

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 30, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 176: Texas Fetus Massacre Edition
In this week’s episode, we finish the only book that’s harder to read than it is to put in your pee hole, a congressional candidate gets tricked by Tom Sawyer into whitewashing America, and Arabic Twitter will put a hit out on us.
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Headlines:
Paypal shuts down steven anderson http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/06/pastor-that-praised-orlando-massacre-punished-by-paypal/ and Mexican Steven Anderson praises Orlando killer, loses lease: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/06/anti-gay-pastor-that-praised-orlando-massacre-loses-lease/
Priests aren’t allowed to be alone with kids anymore in canada...because the kid might liehttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/24/to-combat-lying-children-dioceses-in-canada-are-keeping-priests-from-being-alone-with-kids/
Iowa can’t make Mennonites pay for damage their steel wheels cause to roads: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/25/the-never-ending-religious-liberty-case-involving-steel-tires-damaged-roads-and-mennonites-2/
People burn the shit out of themselves at firewalking eventhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/24/dozens-of-ignorant-fire-walkers-injured-at-tony-robbins-seminar/
We demand the killing of atheists trends on arabic twitter http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/23/we-demand-the-killing-of-atheists-was-trending-on-arabic-twitter/
Make america white again http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/24/pastor-and-congressional-hopeful-rick-tyler-wants-to-make-america-white-again/
This Week in Misogyny:
Supreme Court strikes down restrictive Texas abortion laws: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/us/supreme-court-texas-abortion.html?_r=0
Atheist woman candidate says she won't be silent like church teachest (TWIM)http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/23/az-house-candidate-tells-religious-lobby-she-wont-be-silent-and-subservient-as-the-bible-says/
Priest gropes preteen girl at her holy communion party (TWIM)http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/23/pennsylvania-priest-accused-of-groping-pre-teen-girl-at-her-holy-communion-party/

Jun 23, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 175: His Ark is Worse Than His Bite Edition
In this week’s episode, we’ll read the book equivalent of getting dicked to death by wolverines, state-mandated anal probes get two thumbs up from a Kenyan judge, and Bill Donohue will dress up like a penguin and plot against Batman.
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Headlines:
Creationists to counter-protest atheists at Ark Park opening: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/18/how-many-levels-of-protests-will-take-place-on-opening-day-of-the-noahs-ark-theme-park/
Donohue: Law to extend statutes on child rape was designed “to rape the Catholic church.” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/21/bill-donohue-law-to-help-child-abuse-victims-was-really-intended-to-rape-the-catholic-church/
Police in Trenton NJ plan to bring underage curfew violators to churches in the middle of the night: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/18/kids-who-violate-curfew-will-be-sent-to-church-say-trenton-nj-police/
Hackers add gay pride stuff to ISIS Twitter accounts: http://religionnews.com/2016/06/18/hackers-add-rainbows-gay-pride-slogans-to-isis-accounts/
Canadian police break up fight over whether or not the earth is flat or round http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/15/canadian-police-had-to-break-up-a-fight-over-whether-the-earth-is-flat-or-round/
Turkish Muslim mob attacks album release party at record store in Istanbul for not doing nothing during Ramadan: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/18/muslims-attack-istanbul-music-event-upset-that-it-took-place-during-ramadan/
Man attacked with machetes for not fasting on Ramadan: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/10/man-is-attacked-with-machetes-by-muslim-boys-who-were-upset-he-wasnt-fasting/
Anderson cooper is too gay to interview straight people http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/15/bryan-fischer-anderson-cooper-is-gay-so-hes-disqualified-from-interviewing-anti-gay-politicians/
Anderson cooper goes hard in the paint on bigot: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/14/floridas-anti-gay-attorney-general-pam-bondi-taken-to-task-by-anderson-cooper-for-her-past-bigotry/
Anal probes are a legal way to determine if someone is gay: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/16/kenyan-judge-says-anal-probes-are-a-legal-way-to-determine-if-someone-is-gay/
This Week in Misogyny:
Six months for raping an accident victim: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/04/state-trooper-gets-just-6-months-for-raping-car-accident-victim.html
Amish couple sells 14 year old daughter: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1303574/amish-couple-arrested-after-gifting-their-daughter-14-to-man-who-went-on-to-father-two-children-with-her/?CMP=spklr--Editorial--FBPAGE--TheSun-thesun--20160619--News--497084531-_-Image,textandlink
Abortion Drone: http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/06/21/3790692/abortion-drone-ireland/

