

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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Nov 17, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 196: Full Pence-etration Edition
In this week’s episode, Donald trump announces a brand new skull-shaped White House, he also makes a few other decisions based on skull shape, and Reince Priebus finally gets to be on a list where he’s not the worst person.
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Headlines:
Uri Geller: ”And you thought the 11 letter name thing was bullshit!” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/10/psychic-uri-geller-see-i-told-you-donald-trump-would-win-because-he-has-11-letters-in-his-name/
Ken Ham: Trump won because god is in control, not the media: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/12/creationist-ken-ham-donald-trump-won-the-election-because-god-not-the-media-is-in-control/
Michele Bachmann credits Trump victory to her prayers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/12/michele-bachmann-donald-trumps-odds-of-winning-improved-the-moment-our-prayers-went-live-on-tv/
Nigerian prophet TB Joshua deletes Facebook prophecy about Hillary winning: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/10/nigerian-prophet-who-said-hillary-clinton-would-win-the-election-deletes-his-prediction/
Pastor Piper tells grieving man that he caused his wife to miscarry by watching porn: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/14/christian-pastor-to-grieving-man-your-wife-may-have-miscarried-because-you-watch-too-much-porn/
Bishop launches probe of priest who posed with aborted fetus in pro Trump message: http://religionnews.com/2016/11/09/bishop-launches-probe-of-priest-who-posed-with-fetus-on-the-altar/
Dawkins suggests hiding scientists from idiocy in New Zealand (kind of, but really) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/11/after-brexit-and-trump-richard-dawkins-urges-new-zealand-to-embrace-scientists-eager-to-move/
Christian loonie on TV claims spontaneous baby-prayer happened: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/09/pastor-babies-in-our-church-heard-prayers-on-tv-grew-silent-and-raised-their-arms-in-unison/
Ben Carson on short list for Education Secretary: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/11/dr-ben-carson-is-on-the-shortlist-to-become-donald-trumps-secretary-of-education/

Nov 10, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 195: WTF Happened Edition
In this week’s episode, Lucinda invents a time machine made of rage and microwave parts, we hook up Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to a monatomic gold respirator, and the 2020 presidential election begins.
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Headlines:
There will be a God’s Not dead 3
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/28/there-will-be-a-gods-not-dead-3-says-studio-head/
Klingenschmitt says the government is giving gay people bonus pay by funding hiv research
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/01/gordon-klingenschmitt-the-government-is-giving-lgbt-people-bonus-pay-by-funding-research-on-hiv/
Catholic church says no to cremation
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/26/catholic-church-has-new-guidelines-on-cremation-because-controlling-you-during-life-isnt-enough/
People lose their shit over a starbucks cup….again
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/03/starbucks-cup-panic-is-the-apex-of-christian-entitlement/
New study that wasn’t about richard dawkins shows that everyone hates richard dawkins
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/31/richard-dawkins-is-bad-for-science-say-researchers-predisposed-to-not-liking-him/
Jesus didn’t need porn to get it up so neither should you (30 seconds porn for jesus):
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/01/pastor-john-piper-jesus-didnt-need-porn-to-get-it-up-for-the-church-so-stop-watching-it/

Nov 3, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 194: SPLC You Later Edition
In this week’s episode, Mo delivers us the Quranic equivalent of digging in your skin for microchips, we learn that those guys with sheets at the Christian haunted house weren't ghosts, and Samuel Jackson will get added to the SPLC hate list for using the N word so much.
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Headlines:
SPLC adds maajid nawaz and ayaan hirsi ali to list of anti-islam extremists
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/27/southern-poverty-law-center-ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-maajid-nawaz-are-anti-muslim-extremists/
Catholics spend 850k against marijuana legalization
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/30/boston-archdiocese-will-spend-850000-to-fight-marijuana-legalization/
Jack chick is dead and was a dick when he was alive
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/26/what-we-need-to-remember-about-jack-chick-and-his-infamous-tracts/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/25/the-fear-based-legacy-of-jack-chick/
Russia jails man for playing Pokemon Go at church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/29/russia-jails-man-who-played-pokemon-go-in-church-as-he-awaits-his-blasphemy-trial/
Christian Haunted House planned to include Pulse Massacre recreation: http://www.newnownext.com/halloween-pulse-nightclub/10/2016/
This Week in Misogyny:
Guy who raped his 12 year old daughter gets 60 day
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/10/19/father-who-repeatedly-raped-his-12-year-old-daughter-gets-60-day-sentence-fury-erupts/

