The Scathing Atheist

In this week’s episode, people will die of COVID unnecessarily because of religion, Heath takes the week off to turn 40, and we’ll actually finish this time. --- 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: Atheist continue to be better in all the ways we measure those things: https://www.salon.com/2021/08/21/staunch-atheists-show-higher-morals-than-the-proudly-pious-from-the-pandemic-to-climate-change/ Death Cult Preacher Hands Out “Exemption Letters” to Anti-Vaxxer Christians https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/20/death-cult-preacher-hands-out-exemption-letters-to-anti-vaxxer-christians/ Majority of Americans finally believe in evolution: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/23/research-shows-a-rise-in-the-public-acceptance-of-evolution-over-the-last-decade/ An Off-Duty Pilot Used the PA System to Tell a Captive Flight About Jesus https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/21/an-off-duty-pilot-used-the-pa-system-to-tell-a-captive-flight-about-jesus/ Sydney cops issue $1000 fines to church goers defying lockdown orders: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/24/police-fine-sydney-churchgoers-1000-each-for-violating-local-lockdown-orders/ Eric Metaxas: Having to Wear a Face Mask While Skiing Reminds Me of Hitler https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/19/eric-metaxas-having-to-wear-a-face-mask-while-skiing-reminds-me-of-hitler/ MA State Rep seeks to remove laws against blasphemy, sodomy from the books: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/20/ma-legislator-wants-to-repeal-archaic-blasphemy-sodomy-rules-from-state-law/ Research Shows Many Christians See LGBTQ Progress as Bad for Christianity https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/18/research-shows-many-christians-see-lgbtq-progress-as-bad-for-christianity/ Dept of Education to rescind Trump Era Bigot Rules: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/20/dept-of-education-plans-to-rescind-trump-era-rules-funding-bigotry-at-colleges/

In this week’s episode, Islam finds a worse use for an 8 year old than its prophet did, we learn AGAIN that it's NOT like the Holocaust...whatever you're about to say...no it's not…, and Tom and Cecil from Cognitive Dissonance will be here to make the paying customers cry. --- 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/ Check out the TNT podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tnt-podcast/id1500482008 --- Headlines: More anti-COVID Christians get COVID: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/17/christian-radio-host-who-discouraged-getting-the-vaccine-dies-of-covid/ and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/16/anti-vaxxer-catholic-cardinal-currently-on-ventilator-after-catching-covid/ 8-Year-Old Boy Becomes Youngest Person Ever Charged With Blasphemy in Pakistan: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/09/8-year-old-boy-becomes-youngest-person-ever-charged-with-blasphemy-in-pakistan/ Ex-purity culture guru Joshua Harris offers to sell you antidote to poison he sold you: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/13/ex-purity-advocate-joshua-harris-buy-my-course-if-you-feel-shame-around-sex/ Disney Channel Actress Cites Bible in Insane Anti-Mask Rant to TN School Board: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/15/disney-channel-actress-cites-bible-in-insane-anti-mask-rant-to-tn-school-board/ Prophetess says there are volcanoes in Heaven for fun and you can ride the lava: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/11/prophetess-there-are-volcanoes-in-heaven-for-fun-and-you-can-ride-the-lava/ Prophetess says there are volcanoes in Heaven for fun and you can ride the lava: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/11/prophetess-there-are-volcanoes-in-heaven-for-fun-and-you-can-ride-the-lava/ Christian MAGA cultist says COVID vaccines "prevent people from procreating": https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mat-staver-claims-covid-19-vaccines-are-designed-to-prevent-people-from-procreating/ https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/14/christian-maga-cultist-covid-vaccines-prevent-people-from-procreating/ --- This Week in Misogyny: Church tries to get its grubby little hands on Ireland’s National Maternity Hospital: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/14/the-church-must-not-guide-the-future-of-irelands-national-maternity-hospital-2/ Ryan Burge: Evangelists aren’t as motivated by abortion anymore: https://religionnews.com/2021/08/09/abortion-just-isnt-the-motivating-issue-for-evangelicals-it-once-was/