Jun 16, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 174: An-Nahl Bees Edition
In this week’s episode, our least favorite people weigh in on Orlando, Mel Gibson tries to resurrect a career despite the Jewish conspiracy, and Noah will yell in your ear, but he didn’t mean to.
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Headlines:
B-Fish http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/12/bryan-fischer-we-dont-want-gay-people-dead-we-want-them-cured/
Alex Jones (it was a false flag) http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alex-jones-orlando-attack-was-false-flag
Donald Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/13/donald-trump-suggests-president-obama-was-involved-with-orlando-shooting/
Steven Anderson: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/12/christian-pastor-celebrates-nightclub-massacre-theres-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world/
Republican senator calls for obama’s death
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/10/republican-senator-inadvertently-calls-for-president-obamas-death-in-speech-to-christian-audience/
Nasa pays 1.1 million dollars to see how aliens would affect christianityhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/10/why-did-nasa-issue-a-1-1-million-grant-to-study-how-alien-life-could-impact-christianity/
Dutch Noah’s Ark replica gets fuck smashed out of it: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/11/dutch-replica-of-noahs-ark-suffers-damage-in-collision-at-oslo-port/
Bible store doesn’t get Samuel Clemens:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/10/bible-store-doesnt-understand-quip-presents-critical-quote-as-an-endorsement-of-the-good-book/
Postal worker won't deliver to pot shop because of religious reasonshttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/08/washington-postal-worker-wont-deliver-mail-to-marijuana-shops-allegedly-for-religious-reasons/
Passion of the CHRIST TWWOOOO!
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/10/mel-gibson-is-gearing-up-to-make-the-passion-of-the-christ-2/
This Week in Misogyny:
Hillary’s 1st speech as presumptive nominee is on reproductive freedom: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/06/11/3787138/clinton-reproductive-justice/
Dutch woman held in Qatar on suspicion of having been raped: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-11/dutch-woman-held-in-qatar-after-making-rape-complaint/7502840 and http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36516006
Pakistani mother burns daughter to death (TWIM)http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/09/pakistani-mother-burns-her-teen-daughter-to-death-for-going-against-tribal-and-religious-customs/

Jun 9, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 173: Comfort Food Edition
In this week’s episode, we mourn the miserable failure that was a 7,000 person march on Washington, an African pastor takes a page out of the Matthew Broderick playbook, and we’ll get an all too infrequent chance to make fun of Buddhists.
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Headlines:
Catholic church lobbied against child protection billhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/01/the-catholic-church-in-new-york-state-paid-lobbyists-a-fortune-to-quash-anti-child-sex-bill/
Texas County loses $22,000 in settlement over crosses on their police cars: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/07/texas-county-with-crosses-on-police-cars-will-pay-atheist-group-more-than-22000-in-settlement/
God’s Not Dead producers face $100m copyright suit: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/gods-not-dead-producers-facing-900029
AFA: Why fund AIDS research when you can just tell gays to stop buttfucking? http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/afa-don-t-fund-hivaids-research-just-tell-gay-people-stop-doing-what-you-re-doing
Christian prophet drives car over followers to prove God: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/06/christian-prophet-drives-his-car-over-disciples-to-prove-the-power-of-god/
HEY! Buddhists sued some people for blasphemy. Finally Yeah! http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/04/party-organizers-in-thailand-get-sued-by-shady-buddhist-sect-over-alleged-blasphemy/
Rabbi forbids girls from riding bikes because it’s too provocative: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/06/rabbi-bans-females-from-riding-bikes-because-its-provocative/
NYT calls out public pool for “ladies only” jewish hour: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/02/times-editorial-board-calls-exclusive-pool-hours-for-women-capitulation-to-a-theocratic-view/
Turkish president says family planning is like treason: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/31/turkish-president-urges-muslims-to-ditch-birth-control-says-family-planning-is-like-treason/

