Episode 236 – Shepherd’s Rod

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NEWS

The former RNC chair went off on Evangelical leaders that support Trump.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-steele-evangelicals-trump_us_5a67f37be4b0e5630074aa39

A new Idaho Senate bill would make it easier to not vaccinate your children.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2018/jan/23/idaho-senate-panel-votes-5-4-introduce-foremans-bill-making-immunization-waivers-easier/

There’s a Mississippi bill to require the Ten Commandments in every classroom and to be recited by teachers.
https://thinkprogress.org/mississippi-ten-commandments-school-2761e4095786/

A Missouri bill would give control over marriage to churches and leave civil units for those who don’t want a religious ceremony.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/24/mo-deaconlawmakers-bill-would-ban-marriage-unless-it-takes-place-in-church/#pgOgC5UPTTSAs9Cy.99

A Michigan State University DO responsible for sports medicine at the school and the US Olympic Gymnastics team has plead guilty to sexually assaulting more than 150 girls and young women he was interacting with professionally.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/us/larry-nassar-sentencing/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/us/larry-nassar-investigation-fallout-march/index.html

PATRON BONUS – A man in Tennessee, apparently very much under the influence of anything or everything, let Jesus take the wheel and flipped the car five times.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/tennessee-man-flips-car-five-times-letting-jesus-take-wheel/

The Satanic Temple is taking their case against Missouri’s abortion law to the state supreme court.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/25/s-nontheistic-religious-organization-dedicated-satanic-practice-and-promotion-satanic-rights/1066208001/

PATRON BONUS – A psychic has been ordered to return the $3.5 million she took from an elderly woman and pay the more than $700,000 in taxes she never paid.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/psychic-paid-3-5-million-from-elderly-woman-for-exorcisms-gets-prison-for-evading-us-taxes/

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Episode 235 – Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse

NEWS

Government Shutdown
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-2018-trump-senate-354113

HHS is working on an overhaul of its civil rights office and policies to allow for more healthcare workers use moral objections to discriminate against their patients
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/16/conscience-abortion-transgender-patients-health-care-289542

Trump gave a porn star $130,000 of hush money during the campaign to try to keep her quiet about their affair from a decade before
https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-porn-star-said-yearlong-affair-trump-2006-182958520.html

The Governor of Missouri has admitted to cheating on his wife and the woman he cheated with has disclosed that he tried to blackmail her with a threat of releasing naked pictures he took of her without her consent. Want to guess what party he’s from?
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/368454-missouri-governor-admits-affair-amid-allegations-he-blackmailed-woman

James Dobson is calling for fasting and prayer to save Trump from impeachment
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/evangelist-james-dobson-calls-for-day-of-fasting-and-prayer-to-save-trump-from-impeachment/

A judge in Texas interrupted a jury to let them know that God told him the defendants was not guilty of sex trafficking
http://www.statesman.com/news/crime–law/texas-judge-interrupts-jury-says-god-told-him-defendant-not-guilty/ZRdGbT7xPu7lc6kMMPeWKL/

A gay couple is suing Vistaprint over the homophobic pamphlets they received instead of their wedding programs
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/gay-couple-sues-printing-company-homophobic-wedding-pamphlets-215824745.html
http://news.vistaprint.com/our-ceo-and-founders-letter-in-response-to-a-recent-incident

An Iranian woman who removed her hijab and waved it like a flag has gone missing, likely attested for her protest
https://www.albawaba.com/loop/where-she-iranians-seek-answers-over-disappearance-hijab-waving-icon-1076774

Someone painted “God is dead” on a Mormon chapel in Twin Falls, ID
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/state/idaho/article193963509.html

Someone tweeted that the Satanic Temple headquarters should be burned. Greaves reported this to Twitter, they didn’t care, they then removed him for violating the terms. He’s suing.
https://jezebel.com/satanic-temple-threatens-to-sue-twitter-for-religious-d-1822039063

NASA says the super blue blood moon eclipse does not signal the end of the world
https://www.inquisitr.com/4747441/super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse-sparks-doomsday-predictions-nasa-reassures-public-theres-no-asteroid-impact/

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Episode 234 – Small Town Atheist with Kylie

Kylie is an atheist living in Ontario, OR, a city of about 10,000 people about 50 miles from Boise. We talk about her experience growing in a Pentecostal church in a small city, trying to be the perfect Christian wife, and then figuring out who she is after finally getting free of religion.

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Episode 233 – We’re Parents and We’re Back!


