Episode 74 – The War on Christmas

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – December 25

* Year 1 Anno Domini – Jesus is born and the first Christmas! History.com | Wikipedia | (and a bit about “Did Coke invent the modern St Nick?” Hint: no)
* 1996 – Jon Benet Ramsey murdered

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* The roboworm
* Unexpected methane findings on Mars
* Double amputee gets two mind controlled prosthetics
* Calgary child tooth decay up since ending fluoridation

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Update: Albany parents get 10 years for religious medical neglect
* Parents charged in infants death caused by strict Adventist diet
* Isis slaughters 150 women for refusing Jihad marriage | Guidelines for handling female captives
* Australian Catholics admit to link between celibacy and raping children
* Ohio requires churches to be involved in new school program

War on Christmas 2014
* Jesus is the reason for the season, even for Hanukkah
* Satanist display in Michigan Capitol
* Florida has a Festivus pole again this year
* Florida town sells city hall nativity display * Congressman trying to save Christmas from us

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Episode 73 – A Year without God, part 2 with Ryan Bell

Former Adventist Pastor Ryan Bell returns to give us an update on his year without God. We discuss what he’s seen from the atheist movement, both the good and his critiques, how his family has taken it, and the work he is doing with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH).

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Episode 72 – Still Waiting for that Resurrection

NTRO

* Police brutality, racism, etc
* Cop breaks handcuffed woman’s eye, faces no local charges

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

* 1941 – Germany declares war on the United States
* 1969 – Soviets declare nudity a sign of “western decadence” | Oh! Calcutta! (NSFW)
* 2005 – Cronulla riots, New South Wales, Australia
* 2009 – Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage
* 2013 – Pope Francis is named Time magazine’s person of the year

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Orion makes “by-the-book” test flight
* California’s drought may be the worst in 1200 years
* Congressman names climate change “theory” after himself
* Judge dismissed case claiming evolution promotes atheism

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Update: 7th Circuit rules that the Catholic Church is not above the law
* Scott Lively still faces crimes against humanity case” target=”_blank”>
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Baptist pastor encourages gay author to commit suicide
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Toronto family expecting resurrection for six months
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Iran to execute man over Facebook posts
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Christian terrorism strikes in Texas
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Teacher resigns over student’s freakout over Jesus story
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Chicago CoR banner vandalized
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Satanists get their Florida temple display

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Episode 71 – Don’t be a Dick with Stephanie Guttormson

Stephanie Guttormson is the Operations Director for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science. She also works to educate people about transgendered people, the challenges they face and how cis people can be better allies. On her YouTube channel, Think Stephtically, she ttacklesall manners of woo.

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Episode 70 – You’re Not Above the Law

INTRO

* Furguson | NY Times | NBC

THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 27

* 1095 – Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
* 1942 – The French practice giving up
* 2005 – Aerosmith and 50 Cent headline a $10 million bat mitzvah | FBI Press Release

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Philae
* CERN finds two new subatomic particles
* El Nino stunted height of Peruvian children

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Boise transwoman’s memory not honored at funeral
* Philippine children demon possessed | How collective hysteria works
* Nome considers taxing churches
* Ben Carson feels God’s fingers nudging him towards presidential run
* More of the same with Vatican’s new prosecutor
* Catholic diocese think’s it’s above the law
* Protester at Muslim prayer service at National Cathedral | Reuters | Rawstory | Friendly Atheist
* Update: Marine sues school over Islamic history lesson

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Episode 69 – Islamic Reformation with Ali Rizvi

In this episode we are joined by Ali Rizvi, a writer, musician, and physician who is an ex-Muslim of Pakistani birth. We discuss his background and vision for the future of the Islamic world, among other things.

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Episode 68 – Iran, for the love of dog!

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – November 13

* 1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson is born
* 1953 – Indiana Textbook Commission member charges that Robin Hood is communistic
* 1974 – Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious one-car crash

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* USDA approves healthier GMO potato
* Blood pressure drug cures diabetes in mice
* New alternative to antibiotics

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Update on Oregon faith healing case
* Humanism ruled to be a religion for establishment reasons
* US Sixth Circuit Court upholds same sex marriage bans
* Student punished for omitting “Under God”
* Mars Hill has dissolved
* Iran proposes lashes for having dogs

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Recorded for release on 2014-11-13

Episode 67 – The Happy Heathen with Jen Chadourne

Jen Chadbourne is an Iraq war veteran, military justice advocate, author, artist, ex-Wiccan, atheist, vegetarian, firearms enthusiast, and self-professed not an asshole. She blogs at Happy Heresy.

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She also recommends Kevin McGil an advocate to stop sexual assualt in the military

Episode 66 – The Backlash Begins

THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 30
* 1918 – Ottoman Empire signs treaty with Allies
* 1938 – Welles scares nation
* 1953 – Eisenhower approves NSC 162/2

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* Man with severed spine walks
* Ebola litmus test

POLITICS AND RELIGION
* The right wing backlash on same sex marriage
Hitching Post Lawsuit
Otter appeals again
Idaho state senator thinking about getting rid of marriage
NC Magistrate quits
Legislator wants to allow discrimination
*
Minnesota atheists sue to be able to officiate weddings
*
Oklahoma 10 Commandments statue destroyed
*
Maryland father angry his daughter is being taught about Islam
*
Woman says Jesus will pick up her tab

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Recorded for release on 2014-10-30

Episode 65 – No Longer Witnessing with Chase

We are joined by Chase, a former Jehovah’s Witness Pioneer who shares with us his story, JW history and doctrine, and his recovery.

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