

The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
A weekly look at religion and the stupidity that breeds it. Hosts Noah Lugeons, Heath Enwright, and Eli Bosnick delve into theistic attempts to intrude on the secular world in an unflinching expose on just how juvenile the whole god thing is.
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Jun 17, 2021 • 60min
435: Bath Time Edition
In this week’s episode, Joe Biden turns out NOT to be a sleeper agent for Bob Jones University, the Southern Baptist Convention gets mad about Critical Race Theory stealing the name of their ranking system, and we’ll act out the bible so that you can pretend you’ve read it
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Headlines:
Southern Baptist Convention meets in TN about how they're getting too liberal: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/us/southern-baptists-conservatives.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/06/12/southern-baptist-convention-secret-infighting-meeting/
No, the Biden administration isn’t betraying its support for LGBTQ rights: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/06/biden-justice-department-lgbtq-discrimination.html
Christian group wants body cams on teachers to monitor lessons on sex and racism: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/09/christian-group-we-want-body-cams-on-teachers-to-monitor-lessons-on-sex-racism/
Burger King shades Chick-fil-A on Twitter and donates to Human Rights Campaign: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/09/burger-king-shades-chick-fil-a-on-twitter-donates-to-human-rights-campaign/
MTG calls COVID a hoax because "I don't believe in evolution; I believe in God": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/08/gop-lawmaker-on-virus-research-i-dont-believe-in-evolution-i-believe-in-god/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/10/fact-check-hemingway-quote-misattributed-marjorie-taylor-greene/7623034002/

Jun 10, 2021 • 60min
434: Arky Van Arkface Edition
On this week’s episode: Greg Locke attempts to miraculously un-kill four people at the Capitol insurrection ... Noah powers a flux capacitor with nothing but rage so he can roast some terrible people ... And God's boat doesn't work.
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Headlines:
In new book, Christian hate-preacher spreads lies about the Capitol insurrection: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/05/in-new-book-christian-hate-preacher-spreads-lies-about-the-capitol-insurrection/
Jim Bakker: Buy 13 Books from Me and I’ll Make You “Credentialed Missionaries”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/04/jim-bakker-buy-13-books-from-me-and-ill-make-you-credentialed-missionaries-2/
A Noah's Ark replica from the Netherlands has become a safety hazard: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/05/a-noahs-ark-replica-from-the-netherlands-has-become-a-safety-hazard/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9654057/Oh-Noah-Coastguards-impound-230ft-replica-ark-Ipswich-does-not-paperwork.html

Jun 3, 2021 • 60min
433: Worth Your Wiles Edition
In this week’s episode, Rick Wiles will catch a serious case of we told him so, Christians will once again be persecuted by math, and god will continue to not exist.
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Headlines:
Survey says white evangelicals love watching Fox News - atheists prefer CNN and MSNBC: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/27/survey-white-evangelicals-love-watching-fox-news-atheists-prefer-cnn-and-msnbc/
Remains of 215 Children Found at Catholic-Run Residential School in Canada: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/29/remains-of-215-children-found-at-catholic-run-residential-school-in-canada/
Pope cracks down(ish) on pedophile priests: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/01/vatican-issues-new-rules-to-penalize-sex-offender-priests-but-its-not-enough/
Rick Wiles, Who Spread COVID Lies for Months, May Be Suffering from COVID: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/29/rick-wiles-who-spread-covid-lies-for-months-may-be-suffering-from-covid/
WV pastor charged with spying on men with his phone in the church bathroom: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/26/wv-pastor-charged-with-spying-on-men-with-his-phone-in-the-church-bathroom/
Southern Baptists See Record Decline in Membership in 2020: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/25/in-2020-southern-baptists-experienced-a-record-decline-in-membership/
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This Week in Misogyny:
IL lawmaker: We need fair maps because there are “tampons in male bathrooms” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/30/il-gop-lawmaker-we-need-fair-maps-because-there-are-tampons-in-male-bathrooms/
Biden leaves Hyde amendment out of budget proposal: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/02/biden-reverses-hyde-amendments-abortion-funding-ban-in-historic-budget-pr