Oct 27, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 193: Sparkleponies Edition
In this week’s episode, Ray gets Eli a month late birthday present, we learn that Hillary Clinton is a lesbian and that Men In Black is a documentary, and Chris Kluwe will be here to afford me a reason to say “Sparkleponies”.
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Guest Links:
You can find Chris Kluwe’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Beautifully-Unique-Sparkleponies-Football-Absurdities/dp/0316236772
Read Chris’s take on “Locker Room Talk”: http://www.vox.com/first-person/2016/10/10/13230346/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-chris-kluwe
Follow AAAA Canberra on Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuadACanberra
Headlines:
Weird terrible jesus baby head statue thing
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/20/a-catholic-church-in-ontario-is-now-home-to-a-statue-featuring-a-freaky-baby-jesus-head/ follow up: Jesus baby head thief returns head after horror replacement goes viral: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/stolen-baby-jesus-head-returned-after-statue-replacement-went-viral-1.3127826
Kansas GOP official praises Hitler in FB post: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/top-kansas-republican-praises-hitler-in-facebook-post/
Follow up “dutch noah” can’t send his ark out until he pays his bills
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/21/report-ark-replica-isnt-allowed-to-leave-denmark-until-dutch-noah-pays-his-bill/
Christian doctor gets “don't euthanize me” tattoo...cause she’s an idiot
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/19/christian-woman-opposed-to-doctor-assisted-suicide-gets-useless-dont-euthanize-me-tattoo/
Michael Savage: Trump should talk about Hillary’s lesbian lovers: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/michael-savage-urges-trump-to-talk-about-hillarys-lesbian-lovers/

Oct 20, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 192: We're in England Edition
In this week’s episode, QED was awesome, you should have come, and we all talked about you behind your back; we develop a large series of inside jokes from the trip that won't make sense to you at all; and Eli will use them, even though we’ve explained why that doesn’t make any sense.
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Guest Links:
You can find Falcon’s Podcast, “The Secularist Sanctuary”, Here: https://secularistsanctuary.com/podcasts/
Headlines:
Three Americans arrested for plot to bomb Muslim refugee: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/christian-terrorists-arrested-in-plot-to-bomb-muslims/
Mormon Church urges members to vote against recreational marijuana: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/mormon-church-tells-members-to-vote-against-recreational-marijuana/
Creationist gets six figure settlement after being fired by his university: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/creationist-wins-six-figure-settlement-after-getting-fired-from-a-california-university/
Myanmar tourist faces three months for accidentally unplugging amp during religious service: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/myanmar-tourist-sentenced-to-3-months-in-prison-after-inadvertently-unplugging-amp-during-sermon/
Canadian Atheist files complaint after being forced to attend AA: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/canadian-atheist-files-human-rights-complaint-after-being-forced-to-attend-alcoholics-anonymous/
Survey: 41% of Trump supporters in NC think Hillary is the devil: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/41-of-nc-trump-supporters-believe-clinton-is-the-devil/
The white house needs to be exorcised of bisexual native american demons (30 seconds?) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/13/the-white-house-must-be-exorcised-of-bisexual-native-american-demons-says-christian-writer/

