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The Scathing Atheist

539: Data Over Dogma Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Religion & Spirituality, Other, Comedy

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, we’ll speak ill of the dead; the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate "medium tepid pride month" so as not to persecute Christianity; and we’ll talk to the guys from Data Over Dogma, because any time you put something over dogma, you’re on the right track.
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Check Dan out on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@maklelan?lang=en
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Headlines:
Pat Robertson is dead: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/what-we-can-learn-from-the-disgraceful
Pope Benedict's heirs do NOT want the inheritance money: https://religionnews.com/2023/06/09/pope-benedict-xvis-cousins-stand-to-inherit-his-money-none-of-them-want-it/
The L.A. Dodgers never should've caved when honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/the-la-dodgers-never-shouldve-caved
Ohio landlord demands tenants remove Pride flags: https://www.yahoo.com/news/citing-catholic-faith-fairfield-county-100116495.html
Fox News host says environmentalism is stupid because the afterlife is real: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-rachel-campos-duffy-why-save-earth-when-afterlife-is-real
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This Week in Misogyny:
Woman in UK jailed for taking abortion pill too late: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65886472
Southern Baptist Convention moves to oust churches with female pastors: https://apnews.com/article/southern-baptist-convention-women-pastors-church-appeals-7c2d7f248b2156721616387d77528cb5

Transcript

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0:00.0

Warning, the following podcast contains tears of the kingdom references.

0:04.3

We told you they kept coming earlier.

0:06.5

This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by my sheets rock.

0:10.8

Hello fresh and by Piotte brand inflatable lawyers.

0:15.7

Are you facing a 37 count indictment but no real lawyer was within 300 feet of you?

0:20.4

Well try out the next best thing.

0:22.5

Piotte brand inflatable lawyers.

0:25.0

At the very least they can't be subpoenaed to testify against you.

0:28.9

And now The Skating Atheist.

0:31.3

Hello, my name is Bruce Robinson.

0:34.0

I am a third year law student at Wake Forest University School of Law.

0:38.4

And I can tell you, after listening to my business law professor, defend Henry Ford's

0:43.2

connections to Adolf Hitler for a 30 minute class that we did in fact evolve from filthy,

0:50.2

monkey people.

0:58.9

It's Thursday.

1:13.6

It's June 15th.

1:14.9

And it's National Megalodon Day.

1:17.7

Fuck yeah, celebrate by asking creationists what happened to the Megalodon and then drink

1:21.4

every time they say they died in the flood.

1:23.2

I have no illusions.

1:24.9

I'm Ethan Wright.

1:26.8

And from Ann Arbor, Michigan and Wake Rust Georgia.

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