Cognitive Dissonance

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:39pm CDT

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Special Thanks to Aditya Nadimpalli, MD, Vice-President - Board of Directors. Doctors Without Borders

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 11:14am CDT

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 1:26pm CDT

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We review the film “Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure

Spoiler - we hated it.

All clips except the first come from the movie. The first clip comes from the dbate between Kirk Cameron and Racomfort vs. The Rational Response Sqaud.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 2:15pm CDT

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:39am CDT


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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 1:22pm CDT


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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 1:10pm CDT


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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 12:35pm CDT

Clips: Allahu Akbar, The Simpsons, Rick Perry vs. Keyboard Cat, Horoscope Song (Sagittarius) 

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 2:40pm CDT



Inkredulous episode with us on it: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2012/09/inkredulous-episode-015/


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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 10:33am CDT

Special thanks to Andy from Merseyside Skeptics and the InKredulous podcast. Look for us on a future episode InKredulous. 



Clips: Clint Eastwood at the RNC, Holy Grail, Vikings fight song

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 7:52pm CDT

Pastor: We Successfully Prayed Hurricane Away from Tampa 

Seventeen Afghan partygoers beheaded by Taliban 

The music has died in northern Mali as Islamic extremists exert control 

Breakaway Amish group accused of beard-cutting attacks 

Father Benedict Groeschel, American Friar, Claims Teens Seduce Priests In Some Sex Abuse Cases 

Thieves steal vial of late Pope John Paul II's blood from priest's backpack

Republican Senate Candidate Says Daughter’s Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancy is ‘Similar’ to Rape

It Is Infuriating That I Can't Vote For A Fiscal Conservative Without Also Supporting Religious Aggressives 

Israeli rabbi calls for prayers for Iran's destruction 

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 4:52pm CDT

Todd Akin: It's Not a War on Women, It's a War on Critical Thinking and Democracy 

Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Latest Declaration That Women Are Liars Or Sluts

Missouri Republican official: ‘God chose to bless’ women with pregnancies from rape

Quackery and Mumbo-Jumbo in the U.S. Military

Controversial preacher Todd Bentley refused entry into the UK

Tony Nicklinson's right to die: Change the law

Ruled innocent by judge 2 years ago, Los Angeles man remains in prison

Ramadan fasting dilemma when sun never sets

Girl, 11, Could Face Death in Pakistan for 'Blasphemy'

This week in bronze age ethics: Joshua 6:21



Clips: Todd Akin, allahu akbar, The simposons

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 2:38pm CDT

Kids found bound, blindfolded in Walmart lot said their family feared demons

Police: Woodburn priest chased boy down street after abuse

Anti-gay marriage rally labelled 'offensive' 

Pat Robertson: Don’t adopt sexually abused children that could grow up ‘weird’ 

Inside the Hezbollah 'theme park' where children are taught the glory of martyrdom 

Eastern High School bringing the Bible to the classroom 

PR Dummies: One Good Chiropractor Could Have Stopped the Batman Massacre 

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Clips: Religulous, Louis CK, Pat Robertson, allahu akbar, The Simpsons, A Few Good Men

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 2:03pm CDT

New 'magic patch' claims to give you abs like Jessica Ennis - without all that exhausting exercise (but does it work?)

Olympic athletes love Kinesio tape, but does it work?

Church slammed for selling blackcurrant cordial and olive oil drink as a 'miracle cure' for cancer and HIV

Two Rivers Lawsuit Claims Sacker Violates Customer’s Religious Freedom

Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay People To Death On Facebook Page

Three-year-old Malaysian girl killed in suspected exorcism ritual

‘Sex assault’ preacher set for twisted Irish tour

Serbian Priest Kills Drug Addict

Pat Robertson Blames Atheists And Those Who Hate God For Wisconsin Temple Shooting

Christian tells woman to "keep your pu**y clean" because he plans to rape her

This 1880s anti-masturbation armor = the ultimate codpiece for your retro Iron Man costume