Kylie Jane Williams-Studley was born on November 30, 2017 at 8 lbs 14 oz and was 20.5″ long. We enjoyed the break and hope you enjoyed the interviews. Now we get to start the process of finding out how to podcast as parents.

NEWS

Egypt is working on outlawing atheism and is already arresting atheists.
http://www.newsweek.com/egypt-atheism-illegal-crackdown-non-believers-religion-islam-772471

A Hindu woman in India married a Muslim man and when she refused to convert to Islam her in-laws gang raped and murdered her
http://zeenews.india.com/jharkhand/hindu-girl-gang-raped-by-father-in-law-uncle-killed-after-she-refuses-to-convert-to-islam-2070320.html

Tehran police are easing up on the Islamic dress code for women
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tehran-women-dress-code_us_5a450ae9e4b0b0e5a7a50adb

A Kentucky judge has been reprimanded and resigned over misconduct charges related to his refusal to hear adoption cases for gay or lesbian couples
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/12/19/kentucky-judge-w-mitchell-nance-guilty-misconduct/965303001/

A Kansas elementary school has stopped distributing Bibles to 5th graders after getting a complaint from the AHA
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article192656399.html

The president of the Mormon church, Thomas Monson, has died
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/us/thomas-monson-mormon-president-dies/index.html

Roy Moore is still trying to fight the results of the election he lost
http://washingtonpress.com/2017/12/28/roy-moore-campaign-just-issued-public-threat-alabama-officials-election-loss/

The FDA is cracking down on homeopathy
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589243.htm

The majority of British people want the bishops removed from the House of Lords
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/27/a-majority-of-brits-want-to-abolish-bishops-from-the-house-of-lords/

The BBC’s head of religious programs is an atheist
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbcs-head-religious-programmes-reveals-11729130

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Episode 232 – Emancipation of a Black Atheist with DK Evans


This week we are joined by Dr. DK Evans and we talk about his book, Emancipation of a Black Atheist, his experience leaving religion, the history of the black community and Christianity, and how he’s raising his two boys.

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Episode 231 – Accelerated Christian Education with Alexis Record


This week Dustin is joined by Alexis Record and we talk about her experience with Accelerated Christian Education, raising two special needs children, and Sunday Assembly.

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Episode 230 – Latino Culture with Raquel Pearson


This week we are joined by Raquel Pearson. She is a senior at Boise State University and works with an organization that provides legal aid, sexual education, and many other services for the Latino community in the Treasure Valley.

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Episode 229 – Opening Arguments with Andrew Torrez


This week we are joined by Andrew Torrez to talk about his podcast, Opening Arguments, the bizarre legal era we are in, especially in terms of church state separation, and more.

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Episode 228 – Women Beyond Belief with Karen Garst


This week we are joined by Karen Garst to talk about her book Women Beyond Belief and her upcoming book Women vs. Religion. We also talk about her own story, how terrible religion is for women, and the Mythinformation Conference.

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Episode 227 – Save the internet

This week we are joined by Gary Mitchell and Mikey Pullman. We talk about net neutrality, and oh so much news.

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Net Neutrality
https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now

NEWS

The Malaysian deputy minister claims that atheism is unconstitutional in his country
http://www.todayonline.com/world/atheism-unconstitutional

An Indian Hindu nationalist MP has offered $1.5 million for the head of a Bollywood star and director
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/india-bollywood-beheading-bounty-deepika-padukone-padmavati-surajpal-amu-sanjay-leela-bhansali-a8066566.html

More than 300 dead in mosque attack in Egypt
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egypt-sinai-mosque-attack-live-latest-updates-news-death-toll-bomb-shooting-explosion-a8073481.html

An Adventist church has been shot at
https://atoday.org/bullets-fired-at-adventist-church-in-gaithersburg-md/

There’s a man who might kill his “demon possessed” son
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/21/man-says-he-may-kill-his-12-year-old-demon-possessed-son/

Teen girls court men in the Evangelical world
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article185408543.html

An Australian Catholic school had had to cover up their newest statue after the internet noticed where the loaf is positioned
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5105765/Adelaide-Catholic-School-covers-brand-new-statue.html

A flat Earther is planning on doing a rocket launch to prove the world is flat
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-hughes-rocket-launch-flat-earth_us_5a18495fe4b0649480741ff4
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/25/man-delays-plan-to-launch-himself-in-homemade-rocket-to-prove-earth-is-flat/

American Atheists does not want bigots
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/20/shrinking-the-tent-how-american-atheists-wont-tolerate-intolerance/

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