In this week’s episode, Christians continue their war against free not dying juice, Jesus comes back to buy a motorcycle and then leaves again, and Don Ford will be here to ramp up the sexual tension once again. --- 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: Liberty Counsel official calls COVID vaccines a crime against humanity: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/liberty-counsel-official-calls-covid-19-vaccines-a-crime-against-humanity/ Christian MAGA cultists claim COVID vaccines violate the Nuremberg Code: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/04/christian-maga-cultists-claims-covid-vaccines-violate-the-nuremberg-code/ Christian prophet says "Jesus rode on my motorcycle and I have a painting of it": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/04/christian-prophet-jesus-rode-on-my-motorcycle-and-i-have-a-painting-of-it/ Woman Sues McDonald’s for Being So Good, It Made Her Break Her Fast During Lent: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/08/woman-sues-mcdonalds-for-being-so-good-it-made-her-break-her-fast-during-lent/ Conversion therapy clinic owes $3.5 million for existing: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/10/conversion-therapy-group-owes-3-5-million-after-violating-order-to-shut-down/ Angry Christian Mom Boycotts “Muppet Babies” Because Gonzo Wore a Dress: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/08/07/angry-christian-mom-boycotts-muppet-babies-because-gonzo-wore-a-dress/ TBN Sells Holy Land Theme Park at a steep loss: https://religionnews.com/2021/08/05/orlandos-holy-land-theme-park-sold-by-tbn-to-healthcare-company/

In this week’s episode, we all sit in a room together long enough for Noah to remember why he's an introvert. --- 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/

In this week’s episode, European courts decide that not being Muslim is neutral, a pastor plays with dog feces VERY enthusiastically, and that wasn’t just a euphemism for being a pastor. --- 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 here: https://dissonancepod.com/ --- Headlines: Liberty University faces sexual assault lawsuit: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/20/12-women-sued-liberty-u-for-enabling-sexual-abuse-their-stories-are-horrifying/ Priest who quit after getting caught using grindr may have been tracked using his phone data: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/21/you-should-feel-bad-for-the-priest-who-quit-after-getting-caught-using-grindr/ Lying Christian claims a music professor said "sheet music" is banned for being racist: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/24/lying-christian-a-music-professor-said-sheet-music-is-banned-for-being-racist/ EU court allowing headscarf bans violates the principle of religious freedom: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/19/the-eu-court-allowing-headscarf-bans-violates-the-principle-of-religious-freedom/ Wisconsin GOP candidate for governor says "We need good Christian patriots to take over": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/22/wi-gop-candidate-for-governor-we-need-good-christian-patriots-to-take-over/ One Million Moms Pissed About Inclusion Again: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/24/angry-christian-mom-boycotts-drug-company-whose-products-help-trans-people/ This pastor stuck his hand in dog poop to make some weird point about sin: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/22/this-pastor-stuck-his-hands-in-dog-poop-to-make-some-weird-point-about-sin/ --- This Week in Misogyny: Iowa GOP ends family planning program, abortions skyrocket: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/23/iowas-gop-eliminated-a-family-planning-program-only-to-see-abortions-skyrocket/ Lori Alexander: Staying in bad marriage way better than divorce: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/24/christian-mother-staying-in-a-broken-marriage-is-far-better-than-divorcing/

In this week’s episode, naturopaths play the COVID card, we learn that God created the supply curve and it was good, and we’ll keep up our quest to see how many funny voices it takes to make the Bible palatable. --- 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: Catholics sue MI for mask mandate since god wants to see who’s who: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/20/catholics-mis-mask-mandate-violated-our-sincerely-held-religious-beliefs/ Naturopath Arrested for Selling Homeopathic COVID Pellets and Fake Vax Cards: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/15/naturopath-arrested-for-selling-homeopathic-covid-pellets-and-fake-vax-cards/ Christians lose lawsuit over "Black Lives Matter" mural in Washington DC: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/16/christians-lose-lawsuit-over-black-lives-matter-mural-in-washington-d-c-2/ An Anti-Abortion Activist is Raising $500,000 to Film a Cringeworthy Sitcom: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/17/an-anti-abortion-activist-is-raising-500000-to-film-a-cringeworthy-sitcom/ Matt Powell says "the fight to save endangered species proves evolution is a lie: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/16/creationist-the-fight-to-save-endangered-species-proves-evolution-is-a-lie/ Idiot tests faith by letting Jesus take the wheel: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/17/driver-who-let-jesus-take-the-wheel-before-crashing-wanted-to-test-her-faith/ Evangelical writer says "we must thank Christian God for capitalism": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/16/evangelical-writer-we-must-thank-the-christian-god-for-capitalism/ --- This Week in Misogyny: 12 women sue Liberty U for horrifying cases of sexul abuse: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/20/12-women-sued-liberty-u-for-enabling-sexual-abuse-their-stories-are-horrifying/ Fundamentalist Preacher: “After honeymoon, divorce not an option” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/19/fundamentalist-preacher-once-your-honeymoon-is-over-divorce-is-not-an-option/