Oct 13, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 191: Snatch Snatch Edition
In this week’s episode, Lucinda brings us a special this Roast in misogyny, Donald Trump does some attention grabbing, and the Quran will get repetitive for the Quran.
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Guest Links:
Be sure to check out The SJW Circle Jerk Podcast as well: http://www.radioline.co/podcast-spreaker-the-sjw-circle-jerk
Headlines:
Hurricane Matthew caused by the sodomites: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/shoebat-com-contributor-says-god-sent-hurricane-matthew-to-stop-orlando-gay-pride-event/
Oregon church apparently had a weight limit for pastors: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/07/worship-leaders-needed-at-oregons-new-creation-church-fat-people-need-not-apply/
Tony Perkins: Better to disband the military than let trans people in: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tony-perkins-better-to-disband-the-military-than-include-transgender-service-members/
Ray Comfort’s atheism movie wins “best science film” at Christian film festival: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/28/creationist-ray-comfort-just-won-best-science-film-at-a-christian-film-festival/
Sean Hannity on Trump’s Pussy-Grabbing remark: "Solomon had 500 wives." http://uproxx.com/news/hannity-trump-king-david-concubines/

Oct 6, 2016 • 1h 30min
ScathingAtheist 190: Vulgarity for Charity 4 Edition
In this week’s 90 minute special edition, Deepak Chopra will yell into a mirror while crying. Iran asks Salem, Massachusetts for advice on how to deal with lady chess players, and Tom and Cecil from the Cognitive Dissonance podcast will join us for the extended conclusion of Vulgarity for Charity.
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Headlines:
Roy Moore suspended for remainder of his term: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/30/alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-suspended-for-remainder-of-term-but-hell-keep-his-job/
Deepak Chopra says Trump’s worldview isn’t fact-based enough: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/26/deepak-chopra-slams-donald-trump-for-not-having-a-fact-based-view-of-reality-seriously/
Dee Gordon thinks God made him hit an extra-long HR after his friend Jose Fernandez died:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/28/dee-gordons-dramatic-home-run-in-honor-of-his-late-teammate-shouldnt-make-you-believe-in-god/
Bill Donahue compares Dawkins to KKK wizards in blasphemy day rant: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/29/bill-donohue-blasphemy-rights-day-is-anti-catholic-and-richard-dawkins-is-like-a-kkk-wizard/
Female chess players will have to wear hijabs for next year’s championship: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/30/female-chess-players-will-have-to-wear-hijabs-to-compete-in-next-years-world-championships/

Sep 29, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 189: Vulgarity for Charity 2 Edition
In this week’s episode, Canada decides to borrow some american stupid, Donald Trump gets a magical demon shield to help with his debate prep, and Tom and Cecil join us to make people regret asking us to roast their loved ones.
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Headlines:
Study: Most people leave church because they stop believing in bullshit: http://religionnews.com/2016/09/22/why-most-people-leave-religion-they-just-stop-believing/
Canada to get its very own Ark Park: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/22/saskatchewan-man-gets-green-light-to-build-1-2-million-bible-theme-park-with-noahs-ark-exhibit/
Gary Johnson: Climate Change no problem, because the sun will consume the earth in four billion years: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/23/gary-johnson-why-bother-tackling-climate-change-when-the-sun-will-eventually-engulf-the-earth/
Oregon parents oppose astrology class for all the wrong reasons: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/21/oregon-citizens-fight-astrology-class-saying-it-will-lead-to-skinning-cats-and-sacrificing-babies/
Christians lay hands on Trump to protect him from satanic attack: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/22/christians-put-hands-on-donald-trump-to-protect-him-from-concentrated-satanic-attack/

