/florida-dont-say-gay-bill-amendment-would-force-schools-to-out-students-in-6-weeks/ Bill to educate kids about sex abuse prevention stalled in the OH Legislature by Christian group: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/02/21/erins-law-ohio-lawmakers-clash-conservative-group-over-bill/9314264002/ Greg Locke’s witch hunt is even worse than it looks: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/greg-lockes-witch-hunt-is-even-worse-than-it-looks/ Majority of Americans are no longer certain that a god exists: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/a-majority-of-americans-are-no-longer-100-confident-in-gods-existence/ Mike Lindell planning to airdrop pillows into Canada to help anti-vax protesters: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mypillow-guy-mike-lindell-plans-to-drop-pillows-from-the-sky-over-canada-in-support-of-trucker-vax-protest https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/17/mypillows-ceo-canadas-truckers-00009950 --- This Week in Misogyny: Bob Jones apologizes for “Jesus in a dress” fashion show: https://baptistnews.com/article/how-a-students-fashion-design-project-upset-the-created-order-at-bob-jones-university/#.YgKYU-rMKUk

On this week’s episode: Marsh classes up the pod with some Anglican charm ... We learn all about a man who started off as an investment banker and GOT WORSE ... And kids in Florida were learning too much in school so the GOP fixed it. --- Important show links: To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ Eli's article -- "I am the ghost that haunts The Drovers Inn, and Brian Eggo owes me an apology": https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/02/i-am-the-ghost-that-haunts-the-drovers-inn-and-brian-eggo-owes-me-an-apology/ --- Headlines: Florida passes homophobic bill to ban discussion of sexual orientation in primary schools: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60326418 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/us/dont-say-gay-bill-florida-lgbtq-youth-cec/index.html Supreme Court won't block vaccine mandate in NYC: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-wont-block-vaccine-mandate-nyc-teachers-rcna15977 Jacob Rees-Mogg urged to correct morning after pill remark: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60267025 Christian conservatives are lived after Zillow showed two Black women together in an ad: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/christian-conservatives-livid-zillow-showed-two-black-women-together-ad/ There’s nothing to claims that Covid vaccines cause HIV – but that won’t stop them spreading: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/02/theres-nothing-to-claims-that-covid-vaccines-cause-hiv-but-that-wont-stop-them-spreading/ A Catholic priest resigned in an absurd scandal involving invalid baptisms: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/a-catholic-priest-just-resigned-in-a-scandal-involving-invalid-baptisms/

In this week’s episode, Missouri only loves CHRISTIAN company, the Marines get a little fewer and a little prouder, and we’ll dust off and crack open a book clearly inspired by dust and crack. --- Advertiser: Check out Behind the Mormon Curtain: Selling Sex in America’s Holy City by clicking here. --- Important show links: To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Headlines: MO Gov says "I only nominate people with ‘Christian values’ to positions of power": https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/mo-gov-i-only-nominate-people-with-christian-values-to-positions-of-power/ USMC grants only 3 religious exemptions to COVID vaccine, despite thousands of requests: https://www.kabc.com/2022/02/05/marine-corps-grants-only-three-religious-exemptions-to-covid-19-vaccine-despite-thousands-of-requests/ Appeals Court to Relitigate Whether First Amendment Still Counts: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/can-police-promote-public-prayer-an-appeals-court-may-soon-allow-it/ Lauren Bobert is a stupid bigot who's wrong about everything: https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-jesus/ https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-2656562484/ https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-2656441848/ Perry Stone heckler accuses him of sexually harassing congregants: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2021/dec/25/women-perry-stones-ministry-allege-sexual-mis/560366/ Tennessee teacher proselytized, made antisemitic comments during "Bible as Literature" class: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/complaint-teacher-made-antisemitic-comments-proselytizing-82710560