In this week’s episode, CPAC reminds us how secure our jobs are, bible study is literally synonymous with domestic terrorism, and Tom and Cecil from Cognitive Dissonance will be here with more kinds of dissonance than they give themselves credit for. --- 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 more from Tom and Cecil here: https://dissonancepod.com/ You can hear the Burnt Church Atheist here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burnt-church-atheist/id1553521628 --- Headlines: Diatribe References: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/opinion/religious-right-america.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/12/white-evangelicals-decline-spurs-an-anti-democratic-movement/ and https://www.prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/#page-section-1 Prosecutors reveal that Capitol rioter from VA used "bible study" as cover to plan attacks: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/07/prosecutors-capitol-rioter-from-va-used-bible-study-as-cover-to-plan-attacks/ GOP Rep. Falsely Claims Biden’s Vaccine Plan is Plot to Steal Bibles and Guns: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/10/gop-rep-falsely-claims-bidens-vaccine-plan-is-plot-to-steal-bibles-and-guns/ Ken Ham adding Tower of Babel to the Ark Park: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/09/ken-ham-thinks-a-new-towel-of-babel-attraction-will-help-defeat-racism/ Two anti-abortion activists say they're launching their own "pro-life bank": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/11/two-anti-abortion-activists-say-theyre-launching-their-own-pro-life-bank/ FL Couple Sues Catholic School for Being “Woke” and Not Anti-LGBTQ Enough: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/07/fl-couple-sues-catholic-school-for-being-woke-and-not-anti-lgbtq-enough/

In this week’s episode, the Catholic Church is pretty sure not getting away with murder FOREVER is persecution, Right Wing Watch gets rescued by Jesus our Lord and Savior, and Geoff Blackwell of American Atheist will be here to not trust in god. --- 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 how you can support American Atheists here: https://www.atheists.org/ --- Headlines: Hobby Lobby takes out full page ad in favor of theocracy: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/4/2038368/--I-m-a-Democrat-I-hate-the-company-So-sums-up-my-feelings-for-Hobby-Lobby-this-Fourth-of-July Canadian Archbishop: I’m Facing “Persecution” Over the Residential School Crisis: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/04/canadian-archbishop-im-facing-persecution-over-the-residential-school-crisis/ Catholic priest resigns after praising the good done in residential schools: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/27/catholic-priest-resigns-after-praising-the-good-done-in-residential-schools/ Anthony Fauci named Humanist of the Year: https://thehumanist.com/features/articles/fauci-named-american-humanist-associations-2021-humanist-of-the-year New Analysis Finds That 84% of White Evangelicals Voters Backed Trump in 2020: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/30/new-analysis-finds-that-84-of-white-evangelicals-voters-backed-trump-in-2020/ Clay Clark - the man behind the conspiracy theory rallies happening around the country: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/clay-clark-the-man-behind-the-massive-conspiracy-theory-rallies-happening-around-the-country/ Rick Wiles prematurely claims "Jesus Christ shut down Right Wing Watch": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/30/rick-wiles-prematurely-claims-jesus-christ-shut-down-right-wing-watch/

In this week’s episode, Noah’s back so Eli will be edited more, Republicans are pretty sure the Critical Race Theory was calling from inside the house, and Ken Ham will learn how hard he can bite rocks. --- 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 the Ark Park protest here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1038430813356540

In this week’s episode, the Supreme Court rules that there are separate but equal kinds of parents, Ted Cruz performs the saddest one man show in the history of theater, and we’ll tell you just how bullshit some bullshit is. --- 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: Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-gay Catholic foster care agency: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/17/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-anti-gay-catholic-foster-care-agency/ US bishops move forward with plan to stop Joe Biden from receiving communion: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/18/u-s-bishops-move-forward-with-plan-to-stop-joe-biden-from-receiving-communion/ https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/06/18/aoc-communion-bishops-biden-240893 Florida will now force kids to observe a one minute moment of silence in school: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/16/florida-will-now-force-kids-to-observe-a-1-minute-moment-of-silence-in-school/ GOP lawmaker who made $5500 "donation" to hate preacher says it was a mistake: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/15/gop-lawmaker-who-made-5500-donation-to-hate-preacher-says-it-was-a-mistake/ MAGA guy mad a slightly less assholish guy elected as SBC leader so the election was rigged: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/21/maga-activist-suggests-fraud-after-his-guy-loses-southern-baptist-election/ What exactly is Ted Cruz trying to do in this bizarre flag video?: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/17/what-exactly-is-ted-cruz-trying-to-do-in-this-bizarre-flag-video/