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The Scathing Atheist

517: Handling a Cockatrice Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Comedy, Religion & Spirituality, Other

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, we’ll find out which congresspeople weigh the same amount as a duck, Donald Trump Jr. is selling another ghost written book, and I’ll add in the Norwegian story that I forgot we teased in the intro last week.
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Headlines:
Donald Trump Jr. selling the ‘We The People Bible’: https://onlysky.media/ahall/donald-trump-jr-is-selling-the-we-the-people-bible/-people-bible/
Art History professor fired for using ancient paintings of Muhammad in class
https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/art-history-professor-fired-for-using-ancient-paintings-of-muhammad-in-class/
Jehovah’s Witnesses lose religious status in Norway: https://cne.news/artikel/2289-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-lose-registration-religious-community
ADF lawyer David French Joins The Times as an Opinion Columnist
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/01/new-york-times-newest-columnist-ugly-past-demonizing-lgbtq-people/
Pastor jailed for using homeless people for unpaid labor: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/pastor-victor-gonzalez-sentenced-jail-homeless-forced-labor/
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This Week in Misogyny:
Family Research Council dubs Walgreens and CVS “Centers of Death” for carrying mifepristone: https://www.joemygod.com/2023/01/frc-walgreens-and-cvs-to-become-centers-of-death/
Multiple hate preachers warn about that beer will make men feminine: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/01/hate-pastors-now-speaking-beer-say-makes-men-feminine/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Warning, the following podcast picks ill of the dead because fuck Cardinal Pell.

0:04.8

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

0:07.4

Hello Fresh, Zippercrooter, Raycon, and by

0:11.5

whatever Clevver Assassin is working their way down the list of the worst Catholics.

0:15.4

First, the Nazi Pope and now Cardinal Pell, what a fucking year already.

0:19.5

And seriously, Clevver Assassin called me, will work on a very generous ad rate.

0:23.2

And now, the Skating Atheist.

0:25.9

G'day mates, I'm just a bloke from down under in Australia.

0:30.2

And this is an old Bonzer-Ozzy accent, Eli.

0:34.9

While we're doing a lot better than year-drones in the USA, we still need to support people

0:39.4

who are navigating their way out of religion.

0:41.8

So I'm part of the Australian team of recovering from religion.org.

0:46.0

We do our bit to help offer hope, healing and support to people who are building your life

0:50.4

outside of religion.

0:52.0

Because as we all know, having great mates helps us become bloody better people.

0:56.3

Oh yeah, and of course, we did in fact evolve from filthy monkey men and kangaroos.

1:24.8

This is the Skating Atheist.

1:44.4

Oh, this week's episode, we'll find out which congress people weigh the same amount as a duck.

2:10.8

people looking for inspiration in the goddamn Bible.

2:15.1

Like not people who are just like at some down point in their lives

2:17.6

and they reach their Bible, hoping it'll lift them up.

2:19.4

Fuck those people, right?

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