Personal Log: Paying my respects in LA

My father who I have not seen in 22 years died last month and I found out on Friday. I’m in LA now, where he died and want to share the experience. 

Episode 160 – News for August 18, 2016

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – The Weirdos: Mormons, Adventists, and JWs

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – August 18
* 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage
* 1963 – American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi

US News
* Kennedy sues Bremerton School District
* Beck claims Barton has a Doctorate in Education
* Trump says that Obama founded ISIS
* Idaho Legislative committee investigating faith healing exemption | Statesman | Spokesman

World News
* Priest who was been working for Mother Teresa’s canonization explains her miracles | Via Friendly Atheist
* Rabbis are raising money to keep kids with their religious parents | Via WWJTD
* Swedish Church to drop Bibles over ISIS controlled areas

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* The Stubby Squid

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Episode 159 – Revival with Moe Spencer

We are joined by Moe Spencer a marijuana lawyer in Everett, Washington and former Adventist of Afro-Caribbean decent. We talk about his background, experience as a black Adventist in Texas, and of course drug laws.

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Episode 158 – News for August 4, 2016

YouTube – Cutting down on video, sorry
Light the Night Streamathon September 24 | Donate

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Conscientious Objection | Desmond Doss

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – August 4
* 1958 – The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time
* 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues “fairly”
* 1993 – A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King’s civil rights

POLITICS AND RELIGION
* DNC officer wanted to use religion against Sanders | Not an atheist | email text | Resignations
* Trump wants to allow pastors to endorse candidates | Pledge | Full speech
* Trump doubles down against the Khan family | Khan | Huckabee | Nose Dive
* Jim Bakker fears his show would be shut down if Trump loses
* Phil Robertson will go into hiding if Trump loses
* Dr. Jill Stein questions vaccines and warns of the dangers of wi-fi
* Franklin Graham wants schools to not allow Satanist clubs
* Saudi Clerics don’t want people playing Pokemon Go in Mecca

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* Possible genetic link found for depression
* Purple blob found in the Pacific

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Episode 157 – Formerly Fundie with Nate

We are joined by Nate and discuss his fundamentalist home church, home school upbringing and his escape from fundamentalism.

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Episode 156 – News Special for July 21, 2016

DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE – Religion and Tribalism

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 21
1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100

POLITICS AND RELIGION

LGBT Issues and the GOP Platform with Callie Wright of the Gaytheist Manifesto
Cops killing black men and black men killing cops with Ishmael Brown of Angry Black Rant

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Episode 155 – Ghost Busting with Hayley Stevens

We are joined by Hayley Stevens, a UK paranormal investigator and ghost hunter. We talk about her investigations, background, psychics, and more.

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Episode 154 – News for July 7, 2016

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DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE – Religious Liberty

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 7
* 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor’s 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri
* 1947 – The Roswell incident, the (supposed) crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico

NATIONAL NEWS
* Judge throws out Mississippi’s religious freedom law
* Transgender service members can now serve openly
* ChristianMingle must serve gay singles
* Two members of congress accused for Muslim Brotherhood association

WORLD NEWS
* 28 killed in attack in Bangladesh
* More than 200 killed in Baghdad bombing
* At least 42 killed in Turkey airport attack
* Three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia

SCIENCE
* The ozone hole is healing
* Juno has arrived at Jupitor

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Episode 153 – But America Has Bears with Shelley Segal

Shelley Segal is an Australian musician who has played both the 2012 and 2016 Reason Rallies and has toured to many atheist, humanist, and freethought conferences around the US and the world. At the end she plays two songs for us. She was previously on Atheist Nomads back on episode 17.

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Episode 152 – News for June 23, 2016

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Awe of nature

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – June 23
* 1960 – The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world
* 1972 – Title 9 of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds
* 1964 – Joss Whedon, American director, producer, and screenwriter

POLITICS AND RELIGION
* The Pulse Shooting
* Facebook removing Arab atheist groups and pages
* North Carolina Dems are going to add protecting non-believers to their platform
* Trump Questions whether or not Clinton is a Christian
* Rumors of 5 year old girl raped by Syrian refugees found to be a hoax

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* A new moon has been found orbiting earth
* Gliomas found to be more common for people who went to college
* Genes found that activate after death

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