

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 15, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 226: Cockadoodle Don't Edition
In this week’s episode, Heath shows off his acting chops in Mormon Piece Theater, the New York Appellate Court rules in favor of Jewish people carrying out henocide, and we’ll spend the holy month with some Pakistani dumbasses for a Ramadan of Ding Dongs.
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Headlines:
Canada repeals blasphemy law: http://globalnews.ca/news/3512946/commentary-at-long-last-canadas-blasphemy-law-is-dead/
Reza Aslan loses his job over the only thing he’s ever done that shouldn’t have cost him his job: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/09/reza-aslan-doesnt-deserve-to-lose-his-cnn-show-over-a-critical-tweet/
Pastor: Who damaged more souls, Ariana Grande, or the Manchester bomber? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/07/pastor-wonders-whos-damaged-more-souls-ariana-grande-or-the-manchester-suicide-bomber/
Muslim doctor in Pakistan refuses to treat “unclean” Christian patient: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/10/muslim-doctors-in-pakistan-allegedly-refused-to-treat-unclean-christian-patient/
Arkansas senator compares journalist to terrorist for exposing senator’s anti-Muslim views http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/11/arkansas-senator-compares-journalist-to-terrorist-for-exposing-his-anti-muslim-views/
Followup: Devos now realizes she can’t openly call for the funding of schools that discriminate against gays and blacks: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/06/betsy-devos-has-changed-her-mind-on-funding-schools-that-reject-black-and-gay-students/
People troll roy more with pride react
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/facebookspridereaction_butto.html
Controversy over FL “fire protection fee” for churches is horseshit: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/05/asking-churches-to-pay-for-fire-protection-isnt-a-burden-on-their-religious-rights/
NY appellate court upholds rights of Jews to torture chickens: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/08/ny-appellate-court-orthodox-jews-have-right-to-slaughter-chickens-in-ritual/
This Week in Misogyny:
Religious right activist warns that liberal women will “cut your peepee off” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/09/religious-right-activist-dont-date-liberal-women-or-theyll-cut-your-pee-pee-off/
Christian speaker: women with short hair aren’t feminine enough for god: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/08/christian-speaker-women-with-short-hair-arent-feminine-enough-for-god/

Jun 8, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 225: R2 Deacon Edition
In this week’s episode, Donald Trump uses The Handmaid’s Tale as a platform template, Ken Ham sends out a "Mocking Ken Ham" template, and we read the Mormon equivalent of “skip ahead, skip ahead.”
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Headlines:
Leaked Trump regulation would allow all employers to deny contraceptive coverage (and more) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/01/leaked-trump-regulation-says-all-employers-will-be-able-to-refuse-birth-control-coverage/
Woman permanently injured by faith healing wants her parents prosecuted: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/woman-with-fatal-condition-caused-by-faith-healing-wants-her-parents-prosecuted/
Denmark repeals blasphemy law(skit idea let's check in with denmark “I shit in a yarmulke”):
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/denmarks-blasphemy-law-has-been-repealed/
Germans make robot priest: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/31/why-bother-with-church-when-this-german-robo-priest-handles-all-your-blessing-needs/
Indian judge: Peacocks procreate by swallowing tears: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/01/indian-judge-peacocks-dont-have-sex-they-reproduce-by-swallowing-tears-actual-tears/
KY Gov plans to curb crime with prayer: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/ky-governor-thinks-the-power-of-prayer-can-curb-violence-it-cant/
Ken Ham is not a white person: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/02/creationist-ken-ham-im-not-a-white-person/
Ken ham, Gayness, Ice cream appear in a story together: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/03/creationist-ken-ham-doesnt-get-ben-jerrys-clever-ice-cream-policy-in-australia/
This Week in Misogyny:
Jim Bakker on Manchester bombing: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/06/jim-bakker-the-manchester-victims-literally-invited-attacks-by-watching-ariana-grande/
Theodore Shoebat chimes in: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/theodore-shoebat-victims-of-manchester-bombing-were-pro-sodomite-sluts-and-whores/