In this week’s episode, we buy the Hillsong church a brand spanking new domain name, Christianity leans all the way in with their "ignorance is strength" motto, and we’ll welcome back the most dangerous Ford since the Oregon Trail. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ Get more information about FreeFlo here: https://www.freeflo.org/ --- Headlines: This insane bullshit Noah talked about in the diatribe: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-gop-candidate-furries-schools/ Hillsong founder steps aside amid charges of child sex abuse cover up: https://religionnews.com/2022/01/29/brian-houston-steps-aside-as-global-senior-pastor-of-hillsong-as-he-faces-trial-in-australia/ Mississippi mayor withholds library funds unless LGBTQ+ books are purged: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/mississippi-mayor-withholds-library-funds-unless-lgbtq-books-are-purged/ Anti-Vaccine ‘Expert’ Says COVID Vaccines Will Turn People Into ‘Transhumanist Cyborgs’: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/anti-vaccine-expert-sherri-tenpenny-says-covid-19-vaccines-will-turn-people-into-transhumanist-cyborgs/ Greg Locke organizes mass book burning: https://www.newsweek.com/right-wing-pastor-greg-locke-organises-massive-book-burning-1674983 Oklahoma bill would prohibit schools from hiring people who disagree with student religions: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20int/sb/SB1470%20int.pdf One Million Moms freaks out about eHarmony commercial: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/01/christians-protesting-commercial-shows-gay-man-eating-peanut-butter-2022/ --- This Week in Misogyny: MI GOP candidate urges rape victims to give “heroic” birth: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/mi-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-urges-rape-victims-to-be-heroic-and-give-birth/

In this week’s episode, OAN loses quite a bit of their N, we learn the correct pronouns to go along with God's identity as an attack helicopter, and Oklahomans try yet again to convince us that they once read a book. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Check out Only Sky here: https://onlysky.media/ --- Headlines: The Francis Collins Interview Noah talked about in the diatribe: Francis Collins on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/21/1074817462/bridging-the-divide-a-scientists-search-for-faith-and-truth QAnon Conspiracy Theorist Scott McKay Vows to Wage War on Doctors and Nurses: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/this-is-world-war-iv-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-scott-mckay-vows-to-wage-war-on-doctors-and-nurses/ Bianca Garcia Vows to Take Her ‘Rightful Place’ in the Texas Senate and ‘Make the Devil Run’: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/bianca-garcia-vows-to-take-her-rightful-place-in-the-texas-senate-and-make-the-devil-run/ OnlySky Launches: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/ State funded Orphanage in TN refuses couple for being Jewish: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/lawsuit-state-funded-christian-adoption-agency-in-tn-wont-work-with-jews/ Christianity Today article says "They is not a pronoun for God": https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/january-web-only/gender-language-theology-they-pronoun-for-god.html OAN owner begs viewers to stop Direct TV from dropping channel: https://www.thedailybeast.com/one-america-news-owner-begs-viewers-to-call-other-cable-providers-after-directv-drops-channel OK law would make the Bible the “state book” https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/gop-lawmakers-bill-would-make-the-holy-bible-oklahomas-official-state-book/ --- This Week in Misogyny: Activist Jex Blackmore has abortion live on television: https://onlysky.media/jmatirko/jex-blackmore-has-abortion-live/ White Supremacist infiltration of the March for Life: https://onlysky.media/barryduke/white-supremacists-infiltrated-the-49th-march-for-life-organizers-arent-happy/

In this week’s episode, the Supreme Court crawls under yet another bar, Pastor Michael Todd gets confused by the phrase "spitting image", and Anna will be here to ratchet up our talent average. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Check out the unofficial discord server here: https://discord.gg/SNHeqSGdMJ --- Headlines: SCOTUS to hear appeal of coach fired for coercive school prayer: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/us/supreme-court-football-coach-prayer.html Christians Protested a Harmless Meeting of an "After School Satan" Club: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/christians-protested-a-harmless-meeting Pastor Mike Todd Smeared Three Wads of Spit on Brother's Face Because Jesus: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/pastor-mike-todd-smears-three-wads Family Research Council comes out against racial diversity on MLK day: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/frc-biblical-worldview-fellow-racial-diversity-in-congregations-is-not-a-moral-good/ Proposed Iowa Law Would Make Teachers Stand and Say the Pledge of Allegiance or Be Fired: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/proposed-iowa-law-would-make-teachers Marjorie Taylor Greene is still upset about 'Jewish space lasers': https://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-jewish-space-lasers-2656416649/