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 12:35pm CDT

Islamists in North Mali Stone Couple to Death

Indonesian police arrest 62 over Ramadan bar attack

11 nabbed for not fasting — Daud

Kuwait police arrest, detain man for drinking in public during Ramadan

Colorado Batman shooting shows obvious signs of being staged  

Florida man kills door-to-door salesman: I’ll kill anybody that steps on my property

Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 (This week in Bronze Age Ethics)

GOP Rep. Steve King Defends Dog Fighting

Dutchman builds replica Noah's Ark after flood dream

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Category:general -- posted at: 6:11am CDT

Kashmiri acid attack victim let down by law

Victim of domestic violence fails to find lawyer

Mother Teresa 'miracle' patient accuses nuns

Conservative radio host says liberals' caused the Aurora shooting, cites bible

The Jim Henson Company splits from Chick-Fil-A over gay marriage rights

500 Attend Vigil for LGBT Member Attacked in Lincoln Home

16-Year-Old Lesbian Brutally Beaten By Group of Men in Kentucky

US evangelical Christians accused of promoting homophobia in Africa

Eagle Scouts return medals over organization’s anti-gay stance

Catholic Priest Sexually Abuses a Woman During Exorcism

3 arrests made in spa therapy deaths

Clips: Sam Harris, Allahu Akbar, Christopher Hitchens, AFA, Michelle Bachmann, Jesus Camp and Blue Suede, Boy Scouts Song, A Few Good Men.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 11:16am CDT

Texas Rep. Gohmert on Aurora shooting: We’ve told God ‘we don’t want him around’


Muslim cleric's letter to the Sun about preventing sex assault


Argentine Rx: Take 70 Beetles And Call Me in the Morning


Fox News not pleased with St. Paul Saints’ Atheist Night, calls for ‘All good Christians to pray for rain’


Egypt sentences “swingers” couple to 7 years in jail


The horror! The horror! A TV channel for faceless women.


Boy Scouts: Our 'anti-gay' policy stands


10-year-old gives birth to baby boy


Parents: Neighborhood watch death not God's plan


Global outrage over QLD's 'gay panic defence'

Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4, BBC newswipe episode, allahu akbar, Quack PSA, Fox and Friends, Jesus Camp, Michelle Bachman on Gays, A Few Good Men.

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APPARENTLY IF YOU ENJOY ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES ‘THEY ARE DOORWAYS TO DEMONIC POSSESSION’

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 5:20pm CDT

Friday the 13th Phobia Rooted in Ancient History


Televangelist Tells Christians to Write in ‘Jesus’ on Election Day


Mexico: Christian fundamentalists burn down a school “possessed by the devil” (video)


State Officials Say It’s Time To Pray For Rain


Controversial religion from Japan finds success in Uganda, infuriating Christian clerics


American Family Association Calls For Boycott Of Google Over Company's Support Of LGBT Rights


SPLC demands hate group stop misusing gay couple’s engagement photo


Pledging Virginity to Dad: A New Doc Explores the World of ‘Purity Balls’


Afghan female rights activist killed in latest act of violence against women


Islamic Clerics Call on Egypt to Destroy Great Pyramids


Anal sex is your passport to paradise – but only if you’re a suicide bomber


Imam arrested on sodomy charges


Report: Cannibal Cult in Papua New Guinea Killed Seven ‘Evil Sorcerers,’ Used Their Penises to Make Soup




Clips: Neil Degrasse Tyson, The Simpsons, Jesus Camp, AFA Vs. Google, Allahu Akbar, A Few Good Men.


