ScathingAtheist 571: Nonbeliever Griever Edition
Added 2024-01-25 02:55:31 +0000 UTCThis week, patrons get not one but TWO BONUS HEADLINES, a reward so exciting it almost has to be in all caps.
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In this week’s episode, you’re not the boss of State Representative Josh Schriver, a very small tunnel in Brooklyn doesn't really help with the space lasers, and Carrie Black will be here to talk about secular grief.
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https://www.kingsenglish.com/book/9781735140506
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Headlines:
Pew report about nones: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/01/24/religious-nones-in-america-who-they-are-and-what-they-believe/
West Virginia Bill Would Mandate "Curing" Trans People Of Being Trans Under 21: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/west-virginia-bill-would-mandate
Lil Nas X continues delightful campaign of trolling Christians to market his music: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/lil-nas-x-has-perfected-the-art-of
https://ew.com/liberty-university-lil-nas-x-acceptance-letter-fake-j-christ-music-video-8426020
Michigan GOP lawmaker: My bill will revoke tax exemptions from "non-theistic churches": https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/michigan-gop-lawmaker-my-bill-will
Republicans turn on Fox News as MyPillow owner Mike Lindell has commercials ‘cancelled’: https://www.indy100.com/politics/fox-news-mike-lindell-mypillow
Conservatives freak out about sexy calendar for conservatives: https://www.vox.com/politics/2024/1/10/24024341/calendargate-conservative-civil-war
One Million Moms is mad about an eharmony ad: https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/15/eharmony-advert-lesbian-couple-right-wing-complaints/
Secret tunnels under NYC synagogue are stupid but not a globalist conspiracy: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/secret-chabad-tunnels-new-york-1234942995
And the tweet from "Richard Strocher" about hearing voices under his apartment is fake: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/richard-strocher-vindication-jewish-tunnels-post
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This Week in Misogyny:
Utah law risks genital exams for bathroom use: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/utah-bathroom-ban-goes-to-senate
Florida law may put sex-assigned-at-birth on driver’s license: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/23/florida-may-force-transgender-people-to-put-birth-sex-on-drivers-licenses/
Comments
Surprise surprise, no step on snek crew is trying to oppress others. "limited government" my ass.
Oxford Comma is Mandatory
2024-02-15 04:55:25 +0000 UTCDeSantis at the debate looked like what Disney would have designed for their hall of presidents if he'd been (🤢) president
LisaLisa
2024-01-26 22:59:21 +0000 UTCAs for the time spent discussing and supporting the trans community it is very appreciated. I cannot thank you enough for being wonderful allies. My daughter is 35 and did not come out until 23 far after puberty. I so wish we had known and been able to allow her to use puberty blockers. I want trans kids to be comfortable to come out to their family and get the medication and psychological care and support as a child she did not have. The current rash of legislation is very tough on her psych. I worry about her and for her daily.
FRED R GROOTHUIS
2024-01-26 14:43:35 +0000 UTCGreat interview and topic friends!😎
Danna Wheeldon
2024-01-26 13:13:33 +0000 UTCThank you for that bookend. My family and I are grieving an unexpected loss and it was comforting.
No Moore Alabama
2024-01-26 03:25:33 +0000 UTCThe trade off with nones is I worry less about them comitting religious violence or discrimination or channeling tax money toward their religion, or backing prayer in school policies. So they stay religious longer but are less of a secular opponent.
Ray Kosby
2024-01-25 20:26:44 +0000 UTCMan, I’m so depressed to find out that those tweets about hearing Yiddish under the floor were fake and posted by an alt-right troll. I laughed *really* hard at those. I only saw screenshots on reddit, don’t even have a twitter account.
Richard Stifle
2024-01-25 15:16:16 +0000 UTCMy spouse is nonbinary, and we live in the South. This transphobic bill is terrifying and maddening. States need to realize you can't legislate people out of existence. You can take away their rights. You can cause irreparable harm. But you can't make them disappear.
Julie LaVoice
2024-01-25 15:07:56 +0000 UTCThank you for having this author on! I used to be a hospital chaplain when I was religious and the focus on afterlife for those grieving isn't healthy for ANYONE let alone for those of us who don't believe those things anyway.
TwistyPretzel
2024-01-25 14:40:37 +0000 UTCFuck Your Yankee Blue Jeans
Unofficial_Opinion
2024-01-25 14:07:23 +0000 UTC
