244: Plumbum Astray Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2017
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, the president warms up for his speech at a cross burning, two different Christian bigots try out poetry and I just came again thinking about it, and Michele Bachmann teaches us that archaeology disproves archaeology.
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Headlines: Donald Trump gives speech to Christian hate group: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/13/president-no-values-to-values-voters-christians-can-say-merry-christmas-again/ and http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/trump-panders-christian-extremists-values-voter-summit/ Timothy Dolan bitches loud enough to get LGBTQ friendly event moved from church: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/15/lgbtq-friendly-festival-changes-venues-after-catholic-church-objects-to-content/ Roy Moore reads poem about babies piled in dumpsters at Christian event: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/14/roy-moore-reads-poem-at-christian-gathering-about-babies-piled-in-dumpsters/ Calgary school board member blames gays for terrorism: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/06/calgary-school-board-candidate-blames-gay-people-for-terrorism-in-bizarre-rant/ Michele Bachmann: “Every archaeological discovery confirms the truth of the bible” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/14/michele-bachmann-every-archeology-find-has-proven-the-truth-of-the-bible/ ADF misleads congress about surveys on Johnson Amendment: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/17/religious-right-group-uses-misleading-survey-in-johnson-amendment-repeal-efforts/ UK pharmacist jailed for showing beheading video to a kid: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/06/uk-pharmacist-zameer-ghumra-jailed-beheading-video-child-islamic-state Fat Guy in a Red Hat raps back to Eminem: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/14/evangelist-joshua-feuerstein-rapped-a-cringeworthy-response-to-eminem/
This Week in Misogyny: Christian women march against feminism: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/13/christian-women-gathered-in-washington-to-march-against-feminism-and-abortion/ Boy scouts allows girls, but not atheists: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/10/boy-scouts-invite-girls-join-still-bans-atheists/ Todd Starnes at Value Voters Summit: Liberals want to criminalize masculinity: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/todd-starnes-tells-the-values-voter-summit-that-liberals-want-to-criminalize-masculinity/ Muslim: We could stop sexual assault with more Islam: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/16/we-could-stop-sexual-abuse-with-more-islam-says-deluded-writer/
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, the following podcast has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, |
| 0:05.7 | or at least it would be if they rated podcast. |
| 0:08.3 | Oh, this week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by Lou Aparin, a better |
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| 0:19.2 | Again, we're not getting paid yet. |
| 0:21.7 | If you guys are listening over at Aspen Resorts, if you sponsor us and give us some nice |
| 0:25.9 | cumps, Eli promises not to create a running character as your mascot who does wildly |
| 0:31.7 | inappropriate things on the show. |
| 0:33.1 | Just shoot us an email and let us know and he definitely will not do that. |
| 0:38.1 | And now The Skating Atheist. |
| 0:40.4 | Hi, I'm Justin Kirk. |
| 0:42.4 | And I'm Anna Bosnick and we are the producers of the Hollow Podcast. |
| 0:46.0 | A serial horror podcast for your listening enjoyment. |
| 0:50.4 | And this is totally not nepotism. |
| 0:51.8 | Not at all. |
| 0:52.8 | We plan this well in advance. |
| 0:53.8 | Yes. |
| 0:54.8 | It's been recorded long ago. |
| 0:55.8 | We've been waiting along with yours. |
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| 0:57.8 | This is totally an order. |
| 0:58.8 | We're not jumping the line at all. |
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