Jun 1, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 224: Jung and the Restless Edition
In this week’s episode, Ken Ham sucks dino penis, Tucker Carlson doesn't matter, and Muslims around the world will keep pretending they enjoy this holiday.
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Headlines:
Tillerson declines to hold Ramadan event at state department: http://religionnews.com/2017/05/26/tillerson-declines-to-host-ramadan-event-at-state-department-sources-say/
Devos: Schools that discriminate against gay and black students should still get federal funding: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/24/betsy-devos-schools-rejecting-black-and-gay-students-should-still-get-federal-funding/
Pope presses Trump on Climatechange: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/world/europe/pope-trump-vatican-meet.html?_r=0
Muslim sues Little Caesars for misleading “halal” marking on pepperoni pizzas: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/26/muslim-man-sues-little-caesars-claiming-halal-label-pizza-lie/102192152/
Tucker Carlson’s god gets his ass handed to him by Dan Barker: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/26/tucker-carlson-didnt-like-atheist-dan-barker-denouncing-the-bibles-brutal-alpha-god/
Margaret Court is a bigot: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/28/australian-tennis-star-blasted-after-stating-bible-based-opposition-to-marriage-equality/
Lady Justice statue removed in Bangladesh over Muslim objections: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/lady-justice-statue-bangladesh-removed-islamist-objections and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/28/bangladesh-reinstalls-statue-lady-justice-despite-complainst/
Ken Ham gets a doctorate:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/27/i-guess-well-have-to-call-him-dr-ken-ham-now/
Ken Ham makes love to dinosaur gayly in new novel: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/23/creationist-ken-ham-does-unspeakable-things-with-a-t-rex-in-this-erotic-novel/
This Week in Misogyny:
Pro Surfer: Ladies and their periods cause most shark attacks: http://beachgrit.com/2017/05/laird-gals-periods-attracts-sharks/

May 25, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 223: Spank War Edition
In this week’s episode, Texas sends their Bizarro version of the First Amendment to fight the real one, Donald Trump refuses to say the words "radical Islamic terrorism" because he's a liberal cuck, and Betsy Devos looks for a way to make her intelligence level the average.
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Headlines:
Donald Trump pisses off all the Muslims even more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/21/trump-says-terrorists-do-not-worship-god-calls-islam-one-of-worlds-great-faiths/
Betsy Devos to unveil ‘us paying for religious schools’: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/18/donald-trump-and-betsy-devos-set-to-announce-taxpayer-funding-for-religious-schools/
Time Square vehicular manslaughterer says god made him do it: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/19/driver-in-deadly-times-square-tragedy-said-god-made-him-do-it/
VA PD put bible quotes on cars, public outrage took them the fuck off: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/19/blessed-are-the-peacemakers-decals-will-come-down-from-va-county-cop-cars-after-pushback/
Montreal to tax their churches: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/good-news-montreal-taxing-churches/
Texas fucking sucks and their legislature are a bunch of dicks: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/religious-refusal-foster-care-bill-heads-gov-abbott-desk/DhPhOeI75Vr7w2xyUyBU9I/
Pastor talks to god on the phone
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/22/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-pastor-chatting-with-god-over-the-phone/
Preacher: “God gave kids extra butt-padding so you could spank them” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/18/baptist-preacher-god-gave-kids-extra-padding-on-their-butts-so-you-could-spank-them/
This Week in Misogyny:
Teddy Shoebat: Manchester victims were “sluts and whores” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/theodore-shoebat-victims-of-manchester-bombing-were-pro-sodomite-sluts-and-whores/
Christian school condemns abortion; punishes student for not having one: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/teen-pregnancy-religious-values-christian-school.html?_r=0
Fabio: All women needs guns because CA is releasing their vast stores of rapists: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/21/fabio-all-women-need-guns-because-california-is-releasing-all-the-rapists/

May 18, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 222: The Mohel You Know Edition
In this week’s episode, anti-semites in Bangladesh text to vote for American Idol worshipers, anti-Semites in Norway might force mohels to start sucking on adults, and Anti-Semites in the 1830s wrote a book.
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Headlines:
Christian terrorists kill more than 30 in CAR: http://religionnews.com/2017/05/14/christian-militias-kill-up-to-30-muslim-civilians-in-central-african-republican/
MO State rep draws distinction between gays, humans: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/11/missouri-state-representative-theres-a-difference-between-being-gay-and-just-being-a-human/
Pakistani government sends mass text to bolster anti-blasphemy efforts: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/12/pakistani-government-texts-millions-of-citizens-telling-them-to-tattle-on-blasphemers/
TN Scientology center shutting down after imprisoning patients: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/scientology-centers-in-tennessee-shut-down-after-patients-found-imprisoned-against-their-will/
Lady who cut off other lady’s head had a exorcism that didn’t work
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/05/killer-who-decapitated-woman-and-blamed-god-had-exorcism-beforehand-it-didnt-work/
Rick Joyner predicts coming breakthrough in pastors’ ability to see the future: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/10/pastor-rick-joyner-christians-prophets-will-soon-be-able-to-predict-the-news-a-week-in-advance/
Student reporter fired for sharing video of Muslim on interfaith panel explaining Muslimness: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/12/student-reporter-fired-for-sharing-video-of-muslim-explaining-death-for-apostates-under-sharia-law/
Norway considers banning circumcision: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/11/norway-government-party-weighs-banning-circumcision-reaping-fury-from-rabbis-and-jewish-groups/

