461: Maine Squeeze Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Comedy, Religion & Spirituality, Other

4.9 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Fox news finds a flash of persecution on their Christmas tree, the Christian Right is so inept they can't even hate Dr. Oz correctly, and Andrew Torrez will be here to talk about the terrifying religious people in robes that aren’t clergy.

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Headlines:

Survey: Record Number of Americans Have No Religion: https://www.pewforum.org/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/

Canada’s Government Finally Passes Bill Banning Anti-LGBTQ Conversion Torture: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/08/canadas-government-finally-passes-bill-banning-anti-lgbtq-conversion-torture/

Christian mom whines after library includes bible in banned books display: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/11/christian-mom-whines-after-library-includes-bible-in-banned-books-display/

Fox News freaks the fuck out about their damn tree getting set on fire: https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/12/09/fox-christmas-tree-coverage/

Christian Website Warns Readers to Be “Leery” of Dr. Oz: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/08/christian-website-warns-readers-to-be-leery-of-dr-oz-because-hes-muslim-born/

Catholic diocese in Sicily apologizes after bishop tells kids Santa isn't real: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/13/catholic-diocese-in-sicily-apologizes-after-bishop-tells-kids-santa-isnt-real/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Warning, there are offensive words in this podcast.
0:03.5	Also defensive works.
0:05.6	This week's episode of the Skating Atheist is brought to you by Movement and by Sitting
0:10.8	Still.
0:11.8	We kind of get both ends of the spectrum this week.
0:14.4	And now the Skating Atheist.
0:17.0	This is Kevin from the Not Your Grandmother's Club podcast.
0:20.0	And having now read books by Dinesh D'Souza, Donald Trump Jr. Ben Shapiro and the incomparable
0:26.2	Glenn Beck, I can assure you that we did in fact evolve from filthy monkey men.
0:33.2	It's Thursday.
0:54.9	It's December 16th.
0:56.9	And it's National Chocolate Covered Anything Day.
0:59.6	Alright, feel like you're going to make him regret that title.
1:06.6	And from Jared Kushner's New Jersey, Ann Arbor Michigan and Wakecross Georgia, this is
1:12.2	the Skating Atheist.
1:13.6	This week's episode Fox News finds a flash of persecution on their Christmas tree.
1:18.5	The Christian right is so goddamn inept.
1:21.5	They can't even hate Dr. Oz correctly.
1:24.2	And Elios sent a picture of his chocolate covered butthole to a stranger for a different
1:28.1	reason than last week.
1:30.1	First, the Diet Try.
1:35.1	Imagine having the audacity to think that you could gatekeep joy.
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