(2013/01/20) Believing the unbelievable (Religion)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 21 January 2013
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Summary
Edition #680
Believing the unbelievable
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Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans Believe In Demonic Possession, Not Climate Change - The Young Turks - Air Date: 11-06-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Demon Host -Timber Timbre
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gay Exorcism Caught on Tape, GAY DEMONS! - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-06-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Crazy Faith - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Ch. 6: Act 3: Taking on Sacred Texas Cheerleaders - The Progressive - Air Date: 10-19-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: All this and heaven too - Florence + The Machine
Ch. 8: Act 4: Woman Lives Biblically For a Year - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-28-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Rejoice - Andrew Jackson Jihad
Ch. 10: Act 5: How To Make Your Life Better - Lee Camp - Air Date: 12-04-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum
Ch. 12: Act 6: Mormon Doctrine Has Been Plagiarized - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 11-27-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: I believe - Andrew Rannells
Ch. 14: Act 7: Scary Christian Movement - Howdyland.com
Ch. 15: Song 7: Run on - Moby
Ch. 16: Act 8: We Don't Have Freedom FROM Religion - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 01-09-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Heaven - Heaven
Ch. 18: Act 9: Separation of Church and State at West Point - The Progressive - Air Date: 12-5-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: In God's country - U2
Ch. 20: Act 10: Outraged Christian Leader: Wacky YOGA in the Military!? - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-11-13
Ch. 21: Song 10: Planctus Pellegrin - Therese Schroder Sheker
Ch. 22: Act 11: Huckabee & Fischer: Why God Didn't Save Newtown Kids - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 12-18-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: God gave Rock & Roll to you - Kiss
Ch. 24: Act 12: Woman Dies After Denied Abortion - Cenk on 'Morality'- Young Turks - Air Date 11-13-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: An eagle has two wings to fly and a tail to steer it - Chris from Australia
Ch. 26: Insulted as a man by arguments that blame victims of sexual assault - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 27: Blaming the victim helps a person fell in control of their own risks - Joe from Rhode Island
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 28: Final comments on victim blaming and changing the culture
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details of |
| 0:06.1 | visit the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with Cupsidae from the Young Turks, |
| 0:12.9 | the David Pakman show, the progressive comedian Lee Camp, HowdyLand.com, the Tom Hardman |
| 0:17.6 | program, and the majority report. |
| 0:19.7 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode may be found offensive by the |
| 0:23.3 | type of religious fundamentalists who find everything offensive. |
| 0:30.0 | Public policy, Poland, did a very interesting poll asking Republicans, fastening questions. |
| 0:34.6 | In fact, Republicans and Democrats about ghost demons, etc. |
| 0:38.8 | There's no way that this poll isn't going to be depressing. |
| 0:41.4 | So let's have added already. |
| 0:43.7 | What percentage of registered Republicans believe in demonic possession? |
| 0:47.2 | Well, that would only be 68 percent. |
| 0:51.7 | Oh, for Christ's sake, or, yeah, I guess that would be litter. |
| 0:58.0 | Demonic possession. |
| 0:59.1 | You serious demonic possession, as in bills above, 68 percent of registered Republicans, |
| 1:08.7 | Kuku for Cocoa Pops. |
| 1:10.5 | Demonic possession. |
| 1:12.8 | Now, come on, the number for proven climate change that 98 percent of the world's |
| 1:19.0 | scientists agree with. |
| 1:20.1 | That's got to be higher, right? |
| 1:21.9 | You can see where this is going. |
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