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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:13pm CDT

Special thanks to Jacob Fortin from the Good Atheist podcast:

Louisiana Republican: When I Voted for State Funds to go to Religious Schools, I Didn’t Mean Muslim Ones


Mermaids do not exist, US government declares


Religious vigilantes claim to have killed student in Suez

Whites-only Christian gathering riles some Alabama neighbors

Mob kills 'blasphemer'


Clips: CNN and David Silverman, Under the Sea, Islamic call to prayer, Lou Engle Avengers was a great movie,



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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 7:10pm CDT

Oreo sees support, but also backlash and boycott, for gay pride rainbow cookie
[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/oreo-sees-support-backlash-boycott-gay-pride-rainbow-cookie-article-1.1103369]


Texas GOP Platform Calls For A Return To Racial Discrimination And Intolerance
[http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/06/27/texas-gop-platform-calls-for-a-return-to-racial-discrimination-and-intolerance/]

Rape Victim Can Sue for Denied Contraception
 [
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/25/47785.htm]

People Who Say They're Moving To Canada Because Of ObamaCare
[http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/people-moving-to-canada-because-of-obamacare]

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI: “JIHAD IS OUR PATH & DEATH IN THE NAME OF ALLAH IS OUR GOAL”
[http://www.humanevents.com/2012/06/24/egyptian-president-mohammed-morsi-jihad-is-our-path-death-name-allah-is-our-goal/]

Amateur Exorcist Stabs Wife to Death, Streaks
[http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120628/174291406.html]

Clips: Carl Sagan Cosmos, The Simpsons, Jesus Camp

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 12:41pm CDT

Right-to-die 'locked-in' sufferer Tony Nicklinson petitioned by Twitter users encouraging him to live 


Christian missionary group with pig's head taunt Arab-Americans at Dearborn festival 


Fight Church: Evangelicals who fight in the name of Jesus 


Bryan Fischer: Boy Scouts Will Be Destroyed By 'Homosexual Pedophiles' If Gay Ban Is K Lifted

study: http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html 


My Religion Trumps Your Health – Michigan Seeks To Legalize Discrimination Against Patients For Religious Reasons 


Sofia Gay Parade Organizers Want Church to Stop Its Calls for Violence


 How Reading the Bible in 100 Days Changed My Life


As America Grows More Polarized, Conservatives Increasingly Reject Science and Rational Thought

Special thanks to Geoge Hrab at the Geologic Podcast

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 11:00am CDT

Gay marriage is one of worst threats in 500 years, says Church of England
Teacher tried to rid teens of demons, say police
Louisiana Lawmakers Object To Funding Islamic School Under New Voucher Program
Vagina remarks, silencing of Michigan lawmakers draws firestorm
Atheist's bizarre bid to convert Christian
Peter Lucas Moses, North Carolina Man, Pleads Guilty In Deaths Of Woman And Boy He Thought Was Gay
Hey Fox, What About This "War on Marriage?" Divorce Rates Are Highest Among Evangelicals
Cleric declares jihad against polio campaign
Mob attacks march against sexual harassment in Egypt
Gay pageant winner murdered

Clips: Jesus Camp, Allahu Akbar, CSPAN Vagina, You’re an atheist?, The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:49pm CDT

Hagee Tells Atheists To Leave The Country b/c They Are Not Wanted & Won't Be Missed
Senate Republicans block pay equity bill
At a Texas High School, Saying ‘Atheist’ Could Disrupt the Learning Process
Millennials Losing Faith In God: Survey
We don't teach hate, says church where anti-homosexual song filmed
Opponents Block Washington State Gay Marriage
Catholic Cardinal authorized $20K to pay priests who raped children, then railed against ‘immorality’ of gay marriage
Christian Pastor Gets Arrested for Beating Daughter… Commenters Defend Him on News Website
NC Considers Making Sea Level Rise Illegal
Bigfoot sighted locally? Watch the video
Sacrilegious or just a harmless classroom assignment?
Al-Qaeda statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri's wife released
Terry Jones, Quran-Burning Pastor, Hangs Barack Obama Effigy Outside Florida Church (PHOTO)

Clips: Rev. Hagee, CSPAN from the floor of the senate, You’re an atheist!?, Fox News vs. Atheists, Ain’t no homo, Simpsons, Louis CK, Ghost Busters, Jesus Camp, Call to Prayer, A Few Good Men.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 6:41pm CDT


