305: Bitter Pell to Swallow Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2018
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, we ask “If George Pell molests kids in an Australian forest, does it make a sound?”, we learn about the Bible's take on heteronormative pegging, and we’ll remember those we’ve lost in the War on Christmas.
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Headlines:
Pell convicted of sexually abusing children: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2018/12/top-vatican-official-cardinal-george-pell-convicted-of-sexually-abusing-choir-boys/
Evangelical Christian apologetics on pegging: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/12/conservative-christian-sex-advice-is-surprisingly-kinky-but-still-homophobic/ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-evangelicals-christian-sex-website-lgbtq-adviceus5c102db7e4b0ac537179acd1?f6
Stephen Curry doesn’t think we went to the moon: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/sports/stephen-curry-moon-landing.html
TN congressman elect blames vaccines for autism, claims CDC is covering it up: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/12/gop-congressman-elect-falsely-blames-autism-on-vaccines-claims-fraud-at-the-cdc/
Video game “Jesus Strikes Back” gives points for killing gay people: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/17/jesus-strikes-back-video-game-gives-you-points-for-killing-gay-people/
This Week in Misogyny:
Iowa Catholic hospital will no longer perform vasectomies or tubal ligations: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/16/a-catholic-hospital-in-iowa-wont-perform-vasectomies-or-tubal-ligations-anymore/
Theologian: Most Indian Christians support priest accused of raping nun: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/18/most-indian-christians-support-bishop-accused-of-raping-a-nun-theologian-says/
Raped teen immigrant denied abortion; offered coloring book: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/12/19/raped-teen-immigrant-denied-abortion-offered-coloring-books-by-trump-admin/
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| 0:00.0 | When you join Tinder, you might not have been looking for answers, but there were some good |
| 0:05.0 | clues, like in the way they smiled with their eyes. |
| 0:08.7 | Like how they didn't reach free hand before you'd reach for theirs. |
| 0:11.9 | And when the time was right, they popped the question, |
| 0:15.1 | Will you keep a toothbrush at my place? |
| 0:18.6 | From toothbrush proposals to non awkward silences, there's a world of possible connections on |
| 0:23.6 | Tinder. |
| 0:24.6 | Whatever you're looking for, it starts with a swipe, explore the possibilities on Tinder. |
| 0:29.2 | Hello today. |
| 0:30.6 | Warning, this is the Volga Atheist podcast your mama was warning you about. |
| 0:34.6 | Also, you have a weird mom. |
| 0:36.8 | This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by Robin Hood and by Electromagnetic |
| 0:43.6 | Pulses, the preferred solution to Christmas music saturation. |
| 0:47.8 | Electromagnetic Pulses because noise-canceling headphones are selfish. |
| 0:52.5 | And now The Skating Atheist. |
| 0:56.2 | Hello. |
| 0:57.2 | This is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. |
| 0:59.8 | Yes, I am dressed like a pilgrim gas station attendant right now. |
| 1:04.6 | I don't know why. |
| 1:06.4 | And I'm here to deny any rumors that might be going around that we did, in fact, evolve |
| 1:12.3 | from filthy monkey men. |
| 1:15.0 | There's no such thing as a monkey that's ridiculous. |
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