Jun 2, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 172: God's Unwanted Edition
In this week’s episode, we witness an act of bovine intervention, Jim Bakker becomes the world's least successful Mexican powder salesman, and Shannon Low, the lead singer of the formerly Christian band The Order of Elijah will be here to tell us what the “formerly” thing is all about.
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Headlines:
Ray Comfort told to fuck off from Reason Rally: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/28/ray-comforts-plan-to-evangelize-to-atheists-at-the-reason-rally-has-been-thwarted/
SJ DOUBLE-MOOhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/23/in-india-security-cameras-capture-a-cow-attacking-men-in-the-middle-of-an-honor-killing/
Teacher prayed kids scores better: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/26/principal-charged-in-cheating-scandal-said-kids-scores-improved-because-she-prayed-for-them/
Uber made me do ithttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/23/michigan-spree-killer-says-he-didnt-really-do-it-it-was-the-devil-in-his-uber-phone-app/
Hell awaits grumpy cat: http://www.newsweek.com/saudi-cleric-coughs-hairballs-over-cat-pictures-gulf-kingdom-463356
Saudi man shoots doctor who delivered his baby for seeing his wife’s hoo-ha: http://m.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/man-shoots-male-doctor-for-assisting-his-wife-s-delivery-in-saudi-arabia-1.1835093
NJ rejects bill to give $11 million to religious schools: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/26/new-jersey-appeals-court-rejects-bill-giving-11000000-in-taxpayer-money-to-two-religious-schools/
Jim bakker has giant bucket of MEXICAN food nowhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/24/televangelist-jim-bakker-buy-my-giant-buckets-of-mexican-food-because-things-are-coming/
This Week in Misogyny:
Catholic school dance rules: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/25/catholic-school-issues-dance-rules-no-cleavage-heels-stay-on-and-only-serious-dates-allowed/
Dad forces 14 year old daughter to marry her rapist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/26/christian-dad-took-his-14-year-old-to-her-rapist-and-made-them-get-married/
Church accused of covering up dad on daughter rape and the herpes she contracted from it: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/27/lawsuit-alleges-that-church-leaders-ignored-girl-who-was-raped-by-her-father-and-contracted-herpes/

May 26, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 171: Under the Hud Edition
In this week’s episode, a Kansas Group wants to make sure pugapegacorns don’t rule the skies, a group of evil rape victims hires James Spader's dad to knock down a church, and Muhammad will challenge us to write even one sentence as good as his several more times.
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Headlines:
Amendment to RFRA that you can’t be a monster http://www.centerforinquiry.net/newsroom/donoharm_act/
Head of Christian Charity steals half a million dollars to fund his “sex addiction” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/19/head-of-christian-charity-embezzled-475000-to-finance-his-sex-addiction/
Church sold to pay sexual abuse victims and the people are really sad...about their church...being closed...not the victims...the church http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/19/st-frances-xavier-cabrini-boston-church-catholic-clergy-abuse and http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/boston-area-catholic-church-sold-to-pay-sexual-abuse-victims-despite-parishioners-12-year-battle/
Christian High School Policy allows them to expel you for having a gay sibling: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/19/christian-high-school-says-it-has-the-right-to-expel-you-if-you-have-a-gay-sibling-at-home/ and http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/22/christian-school-that-wont-admit-you-if-you-have-a-gay-sibling-responds-after-public-outcry/
Kansas Anti-abortion group demands people not combine people and animalshttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/not-crazy-kansas-anti-abortion-group-demands-lawmakers-oppose-mythical-human-animal-hybrids/
Texas town keeps cross in public park by selling tiny patch of land around it to local church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/20/port-neches-tx-keeps-cross-in-public-park-by-selling-that-tiny-portion-of-land-to-a-local-church/
Jerry falwell university has 26% employment ratehttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/graduates-from-jerry-falwells-liberty-university-law-have-a-comically-high-26-unemployment-rate/
Guy sells kid hitting stickshttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/christian-peddling-creepy-discipline-sticks-wants-to-keep-his-business-a-secret/ also, he went out of business http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/21/the-christian-who-was-secretly-selling-child-beating-sticks-has-shut-his-business-down/
This Week in Misogyny:
Iranian cops arrest fashion models and photographers over “Unislamic Hair” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/20/iranian-cops-arrest-models-and-photographers-for-instagram-pics-of-un-islamic-hair/
Cop told rape victim to engage in naked catfights
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/shocking-lawsuit-alleges-detective-ordered-a-rape-victim-to-engage-in-nude-cat-fights/
(This is the one with the video I was telling you about -Lucinda)
Badass senator yells at her asshole colleagues for stripper weight limitshttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/smackdown-of-the-week-louisiana-rep-scolds-cackling-colleagues-for-wanting-stripper-weight-limits/