Kansas pastor calls on U.S. government to kill LGBT people
CHILD ABUSE: TODDLER SINGS ‘AIN’T NO HOMOS GONNA MAKE IT TO HEAVEN’ IN CHURCH
Judge in ruling on blood for Jehovah's Witness cancer girl
‘Ten Commandments’ Judge Roy Moore: Secularism leads to Sharia law
Splendora family finds image of Jesus in their bathroom
Family counters flesh-eating bacteria with faith
Indian skeptic faces 3 year prison sentence for explaining dripping crucifix
Oklahoma Rape Victim Denied Emergency Contraceptives. Doctor Cites Religious Objection As Reason
http://skepchick.org/2012/06/why-i-wont-be-at-tam-this-year/
A bad week for the nutritional supplements industry
Serpent-handling pastor profiled earlier in Washington Post dies from rattlesnake bite

Clips: Audio taken from specific news items in links above, Jesus Camp, Blue Suade, I am Woman - Helen Reddy, Quack PSA, A Few Good Men.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 1:25pm CDT

Pastor Charles Worley's Anti-Gay Rant Goes Viral, Says Homosexuals Should "Die Out"
Anderson Cooper Does Not Take Pity on Woman Who Tries to Defend Gay-Bashing Pastor
Obama spending binge never happened
Tortured Afghan teen on attackers: 'The same should be done to them'
Official: 122 girls, 3 teachers poisoned at Afghan school
Rep. Walter Jones likens church tax rule to Communism
A Year After the Non-Apocalypse: Where Are They Now?
One Million Moms targets DC, Marvel over gay storylines
"Unorthodox" priest still practising after sexually abusing woman

Beginning clip: Pastor Charles Worley

Clips: Anderson Cooper, Obama Audiobook, Allahu Akbar, Michelle Bachmann, Ellen vs. 1M Moms, Jesus Camp + Blue Suade

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Direct download: cd49.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 8:09pm CDT

Female Genital Mutilation might be illegal, but it still takes place in the UK
Four Iranian men sentenced to death by hanging for sodomy
JC Penney Features Same-Sex Couple in May Catalogue
Church sues woman for $500,000 after negative Google review
Faith healers’ found not guilty on second degree murder charges
How Prayer Ended the Drought in Texas and Stopped the BP Oil Spill
Paul Cameron suggests Obama is gay, demands gays be imprisoned before they rape kids
Cops: Pastor Hid Cameras In Church Bathroom

Beginning clip: Christopher Hitchens

Clips: Jesus Camp, Allahu Akbar, Ellen vs 1,000,000 Moms, Three Stooges, Right Wing Watch on Prayer in Texas, The Simpsons A Few Good Men.

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Direct download: cd48.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:09pm CDT

Thanks to Matt Dillahunty from the Atheist Experience [Non-Prophets, Godless Bitches] for joining us.

A challenge to atheists part 2
The “Biggest Mistake” America Ever Made Was Letting Women Vote
North Carolina passes same-sex marriage ban, CNN projects
Travesty in Tennessee: Death by faith healing gets a misdemeanor
Family Battle Offers Look Inside Lavish TV Ministry
Is the tide turning against the killing of 'cursed' infants in Ethiopia?
Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Pope's Representative, Calls For Christians, Jews, Muslims To Unite Against Gay Marriage
Ultra-Orthodox Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse


Beginning clip: Atheist Experience

Clips: Michelle Bachmann, Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, Jesus Camp, Grocery Money Evangelist, Jesus Camp / Blue Suede

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Direct download: cd47.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 12:02pm CDT

Thanks to Jake from The Imaginary Friends Show Podcast. You can check out his show here, and his book here.