May 27, 2021 • 60min
432: Conceptual Decade Edition
In this week’s episode, Mother Theresa miraculously keeps sucking after death, "Triggered by LEGOS" is a thing that exists in reality now, and Don Ford will join us for the story of a septuagenarian sex machine.
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Headlines:
Mother Teresa was even more of an evil cult leader than we knew: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/opinion/mother-teresa.html
Preacher Says Gay People Should Wear Labels Saying “Hazardous to Your Health”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/22/preacher-gay-people-should-wear-labels-saying-hazardous-to-your-health/
Christian Student Demands Alabama College Accept Her Faith-Based Vaccine Refusal: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/18/christian-student-demands-alabama-college-accept-her-faith-based-vaccine-refusal/
Southern Baptist leader condemns Lego rainbow blocks: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/23/southern-baptist-leader-condemns-rainbow-lego-blocks-this-is-insanity/
Televangelist: “If you make fun of me, god will make you insane” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/25/evangelist-robin-bullock-if-you-mock-me-god-will-lead-you-to-insanity/ and “Prophet” says god will give you leprosy if you disagree with him: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/23/prophet-who-promised-trump-victory-says-youll-get-leprosy-if-you-question-him/
Cara Delevingne sells personal vagina NFT to support LGBT community, women, environment:
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/18/cara-delevingne-nft-vagina-chemical-x/

May 20, 2021 • 60min
431: Closed Letter Edition
In this week’s episode, America puts the ISH in Jewish, we learn how vaccines are Holocaust adjacent, and Andrew Torrez of the Opening Arguments podcast will be here because he can’t say naughty words on that show.
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Guest Links:
Hear more from Andrew on Opening Arguments here: https://openargs.com/
Hear even more from Andrew on Cleanup on Aisle 45: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cleanup-on-aisle-45-with-ag-and-andrew-torrez/id1549502623
Learn more about Camp Quest Texas here: http://campquesttexas.org/
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Headlines:
White House met with atheist leaders: https://secular.org/2021/05/secular_white_house_meeting/
Survey: Jewish Americans Are More Secular Than Ever Before: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/11/survey-jewish-americans-are-more-secular-than-ever-before/
GOP lawmaker rattles off the "Armor of God" she wears to thwart her critics: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/11/gop-lawmaker-rattles-off-the-armor-of-god-she-wears-to-thwart-her-critics/
“Prophetess”: I’ll Show You a Picture I Took of Demons in Chains “If I Find It”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/14/prophetess-ill-show-you-a-picture-i-took-of-demons-in-chains-if-i-find-it/
DeAnna Lorraine says the unvaccinated are being treated just like Jews in the Holocaust:
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/11/conspiracist-the-unvaccinated-are-being-treated-just-like-jews-in-the-holocaust/

May 13, 2021 • 60min
430: Jenner-al Election Edition
In this week’s episode, Caitlyn Jenner’s existence defeats the bigotry war games computer, Joe Biden persecutes Christianity with a National Day of Prayer, and the GOP will look at the lighter side of human trafficking.
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Headlines:
Anti-Trans Christians Can’t Decide if They Support Caitlyn Jenner for Governor: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/09/anti-trans-christians-cant-decide-if-they-support-caitlyn-jenner-for-governor/
German priests to defy Catholic Church and bless same sex marriages: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/10/german-priests-plan-to-defy-the-catholic-church-and-bless-same-sex-unions/
Christian Hate-Preacher: The Pope is the “Biggest Pedophile on the Planet”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/10/christian-hate-preacher-the-pope-is-the-biggest-pedophile-on-the-planet/
Conservatives are mad because Biden's "Day of Prayer" proclamation wasn't religious enough: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/07/conservatives-biden-wasnt-religious-enough-in-his-day-of-prayer-proclamation/
Indian Doctors: “Cow Shit Can’t Cure COVID”: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-covid-cow-dung-cure-b1845507.html
Louisiana GOP leader defends "good" side of slavery by pointing to the Bible: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/05/02/louisiana-republican-leader-defends-good-side-of-slavery-by-pointing-to-bible/