Sep 22, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 188: Gay Math Edition
In this week’s episode, we get ready to say hurtful things on the internet for a cause, a homophobic teacher tries out historical math instead of observational, and the Quran will continue to have words in it.
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Crazy Flat Earther Site: http://www.jesuswasnotajew.org/
Headlines:
Study: Religion contributes $378 billion to US economy annually: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/14/study-religion-contributes-at-least-378-billion-a-year-to-the-u-s-economy/ http://religionnews.com/2016/09/14/whats-us-religions-worth-1-2-trillion-says-one-demographer/
Steve King: LGBT Parenting studies are a hoax, like global warming: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/14/republican-rep-steve-king-lgbt-parenting-studies-are-a-hoax-just-like-global-warming/
Uri Geller says Trump will be the next president because his name has 11 letters:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/18/psychic-uri-geller-donald-trump-will-win-the-election-because-he-has-11-letters-in-his-name/
Steve Anderson deported from Botswana: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/20/pastor-steven-anderson-deported-from-botswana-after-advocating-for-the-execution-of-gay-people/
IL SSI worker would rather get fired than watch video on LGBT diversity: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/16/illinois-social-security-worker-would-rather-be-fired-than-watch-an-lgbt-training-video/
Undercover video at Crisis Pregnancy center: Worker claims abortion causes breast cancer: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/15/undercover-video-shows-crisis-pregnancy-center-staffer-saying-abortion-could-lead-to-breast-cancer/
Atheist now runs flat earth website
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/17/a-former-atheist-leader-now-runs-a-crazy-flat-earth-promoting-website/
Math problem contains anti-LGBT religious message: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/math-test-claims-god-intended-people-to-be-straight/
This Week in Misogyny:
Asshole wants to dox Brock Turner’s victim: http://wonkette.com/606536/garbage-alt-right-dude-hopes-to-dox-brock-turners-rapee-for-liberty-and-fairness#dfvsYIY3oqvrQCJF.99
Arizona pastor arrested for marrying 10 year old girl: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/report-arizona-pastor-who-married-10-year-old-girl-arrested/
Former Ohio Mayor claims 4 year old rape victim was “willing participant” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/former-ohio-mayor-claims-his-4-year-old-rape-victim-was-willing-participant/

Sep 15, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 187: Cup Yours Edition
In this week’s episode, religious dunking booths go wrong three stories in a row, the GOP promotes the Zika virus, cervical cancer, and slavery ... all in one bill, and we find a charity that’ll let us call people fat fucks for them again.
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Headlines:
GOP delays Zika relief bill in effort to defund planned parenthood: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/09/gop-holds-zika-relief-bill-hostage/
Mother files charges after her autistic son is forcibly baptized: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/10/a-mother-files-criminal-charges-after-her-autistic-sons-mentor-forcibly-baptized-him/
Soldier drowns after his baptism
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/08/a-soldier-drowned-after-his-baptism-now-the-military-is-investigating-while-christians-cry-foul/
13 people drown trying to dunk ganesh
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/08/13-people-may-have-drowned-in-india-while-trying-to-immerse-an-idol-of-ganesh-in-a-river/
Vatican calls for worldwide day of prayer for sex abuse victims: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/catholic-church-to-hold-worldwide-day-of-prayer-for-sex-abuse-victims/
Alabama priest calls for military to execute people who don’t stand for the pledge: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/10/church-defends-pastorhs-football-announcer-who-said-national-anthem-protesters-should-be-executed/
Steven Anderson denied entry into South Africa over hate speech concerns: http://religionnews.com/2016/09/13/anti-gay-arizona-pastor-denied-visa-to-enter-south-africa/
Circumcision practice doll: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/06/i-guess-even-doctors-who-perform-circumcisions-need-a-way-to-practice/
This Week in Misogyny:
Church asks rape victim to apologize to rape victims wife
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/09/after-a-youth-pastor-raped-a-girl-their-church-asked-the-victim-to-apologize-to-the-pastors-wife/
Judge apologizes for asking rape victim why she didn’t keep her knees together: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/judge-apologizes-to-rape-victim-for-asking-why-she-didnt-keep-her-knees-together/
Suspected rapist claims biblical license to fuck who he wants: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/09/14/suspected-rapist-told-authorities-the-bible-gave-him-the-right-to-have-sex-with-anyone/