Video: Amendment 1 pastor gives parents 'special dispensation' to use violence against LGBT kids!!!
Cardinal Brady will not resign over 'abuse failure'
For Catholics, a Door to Absolution Is Reopened
http://harmlessmovie.com/
Religious blogs have a higher malware risk than porn, study finds
Tennessee Passes Abstinence-Based “Gateway Sexual Activity” Bill
Religious Beliefs Killed Boy, Kept Parents From Seeking Care
Report: Fifteen Percent Of Earth’s Population Believes the World Is Coming To An End In Their Lifetime and Ten Percent Believe The Time Is Now
Jesus lives: altar wine prevents goat sacrifice

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Direct download: cd46.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 4:27pm CDT

Ron Brown defends anti-gay stance
Adel Imam, Arab Comedian, Sentenced To Jail For Offending Islam
Jurassic lark? Expedition to seek living dinosaurs in Africa
Christian women urge Congress to block Protection of Women Act
Phil Bryant, Mississippi Governor: Democrats' 'One Mission In Life Is To Abort Children'
Detroit church holds 'blessing of the purses' for those struggling with debt
Woman sues after arm amputated following holistic procedure
Swiss woman dies after attempting to live on sunlight; Woman gave up food and water on spiritual journey
West Palm man claiming to be 'prophet' charged with wrecking Stuart store, vehicles

Beginning clip: Students Walk Out On Dan Savage Criticizing The Bible

Clips: Nebraska Fight Song, Allahu Akbar, Jurassic Park Theme, The Simpsons, Quackery PSA, Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves, A Few Good Men

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Direct download: cd45.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 7:12pm CDT

Afghan schoolgirls poisoned in anti-education attack
Man made woman read Bible at gunpoint
Vatican: American nuns need reform
Vatican defends excommunication for raped nine-year-old girl's abortion
Sri Lankan held for "witchcraft" in Saudi Arabia
Brandi and Russel Bellew, Parents, Lose Children After Son Dies Due To 'Faith Healing'
Family Flees 'Haunted House,' Sues Landlord
Woman arrested for child abuse thought her baby was possessed
Nugent threatens death if Obama wins in November
Christian counsellor's attempt to cure gay man was 'malpractice'
Dangers of Chinese Medicine Brought to Light by DNA Studies

Clips: Intro: Bill Connolly on Most Haunted, Pulp Fiction, Jesus Camp, Jesus Camp + Blue Suede, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Ted Nugent, The Simpsons, A Few Good Men, Magnum PI Theme

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Direct download: cd44.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 4:08pm CDT

Woman Says She Used Telepathy After Plunge Off Forest Highway
Hackers Take Over National Organization For Marriage’s Twitter Account
Wisconsin State Senator Says Women Are Paid Less Because ‘Money Is More Important For Men’
None of the three candidates told by God to run for President survive Republican primary
Rick Santorum Drops Out: GOP Presidential Candidate Suspends 2012 Campaign (VIDEO)
Mississippi has highest teen pregnancy rate: CDC; Rates higher in the South and Southwest, lower in Northeast and Upper Midwest
The ‘Medium’ Is Not the Messenger
Herbal 'remedy' may trigger widespread kidney failure
Fox News host tweets birther murder fantasy
This Picture of a Muslim Woman Holding a Bra Is Not Offensive
Brazilian cult members accused of cannibalistic ritual

Clips: Clip 1 - Ghostbusters, NCIS Hacked, Rick Santorum Concession with Kevin MacLeod’s “A Turn for the Worse.” from Incompetech.com, Long Island Medium on TLC, Quackery PSA, Obama at Press Dinner on Trump and Birth Certificate, Allahu Akbar, A Few Good Men.

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Direct download: cd43.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 2:53pm CDT

At Christian Conference, Boys Must Use the Escalators
M&M Murder: Veronica Cirella Killed Her Allergic Daughter With Peanut Chocolates, Cops Say
CORONA: Pastor, two others arraigned in abuse of boy, 13
Arizona bill would declare pregnancy 2 weeks before conception
$30,000 Watch Vanishes Up Church Leader’s Sleeve
Officials: 3 killed as human sacrifices in Mexico
Tevlin: DeLaSalle kids have a few words with archdiocese at marriage talk
Priest in 'indecent images' row at primary school in Pomeroy
Trump warns Fox News viewers: Autism caused by vaccines
Teen Girl Exorcism Squad: Three Arizona Girls Claim to Cast Out Demons