May 19, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 170: Indecent Proposal Edition
On this week’s episode, Canada will sweeten the pot for American pre-Trump refugees, transgender students in North Carolina will need gas masks and chainmail to take a shit, and we watch homophobic Up so that you don’t have to.
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Headline Links:
Obama’s XO on transgender rights leads to full fucking meltdown:
Tony Perkins calls for impeachment: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/perkins-impeach-obama-over-trans-kids-using-bathroom
B-Fish calls for partial secession http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bryan-fischer-maybe-texas-will-secede-over-obamas-demonic-transgender-directive A Dictatorship of sexual proletariot commiting cultural terrorism http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ew-jackson-dictatorship-sexual-proletariat-committing-cultural-terrorism-leading-us-moral-da
Canadian parents who turn down vacination have to take immunization science class http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/some-canadian-parents-who-object-to-vaccines-could-be-forced-to-take-class-on-immunization-science/
NC school lets students carry pepper spray in case they run into a trans student http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/nc-school-allows-students-to-carry-pepper-spray-in-case-they-encounter-trans-classmates-in-bathroom/
Mentally ill man attempts suicide when they replace his meds with bible study http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/mentally-ill-man-attempts-suicide-after-clinic-replaces-his-meds-with-bible-study/
Truther head of curves http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/conservative-founder-curves-gym-911-truther-who-wants-save-us-shadow-government
Kevin swanson really doeesn’t want elsa from frozen to be gay http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/christians-freak-over-push-to-make-frozen-princess-gay-thats-the-way-you-destroy-an-entire-civilization/
Gamers are possesed by a retarded spirit http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/11/christian-pastor-says-men-who-play-video-games-are-losers-possessed-by-a-retarded-spirit/
Clinic dresses people like babies and yells at them http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/sadistic-israel-clinic-cures-us-drug-addicts-by-dressing-them-like-babies-and-screaming-in-hebrew/
Sodomy foccused army trying to ram homosexuality down the throats of america http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/daubenmire-sodomy-focused-army-trying-ramrod-sexual-anarchy-down-throats-mainstream-america
This Week in Misogyny:
72 hour wait period for abortions http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/louisiana-lawmakers-pass-bill-requiring-72-hour-waiting-period-for-abortions/
Polygamist pleads guilty to punching and kicking his wives http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/alleged-polygamist-leader-of-cult-like-church-pleads-guilty-to-corrections-and-chastisements/
Pastor molests people who came to him for counseling http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/nc-pastor-busted-for-assaulting-woman-seeking-counseling-he-started-sticking-his-tongue-into-my-ear/

May 12, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist169: Godless Rock Edition
On this week’s episode, There’s a child marrying convention that Eli isn’t a keynote speaker at, North Carolina gets asked if they wanna secede, and Steve and Tally Cass from Monster on Sunday will be here to rock your f-cking world.
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Headlines:
Tow Truck driver claims religious liberty after refusing service to disabled Bernie supporter: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/05/tow-truck-driver-says-god-told-him-to-leave-a-disabled-woman-stranded-due-to-her-bumper-sticker/
Roy Moore suspended pending investigation into ethics violations: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/06/judicial-tyrant-roy-moore-is-suspended-for-his-obstruction-of-alabama-same-sex-marriage-licenses/
A child marrying convention involving the duggars http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/duggar-cult-founder-plans-kansas-retreat-to-set-up-arranged-marriages-for-teen-girls/ (event later cancelled) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/05/christian-mans-retreat-to-arrange-marriages-for-kids-has-been-canceled/
Justice Department is like ‘hey man you dont get to make up hate laws” http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/us-justice-department-notifies-nc-gov-pat-mccrory-that-anti-gay-bill-violates-civil-rights-act/
Gordon klingenschmitt says gays want to have sex in your guest bedroom http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gordon-klingenschmitt-gays-will-demand-have-sex-your-guest-bedroom
Kassig doesnt know if people are born gay: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/john-kasich-gets-defensive-when-asked-if-people-are-born-gay-i-dont-know-how-it-all-works/
TN pastor: Scientists are abandoning evolution in favor of UFOs, therefore god: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/tennessee-pastor-claims-all-scientists-are-abandoning-evolution-for-ufos-and-aliens-which-is-god/
Mayor of Jackson insists his “pray the potholes away” strategy is working http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/06/mayor-of-jackson-mississippi-insists-god-is-fixing-the-citys-potholes/
Musical about the pope http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/john-paul-ii-superstar-polish-writer-readies-biographical-musical-about-late-pope/
This Week in Misogyny:
Chick calls pregnancy the silver lining for rape http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-lawmaker-calls-pregnancy-gods-silver-lining-rape
Pastor allows cop to abuse teenage girl for four months (TWIM) http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/pastor-allowed-san-antonio-cop-to-sexually-abuse-teenage-girl-for-four-months-police/
Alabama law makes it easier for pedophiles than women’s clinics http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/a-new-alabama-law-would-make-life-easier-for-sex-offenders-than-womens-clinics/

