ScathingAtheist 198: Secular Activist Edition
The Scathing Atheist
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🗓️ 1 December 2016
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, Dolores Umbridge gets appointed secretary of education, Heath consumes five leftover sandwiches during the recording, and Dan Arel joins us from the pre-nation of California to talk secular activism.
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Headlines: Trump nominates opposite of education for secretary of education: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/23/secretary-of-education-pick-betsy-devos-may-be-a-disaster-for-churchstate-separation/
Jerry junior says trump offered him Secretary of Education position: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/26/jerry-falwell-jr-donald-trump-offered-me-the-secretary-of-education-job-but-i-turned-it-down/ Spanish judge allows atheist to spell “pederasts” with communion wafers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/19/spanish-judge-rules-in-favor-of-artist-who-spelled-pederasty-with-consecrated-communion-wafers/ South african pastor sprays people with insect repellant http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/22/south-african-pastor-allegedly-sprays-insect-repellent-on-followers-to-heal-them/ Christian coffee shop denied tax exempt status http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/27/the-irs-denied-tax-exemption-to-a-church-that-was-really-just-a-coffee-shop/ Australian commission: J-Dubs don’t do enough to protect kids from abuse: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/28/australian-commission-report-jehovahs-witnesses-do-not-adequately-protect-kids-from-child-abuse/ Anti abortion rom com! http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/23/the-trailer-for-this-anti-abortion-rom-com-shows-that-christian-films-can-indeed-get-worse/
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, the following podcast contains language that may be offensive to people who are offended by the language contained in the following podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | This week's episode of the Skaving Atheist is brought to you by the National Public School System. |
| 0:13.0 | That's the thing with all the underpaid teachers and they give about 90% of American children a chance at a future by dead... |
| 0:22.0 | Hold on, sorry, wait. We're told they just ran out of money. Never mind. |
| 0:27.0 | And now the Skaving Atheist. |
| 0:30.0 | Elton, other beautifully a San Diego? My name is Wiley with the East County Evangelical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. |
| 0:37.0 | We did, in fact, evolve from filthy monkey men. |
| 0:49.0 | It's Thursday. |
| 0:52.0 | It's December 1st. |
| 0:54.0 | And Donald Trump probably thinks this show is illegal. |
| 0:57.0 | I know illusions. I'm Eli Bosnick. |
| 1:00.0 | He's then right. And from New York, New York, Secret Layer, Pennsylvania. |
| 1:05.0 | This is the Skaving Atheist. |
| 1:07.0 | On this week's episode, Dolores Umbridge gets appointed Secretary of Education. |
| 1:13.0 | I personally consume five leftover sandwiches during the recording. |
| 1:17.0 | And Dan Errol joins us from the pre-nation of California to talk secular activism. |
| 1:22.0 | But first, the Dietribe. |
| 1:39.0 | If you could reduce the last thousand years of theological history into the span of a single conversation, |
| 1:44.0 | it would just be a bad lie or saying, that's not what I meant a lot. |
| 1:49.0 | You know, this happens over lifetime, so we can't exactly turn to one another and say, |
| 1:53.0 | but you remember when that thing you said was God turned out to just be the wind. |
| 1:57.0 | But if you imagine two immortals that have been having the God argument for a while, |
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