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Direct download: cd42.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 7:16pm CDT

Atheist Symbol Rejected By Capital One, But Jesus Is Preapproved
Atheists sue Pennsylvania for declaring 2012 'Year of the Bible'
House gives preliminary OK to bill that supporters say preserves religious freedom, but opponents say allows discrimination
Rick Santorum Calls Obama a Nig
New York City Department of Education Bans References To Dinosaurs To Avoid Insulting Creationists
Hapless MPs defend faith healers
Nottingham Imam jailed for sex attack on two boys
Church fakes teens' kidnapping using real gun
Apocalypse 2012: France's Bugarach Peak Draws Believers Who Await Alien Rescuers


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Direct download: cd41.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 3:48pm CDT

Thanks again to Dumbass from Dumbass Guide to Knowledge and Invisible Sky Monster

Child porn found on Montana priest’s Nintendo DS
Cape Town faith healing event ends in one death and 16 injuries
Italy: Man kills 'possessed wife,' spends day with body
Gingrich Calls Obama a Christian Who Behaves Like a Muslim
More See "Too Much" Religious Talk by Politicians
Women Continue To Fill Rick Perry's Facebook Wall With Mock Questions
Cameron: Secular Humanists are Imposing Their Faith on Everybody
Jury returns guilty verdicts in ‘Holy Ghost’ rape trial
Geraldo Rivera: Hoodie responsible for Trayvon Martin's death
Private jets, 13 mansions and a $100,000 mobile home just for the dogs: Televangelists 'defrauded tens of million of dollars from Christian network'

Clips: Ancient Aliens - History Channel, Billy Madison, Jesus Camp, Newt Gingrich, The Simpson’s, Rick Perry, Jesus Camp - Blue Suede, Lou Reed - The Gun, Some asshole televangelist.

Editors note: We may have inadvertently called Trayvon Martin Travon Williams in this show - It is Cecil’s fault, he watches too much NFL.


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Direct download: cd40.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 6:28pm CDT

16-year-old girl killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist
Abortion foes to say exorcism prayers at clinic
'We Have No Choice': One Woman's Ordeal with Texas' New Sonogram Law
Church Puts Legal Pressure on Abuse Victims’ Group
Iowa high school assembly stirs protest
In his heart, Rick Santorum knows that Dutch people are forcibly euthanized
Santorum: Obama DOJ favors 'pornographers over children'
Wyoming Native American tribe gets rare permit to kill bald eagles
Heaven scent: Pope orders eau de cologne that he alone may wear
http://pomee.tumblr.com/post/18899601760/kony-2012-causing-more-harm-than-good
http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/18909727859/on-kony-2012-i-honestly-wanted-to-stay-as-far
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpuB11d0Gog


Clips: allahu akbar, Jesus Camp, The Simpson's,Louis CK learns about the Catholic Church, Jesus Camp Ft. Blue Suede, Notorious B.I.G. Big Poppa.

We were on the Conspiracy Skeptic show.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 11:22am CDT

Thanks to Hemant Mehta - The Friendly Atheist

Christian Pastor Knows Exactly Why Those Tornadoes Devastated Indiana
Rush Limbaugh wrong about 'inhuman' LRA, says victim
Iraqi teens stoned to death for wearing 'emo' clothes
‘Honor killings’ require tougher laws, say Iraqi women
Baby Dies From Herpes After Controversial Circumcision Ritual, Report Says
Legislature passes bill to let schools drop sex education


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Direct download: cd38.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 8:30pm CDT

Notes for week 2/27/12

Thanks to Karl from The Conspiracy Skeptic

Death by denial: The campaigners who continue to deny HIV causes Aids
India polio-free, declares WHO
Grand Ayatollah or Grand Old Party?
Santorum Says Separation of Church and State Isn’t Absolute
The Most Inoffensive Atheist Bus Ad Ever… Rejected!
Rush Limbaugh blasted for ‘slut’ comment
Man pleads guilty to witchcraft charge


Clips: Washington State Senate on Gay Marriage, Polio Announcement, Santorum, Fox news on Atheists, The Office, A Few Good Men

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:08pm CDT

Thanks to our Guest this time, Mike Hall from Skeptics with a K.