May 5, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 168: Public Duty Edition
In this week’s episode, we fight bigotry with the power of song, Lucifer gets called the C word, and we learn that those first eight Surahs weren’t the bad ones.
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HEADLINES:
Editor of Bangledesh’s only LGTB magazine hacked to death http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/26/475717047/editor-of-bangladeshs-only-lgbt-magazine-is-hacked-to-death Yet another victim: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/30/another-day-another-bangladeshi-man-murdered-for-supposedly-insulting-islam/
I took picture of heaven guy says someone stole his phone http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/pastor-says-he-took-pictures-of-heaven-but-lost-them-when-hi
Congress spends a metric fuckton of money on prayers http://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/wasteful-spending-congress-pays-clergy-66000hour-to-pray/
Alabama bans all trans people from using ALL public bathrooms http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/04/27/pee-home-alabama-city-bans-trans-people-using-public-bathrooms/
Roy Moore blames athiests, trannys, and gays for the fact that nobody thinks he should be a judge anymore: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/watch-alabamas-chief-justice-blames-legal-troubles-on-a-transvestite-in-crazy-anti-gay-rant/
Swanson: Gays love each other the way cannibals love their victims: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/kevin-swanson-gays-love-each-other-just-cannibals-love-their-victims
THIS WEEK IN MISOGYNY:
Kirk Cameron gives marriage advice http://m.christianpost.com/news/kirk-cameron-god-marriage-wives-submission-husbands-161142/?m=1
Army Sexual Harassment teacher says you can overcome rape with Jesus: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/01/army-sexual-harassment-speaker-tells-crowd-they-can-only-overcome-the-horrors-of-rape-with-jesus/
Oklahoma parses which orifices count as rape: http://oklahomawatch.org/2016/04/23/appeals-court-sodomy-law-doesnt-apply-to-cases-with-unconscious-victims/

Apr 28, 2016 • 60min
ScathingAtheist 167: Wizard of Boz Edition
On this week’s episode the Pope
frantically downloads Turbotax, Curt Schilling gets bloody sacked,
and a Utah republican thinks the
jizz on his McDonald’s food got there by
accident.CALENDAR
LINKS:
SkepKon 2016; Hamburg, Germany,
May 5-7th: http://www.skepkon.org/
NECSS; New York, NY, May
12-15th: http://necss.org/
SkeptiCal; Oakland, CA, May
15th: http://www.skepticalcon.com/
Imagine No Religion 6;
Vancouver, May 20-22nd: http://www.imaginenoreligion.ca/
American Humanist Association
75th Anniversary Conference; Chicago, IL, May
26-29th:http://conference.americanhumanist.org/
GUEST LINK:
Click Here to check out the Gaytheist Manifesto
Podcast
HEADLINES:
Vatican unexpectedly halts
independent financial audit:
http://religionnews.com/2016/04/21/vatican-unexpectedly-suspends-independent-financial-audit/
Christians boycott Target over
trans bathroom policy:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/04/transgender-bathroom-hysteria-christian-bigots-boycott-target/
TN repeals protections for faith
healing parents:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/04/tennessee-repeals-protections-for-faith-healing-parents/
Disabled daughter wants to see
her faith healing parents prosecuted:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/disabled-daughter-of-u-s-faith-healers-wants-to-see-her-parents-prosecuted/
ESPN finally fires Curt
Schilling:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/curt-schilling-finally-fired-from-espn-after-posting-anti-trans-meme/
Appeals court rejects claim that
teaching evolution “promotes atheism”
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/21/appeals-court-rejects-lawsuit-claiming-the-teaching-of-evolution-in-kansas-promotes-atheism/
Utah Republican: “The 1st
amendment protects me from second hand porn at McDonald’s”
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/utah-republican-the-first-amendment-protects-me-from-second-hand-porn-at-mcdonalds/
THIS WEEK IN MISOGYNY:
Girls forced to wear full dress
at water park: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.716349
Saudi Therapist offers advice on
proper wife-beating:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/how-to-beat-your-wife-properly-according-to-a-saudi-family-therapist/
This mother fucker right
here:
http://time.com/4297234/rodrigo-duterte-davao-city-philippines-rape-president-election-jacqueline-hamill/