On this week’s episode: The CDC says Noah can kiss you square on the lips ... God plans to make hospitals obsolete by faith healing and lowering deductibles ... And Donald James Parker finally gets an origin story. --- To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Hear more from Anna here: https://www.annabosnick.com/ --- Headlines: On 1/6 anniversary, Lance Wallnau prays for GOP to conduct a "reverse investigation": https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/lance-wallnau-prays-republicans-gut-democrats-in-midterms/ Oklahoma AG All in on Theocracy: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/oklahoma-attorney-general-godless Christians freak out over DC vaccine mandate right before march for life: https://www.christianpost.com/news/pro-life-groups-adjust-march-for-life-events-amid-vaccine-mandate.html Christian conspiracist "The Praying Medic" says faith healing will make hospitals obsolete: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/christian-conspiracist-accepting https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/1468300784303550471 OK law would pave the way for Christianity classes in public schools: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/a-proposed-oklahoma-law-would-allow Stew Peters will arrest government officials over COVID restrictions: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/now-is-go-time-stew-peters-is-threatening-to-arrest-government-officials-over-covid-restrictions/

In this week’s episode, Wiccans will teach us to keep our hexes firmly secured in a gun safe, Aaron Rodgers challenges me to single combat in the old ways, and Anna will be here to spoil you people rotten. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Hear more from Anna here: https://www.annabosnick.com/ --- Headlines: Patheos Atheist section left because the other choice was to be nice: https://religionnews.com/2022/01/04/what-happened-to-the-nonbelief-channel-at-patheos/ Christian meditation app: https://religionnews.com/2021/12/02/michael-buble-kris-jenner-invest-in-christian-mediation-app-glorify/ Link to Jonathan Jarry's article about how VAERS actually works: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-health/dont-fall-vaers-scare-tactic Christians and Wiccans join forces in freaking out over hex-based writing prompt: https://religionnews.com/2021/12/10/witches-and-crt-critics-alike-find-fault-with-hex-prompt-in-school-districts-equity-guide/ TikTok conmen are mad because people are conning people before they get a chance to: ​​https://religionnews.com/2021/12/20/instagram-smash-and-grab-impostors-peddle-fake-psychic-and-tarot-readings/ Aaron Rodgers is even worse than we thought after the anti-vaxxer revelation: https://www.mediaite.com/sports/twitter-freaks-after-aaron-rodgers-touts-atlas-shrugged-on-espn-joe-rogan-is-making-him-dumber/

In this week’s episode, Baby Baphoment boosts some blood pressure, if you've ever said LET'S GO BRANDON unironically you can go let's yourself, and Anna will be here to play 2021 off. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance: https://dissonancepod.com/ --- Headlines: NASA director invokes Bible during JWST launch: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasas-revolutionary-new-space-telescope-due-launch-french-guiana-2021-12-25/ Schmeck says "Let's go Brandon" during Christmas Eve phone call with kids to the Bidens: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/26/lets-go-brandon-santa-tracker-caller-joe-biden Christians freakout about snaketivity scene: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/conservative-christians-cant-handle NASA hired 24 theologians to study how religion would react to aliens: https://nypost.com/2021/12/27/nasa-hired-24-theologians-to-study-reaction-to-aliens-book/ Christian Right holiday gift guide: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-lets-go-brandon-the-2021-right-wing-watch-holiday-gift-guide/ Man Sues Bible School Leaders for Spreading Rumor He "Had Contagious Demons": https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/man-sues-bible-school-leaders-for