TWiC #5: Sally Morgan and other frauds Child Drowns In Church Baptismal Pool In Indianapolis Indiana lawmaker urges state Republicans to oppose resolution honoring 'radicalized' Girl Scouts Kids turned away from church Time to bar Saudi Arabia from Olympic competition In Georgia, a School Board President Faces Opposition Simply Because He Won’t Reveal His Religious Preference CNN Contributor Dana Loesch Defends Virginia ‘State-Sponsored Rape’ Bill As No Different Than Consensual Sex Afghan anger over Quran burning an emblem of nation’s culture war

Clips: Ricky Gervais, Jesus camp, Bill O'Reilly, Saudi Arabian National Anthem, The Simpsons.

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:59pm CDT

Notes for week 2/20/12

Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal Trouble in paradise: Maldives and Islamic extremism Help Saudi writer escape death! Israelis Facing a Seismic Rift Over Role of Women Australia's 'child labour camp' Scientology showdown reveals claims of torture, abuse of dissenting members Mormons baptise parents of Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal Four Arrested After Exorcism Goes Bad Religious Music in High School Choir Forces Student to Quit Singing House Democrats walk out over all-male panel on contraception Santorum Tax Returns Draw Critics Of His Low Charitable Giving Evangelist arrested for having sex with a pregnant sheep

Clips: Simpsons “mob”, allahu akbar, Tom Cruise on Scientology, Onward Xtian Soldiers, I am Woman -Helen Reddy, Rick Santorum, A Few Good Men, “Hammock Fight” Kevin McLeod - incompetech.com

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Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 8:52am CDT

Notes for week 2/13/12

Poll confirms strong sense of faith in S.C. ,Air Force unit removes 'God' from logo; lawmakers warn of 'dangerous precedent'; Shaul Spitzer, Hasidic Man Admits Burning Neighbor In New York Religious Dispute; Google and Disney are Not Getting Better! ;Miracle Soap claims lead to £25,000 fine for religious TV channel ; Second 'sunken UFO' claim doesn't really hold water; The raw milk controversy: Where “natural” means “may contain harmful bacteria” ; Madonna’s NFL Satanic Ritual disguised in the Half Time Show.

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Clips: Jesus camp, The Simpsons, Ghostbusters, Madonna ` “Like a Prayer”

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Direct download: cd34.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 1:01pm CDT

Notes for week 2/6/12


  • TENNESSEE RESTAURANT THROWS OUT ANTI-GAY LAWMAKER
  • Pastor complains that Starbucks is "turning against God" and following Satan
  • Muslims Declare Jihad on Dogs in Europe
  • One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay
  • Santorum To Gay Man: You Don’t Deserve ‘Privilege’ Of Marriage Because Gay Unions Don’t ‘Benefit Society’
  • Alabama Republican Senator: Low teacher pay mandated by God
  • Indiana Senate passes bill putting religion in science class
  • It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s ‘Bible Man’: Alabama School Board Makes Super-Bad Decision
  • Toddlers subjected to palm-reading assessments in China
  • Quebec woman 'cooked to death': report
  • Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor'
  • Bath Christian group's 'God can heal' adverts banned
  • 'Obedient Wives Club' Irks Some Muslims In Malaysia


Clips: The Simpsons, Pulp Fiction, Ellen Degeneres stand up, Rick Santorum, Bibleman, Jesus Camp and Blue Suede “Hooked on a Feeling”, A Few Good Men, Kevin MacLeod - "At Rest" Incompetech.com.

Angry Atheist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaPKt3c8S-w&feature=youtu.be


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Direct download: cd33.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:21am CDT

We have a guest, Reap from Reapsow Radio and The Angry Atheist.