May 6, 2021 • 60min
429: Irritable Powell Syndrome Edition
On this week’s episode: Josh Duggar is STILL a pedophile ... Religion continues to act like soccer hooligans but without the soccer ... And we’ll make Callie Wright watch a Matt Powell video.
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Headlines:
Stampede in Israel leads to 45 deaths: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/world/middleeast/israel-stampede.html
Josh Duggar is still evil: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/30/josh-duggar-faces-20-years-in-jail-for-receiving-and-possessing-child-porn/

Apr 29, 2021 • 60min
428: Got Wood Edition
In this week’s episode, the church of bleach washes out, Ben Shapiro finally gets wood despite the medical risk to his wife, and Don Ford will be here to weird up his resume some more.
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Headlines:
Survey reveals how useless churches are in reigning in their own vaccine misinformation: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/26/can-church-attendance-impact-vaccination-rates-its-complicated/
CT House passes bill removing religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/21/connecticut-house-passes-bill-removing-religious-exemptions-to-school-vaccines/
Anti-mask flat earther says government kidnapped him; court says "that's absurd": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/23/anti-mask-flat-earther-says-government-kidnapped-him-courts-say-thats-absurd/
Bleach church indicted: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/24/grand-jury-indicts-bleach-church-family-over-their-covid-miracle-cure/
Ted Nugent has COVID: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ted-nugent-who-once-dismissed-covid-19-tells-fans-he-n1264648
FRC accidentally compiles a list of good things that Biden did in his first 100 days: https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR21D05
Kent Hovind tries to sue the government for him not paying taxes, and it’s just delightful: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/22/a-creationists-536041100-lawsuit-is-getting-laughed-out-of-the-courtroom/
Black boycott Home Depot; Ben Shapiro gets wood; Matt Schlapp boycotts drinking cum:
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/22/black-pastors-urge-home-depot-boycott-after-its-silence-on-georgias-voting-laws/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/right-wing-own-libs-accidental-boycott-semen-ben-shapiro-piece-of-wood.html
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This Week in Misogyny:
Dave Daubenmire: A Woman's Got No Business Being a Cop: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/16/right-wing-activist-dave-daubenmire-a-womans-got-no-business-being-a-cop/
Study: Women that belong to church that exclude female leadership have worse health: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/20/study-women-who-attend-churches-theyre-not-allowed-to-lead-have-poorer-health/

Apr 22, 2021 • 60min
427: Red Carpet Edition
In this week’s episode, the government finally takes notice of what a pastor does with his PP, Jerry Falwell Junior is a train wreck and I can't look away, and we’ll polish off some very dusty awards.
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Headlines:
Even Pat Robertson can't believe a cop could confuse a taser and a gun: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/15/even-pat-robertson-cant-believe-a-cop-could-confuse-a-taser-and-a-gun/
DC pastor charged with 3.5 Million dollar PPP loan fraud: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/18/d-c-pastor-charged-with-3-5-million-ppp-loan-fraud/
Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell Junior for $10 million: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/16/liberty-university-just-sued-jerry-falwell-jr-for-10-million/
Alex Jones has proof that COVID is a government conspiracy to brain damage your children: https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/alex-jones-launches-plandemic-style-conspiracy-theory-discourage-covid-19
MIke Lindell’s “free speech” website is gloriously stupid: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/14/mypillow-guy-my-new-free-speech-app-wont-let-users-take-gods-name-in-vain/ and https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-social-media-site-frank-launch-day-errors-issues-2021-4

Apr 15, 2021 • 60min
426: InfoWar Hero Edition
On this week’s episode: God steals his shit from a little Nas ... Alex Jones is literally a crisis actor in his own video ... And Tom and Cecil will join us once again to roast the deserving.
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Headlines:
Alex Jones staged a child kidnapping with a charity: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/charity-helping-migrants-says-alex-jones-used-staged-confrontation-to-allege-trafficking
Preacher: In 2029, an Asteroid Will Hit Earth and Give Rise to the Antichrist: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/04/09/preacher-in-2029-an-asteroid-will-hit-earth-and-give-rise-to-the-antichrist/


