619: Hollowed Out Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Religion & Spirituality, Comedy, Other

4.9 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, the State of the Union is BAAAAAAAD, Pope Francis may have accidentally opened a Morning Stargate, and we’ll learn that “flat” is only one of the incorrect earth shapes available to believe in.
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Headlines:
American Atheists releases its “State of the secular states” report: https://states.atheists.org/
Oklahoma lawmaker's "covenant marriage" bill would make it harder to get divorced: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmakers-covenant-marriage
Pope criticizes death with dignity and calls out nuns with 'vinegar faces': https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/pope-criticises-abortion-and-assisted-dying-in-new-year-message-zpzzqt593
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/pope-calls-out-nuns-with-vinegar-faces-hdgpd6xkb
The Telepathy Tapes Prove We All Want to Believe: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/telepathy-tapes-prove-we-all-want-believe
Buddhist group sues Army Corp of Engineers because conservation is fucking up their meditation: https://religionnews.com/2025/01/03/buddhist-group-says-army-corps-everglades-project-violates-religious-freedom/
Pope Francis may or may not have opened spiritual portals to other dimensions: https://www.thejournal.ie/catholic-church-jubilee-year-pope-francis-vatican-holy-doors-6584288-Jan2025/
https://charismanews.com/news/vatican-to-open-5-sacred-portals-this-christmas-eve/

Transcript

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0:00.0	warning this episode would make elmo faint this week's episode of the scathing atheist is brought to you by
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0:13.5	crucifliction because christian health share ministries are a scam that i can't believe is legal
0:18.3	we want in and we've got a pretty solid pun for the name.
0:21.6	And now, the scathing atheist.
0:24.6	This is Best Case Jesus from the unofficial puzzle in a thunderstorm discord, weighing in to remind
0:30.6	you to join your local leftist organizing chapter, because we did in fact evolve from filthy monkey
0:37.2	people and apes together strong It's Thursday.
1:02.0	It's January 9th.
1:03.7	And it's Play God Day.
1:06.0	Another day not curing baby cancer.
1:08.3	Check.
1:08.8	No allusions.
1:12.6	I'm Ilabosnik. I'm Heathenright.
1:16.3	And from Allen, Aldous, New Jersey, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Waycross, Georgia.
1:18.3	This is the scathing atheist.
1:22.5	On this week's episode, the State of the Union is bad!
1:27.5	Yep. Pope Francis may have accidentally opened a morning stargate.
1:33.5	And we'll learn that flat is only one of the incorrect Earth shapes available to believe in.
1:53.6	But first, the diatriat. Apparently, my town has a vanishing Buddhist temple.
1:55.6	I was unaware.
1:57.6	But in my defense, it vanishes, right?
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