May 11, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 221: Recovering from Religion Edition
In this week’s episode, Andy Wakefield is a baby murdering piece of garbage, creationists get strangely angry about schools teaching the controversy over cisgender capitalism, and Gayle Jordan and Darrel Ray will be here to talk about recovering from religion in a non-reupholstering sense.
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Headlines:
Trump’s latest XOs look to fuck church state separation as near to death as possible: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/politics/trump-religious-liberty-executive-order/ <> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/171991/ <> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/atheists-will-sue-donald-trump-over-his-executive-order-weakening-the-johnson-amendment/
Daubenmire will wear a tin foil hat to avoid chemtrails that cause Alzheimer's disease:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/im-gonna-err-on-the-side-of-tin-foil-hats-dave-daubenmire-suggests-chemtrails-are-causing-alzheimers-disease/
Daubenmire accuses women at Fox of “tempting men” into sexually harassing them: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/dave-daubenmire-the-leg-crossers-at-fox-news-are-titillating-men-into-sexually-harassing-them/
Rick Wiles fears computer is giant brain for Satan (yep, really) http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/rick-wiles-theyre-building-a-global-brain-that-will-embody-lucifers-mind/
Measles outbreak in Minneapolis because people are stupid: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/03/526723028/autism-fears-fueling-minnesotas-measles-outbreak
Kevin Swanson outlines school’s plans to turn kids into transgendered communists: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/04/pastor-kevin-swanson-public-schools-have-a-nefarious-plan-to-turn-kids-into-transgender-communists/
This Week in Misogyny:
Women banished to huts during their period: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39734380#
Cleric: During Jihad, Muslims can’t fuck women they own if those women are married: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/28/extremist-cleric-during-jihad-muslims-cannot-have-sex-with-enslaved-girls-if-they-get-married/
Boko Haram releases the girls it couldn’t sell: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/06/radical-islamic-group-boko-haram-frees-more-than-80-kidnapped-girls/
Greg Locke’s planned parenthood protest a bit underwhelming: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/27/this-is-the-saddest-planned-parenthood-protest-ive-ever-seen/

May 4, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 220: Pro-Truth Edition
In this week’s episode, Andrew Torrez joins us to explain children shouldn’t have a playground, Skynet finally launches their baby genocide (slash) snack cake project, and Gleb Tsipursky will be here to discuss truth in politics and other popular fantasies.
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Headlines:
SCOTUS hears oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/19/after-oral-arguments-the-supreme-court-seems-poised-to-strike-a-blow-to-churchstate-separation/
Alex Jones loses custody of his children because he's an insane person: http://www.alexjonespersonarapedakidatcometpingpong.com
Appeals Court: Selling heroin can’t be part of your religion: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/29/appeals-court-rules-against-inmate-who-said-selling-heroin-was-part-of-his-religion/
San Antonio’s “apology” to atheists worse than statement she was apologizing for: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/24/san-antonio-mayor-issues-non-apology-after-blaming-poverty-on-broken-people-who-arent-christian/
Christians pissed about Plan-B in vending machines at UC Davis: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/25/conservative-christians-are-furious-that-uc-davis-is-selling-plan-b-in-a-vending-machine/

Apr 27, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 219: Nerd Kraken Edition
In this week’s episode, the march for Math and Social Studies go vastly underreported, Ray Comfort Freudian slips on a banana peel, and we run out of excuses to keep the Book of Mormon on hiatus.
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Headlines:
March for science: http://religionnews.com/2017/04/22/thousands-rally-for-truth-evidence-based-policies-at-march-for-science/
ID proponents bitch about being left out of March for Science: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/21/intelligent-design-advocates-are-angry-theyre-not-partners-in-the-march-for-science/
San Antonio Mayor: Atheists are broken people who cause poverty: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/22/san-antonio-mayor-homelessness-is-caused-by-broken-people-who-dont-believe-in-god/
Defense Department expands list of recognized religions to include “humanist”, “deist”, and “no religion” http://religionnews.com/2017/04/21/defense-department-expands-its-list-of-recognized-religions/
Oprah celebrates anti-LGBT pastor in upcoming series: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/20/oprah-winfrey-celebrates-anti-lgbt-pastor-john-gray-in-new-eight-episode-series/
Ray Comfort announces “Banana Man” book release: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/22/ray-comfort-wrote-a-book-about-his-infamous-banana-video/
This Week in Misogyny:
Another MI doctor arrested over FGM investigation: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/22/another-mi-doctor-arrested-along-with-his-wife-for-assisting-with-female-genital-mutilation/
Bye-bye Billy: https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/04/why-was-bill-oreilly-really-fired/523614/