PURITY BEAR SEZ: KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS, Pope warns of ‘radical secularism’, Atheist Temple: Nonbelievers To Get Place Of 'Worship' In UK, Rick Santorum: Left uses college for "indoctrination", Rick Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases Of Rape: 'Make The Best Out Of A Bad Situation', Santorum Promises To Outlaw Gay Civil Marriage Because It Does Not Reflect ‘God’s Will For Us’, Oklahoma GOP Introduces Bill That Attacks Evolution And Climate Change, Nigeria's "witch children" find refuge at center, Tennessee Rep. Says It’s ‘Virtually Impossible’ To Contract AIDS Through Heterosexual Sex, North Carolina GOP Lawmaker Calls For Bringing Back Public Hangings, Starting With Abortion Providers, Yes, the Romneys Converted Mitt’s Dead Atheist Father-in-Law to Mormonism

Clips used: Rick Santorum - Meet the Press, Book of Mormon at Tony Awards, Jesus Camp, “Just Nasty” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com),

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Direct download: cd32.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:19am CDT

Notes for week 1/ 21/ 12

U.K. Men On Trial For 'Death Penalty' Leaflets Suggesting Gay People Should Be Punished, Saudi boy faces death after killing man who raped him, Atheist faces jail after Facebook remark, The Sins of Eve: Baptist preacher thinks women should suffer during childbirth because God planned it that way, Secular humanists flunk 2011 Congress, Princess Diana's Ghost? (VIDEO, PHOTO) Footage Taken In A Scotland Church, Virginia lawmaker: Children with disabilities are God’s punishment to women who previously had abortions., Tenn. GOP Rep. stands by threat to ‘stomp a mudhole’ in transgender people, Dad killed daughter in brutal axe murder, Student-organised talk on Sharia law at the University of London cancelled following threats of violence, Afghan boy suicide bombers tell how they are brainwashed into believing they will survive, Purity Bear Link

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Direct download: cd31.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 9:43pm CDT

Notes for week 1/ 16/ 12

Former Worldwide Church of God preacher says Jesus Christ is returning on May 27, 2012 and that today marks the end of time and beginning of "half time", White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars, In Jerusalem, women are voiceless at a decidedly womanly event, My Guantánamo Nightmare, Generous Governor Pardons Men Who Murdered Their Wives, Christian Extremists Rewrite The Constitution, And You’re Not In It, Survey: U.S. Protestant pastors reject evolution, split on Earth's age, Spanish bishop legitimates rape, Mitt Romney: Questions About Wall Street, Income Inequality Are Driven By 'Envy', Indiana Republicans Introduce Bill To Allow ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ To Be Required By Schools, Police Investigating Woman for Violating Adultery Law, German priest admits 280 counts of sexual abuse, Christian anti-abortion group says aborted fetuses are used in food taste-enhancement tests

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Direct download: cd30.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 8:34am CDT

Notes for week 1/ 07/ 12

Santorum’s wife’s abortion was different, you see, Santorum wants to impose 'Judeo-Christian Sharia', Santorum: No One Has Ever Died Because They Didn’t Have Health Care, Santorum Joins Bachmann, Pledges to Ban Porn, Same-Sex Marriages, Surging Santorum Would Annul All Same-Sex Marriages, Santorum singles out Blacks for entitlement reform, Gingrich defends food stamp comment, And God Said to Pat Robertson…, North Carolina Public School That Offered Bibles to Kids Refuses to Accept Pagan Books, Federal Government Wastes $666,000 To Study the Effectiveness of Praying Away AIDS, Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill, 15-Year-Old Boy Murdered For “Being a Witch” , ACLU Demands W. Virginia County Stop Funding Annual ‘Jesus Fest’ Event, NEWT SAYS THERE’S INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, CITING HIS EXPERTISE AS ‘AN AMATEUR PALEONTOLOGIST’

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Direct download: cd29.mp3
Category:News and Politics -- posted at: 6:58pm CDT