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The Scathing Atheist

287: Basket Case for Christ Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Comedy, Religion & Spirituality, Other

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Florida gets arrested trying to break into god’s trailer with a hand full of rose petals, Mark Taylor wonders how Harriet Tubman built all those subways, and Lee Strobel will examine the basket case for Christ.


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Headlines:

Call for prayer to protect Brett Kavanaugh: http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/09/preacher-calls-for-prayer-against-witches-demonic-influence-over-scotus-pick/

Briefly mentioning parents getting in trouble for killing their baby: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/08/08/a-10-month-old-died-after-her-parents-refused-to-get-help-for-religious-reasons-police-say

PA report on Catholic Child Sex Abuse Released (more or less): http://media-downloads.pacourts.us/InterimRedactedReportandResponses.pdf?cb=32148

Ottawa mosque loses tax-exempt status over hate speech: http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/11/ottawa-mosque-loses-tax-exempt-status-after-hosting-guests-known-for-hate-speech/

Mark Taylor warns about underground satanist pedophile cannibals:

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/firefighter-prophet-mark-taylor-says-the-military-is-gearing-for-war-with-pedophiles/

Argentinian church pretty sure retired footballer is god: http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/10/church-in-argentina-worships-pro-soccer-player-as-a-god/

Kenneth Copeland: God healed my jet from corrosion: http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/09/preacher-kenneth-copeland-god-helped-me-heal-corrosion-on-my-private-jet/


This Week in Misogyny:

Willow Creek update: http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/08/willow-creek-churchs-lead-pastor-and-all-elders-resign-over-harassment-scandal/

GOP candidate slams “manophobic hellbent feminist she devils”, loses race: http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/08/07/gop-candidate-who-slammed-manophobic-hell-bent-feminist-she-devils-loses-race/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Morning, regardless of what spell check might lead you to believe we are not talking about ducks.

0:05.7

This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by the unhealthy psychological

0:10.9

need to win the approval of strangers.

0:13.6

And now The Skating Atheist.

0:16.2

Hi, my name is Ellie and I'm in the third grade.

0:21.4

For as long as I can remember, every time I sneeze, my dad says Jumanji.

0:26.5

Thanks a lot, Heath.

0:28.5

He also says we did in fact evolve from filthy monkey men.

0:34.2

They really need a bath.

0:36.2

It's Thursday.

0:57.5

It's August 16th and it's National Telejoke Day.

1:01.6

And to celebrate, I've written a song about tortillas.

1:05.2

Actually, it's more of a wrap.

1:08.1

Oh, good.

1:09.1

I'm no illusions.

1:11.1

I mean, live Ausnek.

1:12.5

He Thenwright.

1:14.0

And from New York, New York, Cincinnati Swing State and Good Husband, Georgia, this

1:19.5

skating atheist.

1:20.9

On this week's episode, the Catholic Church pitches Spotlight 2.

1:25.5

Mark Taylor wonders how Harriet Tubman built all those subways.

1:29.4

And Lee Strobel will examine the basket case for Christ.

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