Apr 20, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 218: Christianese Edition
In this week’s episode, Science tells us that we should have just called it PLUS, we learn the role of the Jewish people in starting the Marvel Civil War, and we’ll head to the board game aisle in search of ancient, supernatural wisdom.
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Headlines:
Researcher suggest atheist population of America may be double previous estimates: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/14/researchers-say-a-quarter-of-americans-may-be-atheists-higher-than-any-survey-has-ever-suggested/
Foster parents lose kids for not teaching about santa and the easter bunny
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/13/foster-parents-lose-children-because-they-wouldnt-tell-them-the-easter-bunny-and-santa-were-real/
NC bigot congressmen propose bill to nullify same-sex marriages in the state:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/north-carolina-considers-legislation-roll-back-gay/
State House Speaker says no, even though he probably like the idea:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-carolina-same-sex-marriage-ban-20170412-story.html
British christians don’t think jesus was resurrected
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/09/23-of-self-proclaimed-christians-in-great-britain-dont-believe-jesus-was-resurrected/
Marvel artist sneaks pro-Islamist message into new X-Men reboot: http://religionnews.com/2017/04/12/marvel-comics-less-than-marvelous-muslim-mix-up/
This Week in Misogyny:
Detroit doctor charged with performing FGM: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/04/13/detroit-area-doctor-charged-with-performing-genital-mutilation-on-girls/?tid=pmpop&utmterm=.444c064c8bf2
Utah judge praises rapist as a “good man” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/14/utah-judge-rape-sentencing-mormon-bishop-good-man/100488404/
P-Robes prefers ‘manly men’ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/12/pat-robertson-i-prefer-manly-men/

Apr 13, 2017 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 217: Missing Link Edition
In this week’s episode, Neil Gorsuch announces his plan to write everything on papyrus, the Senate makes our upcoming proletariat revolution a whole lot easier, and Ganon’s gonna rue the day when he fucked with Hyrule… but after the record.
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Headlines:
Church State separation groups respond to Gorsuch appointment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/07/churchstate-separation-groups-swiftly-denounce-neil-gorsuchs-confirmation-to-the-supreme-court/
Universalist Unitarian leader resigns amid racism scandal (Fuck U U): http://religionnews.com/2017/03/31/unitarian-universalist-president-resigns-amid-diversity-controversy/
Update on NASA’s $1.1 million effort to study religious impact of alien life: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/30/nasas-1-1-million-grant-to-study-how-aliens-could-impact-religion-is-even-worse-than-we-thought/
Glenn Beck and David Barton are selling Internships for $375 to teach fake history: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/31/glenn-beck-and-david-barton-are-selling-375-internships-to-teach-students-revisionist-history/
Pastor locke wants us to do a field trip to Washington D.C really REALLY badly: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/07/the-christian-pastor-whose-anti-planned-parenthood-video-backfired-just-made-the-same-mistake-again/
Youtube preacher warns that hindu-feeling books can imperil your soul:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/06/your-knick-knacks-can-give-demons-the-legal-right-to-do-demon-stuff-to-you/
Woman faces 14 years for DIY circumcision: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/03/woman-faces-up-to-14-years-in-prison-after-circumcising-her-four-year-old-son-by-herself/
Michelle Bachmann says halal food in America a sign of sharia law: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/bachmann-halal-food-options-a-sign-of-sharia-law/
Bachmann says liberals are letting the Antichrist come to power: https://thinkprogress.org/michele-bachmann-thinks-trumps-opponents-are-hastening-the-coming-of-the-antichrist-d5ebda49b7e9
Bachmann says God sent Donald Trump to save us all from trans people having rights: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michele-bachmann-transgender-reprieveus58e7eb5ae4b05413bfe2ed5d
This Week in Misogyny:
Trump vouches for O’Reilly on sexual harassment allegations: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/trump-sends-sickening-message-to-workplace-sexual-harassment-victims/
MO republican proposes spiteful anti-abortion name change for St. Louis zoo: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/06/anti-choice-missouri-republican-proposes-spiteful-abortion-themed-name-change-for-st-louis-zoo/
TX to take $20 million from clean air initiative to give to anti-abortion group: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/08/texas-house-gop-votes-to-take-20-million-from-clean-air-initiatives-to-fund-anti-abortion-centers/


