Cognitive Dissonance

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Episode 38: The Friendly Atheist (and us) Mar 12, 2012

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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 Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 37: Conspiracy Skeptics Mar 05, 2012

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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 Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 36: Skeptics with a K Feb 27, 2012

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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. Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 35: Side Effects Include... Feb 20, 2012

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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 Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 34: Thomas vs. the Bible Feb 13, 2012

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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. Thomas and the bible podcast, youtube channel, facebook. (thomasandthebible.com) Clips: Jesus camp, The Simpsons, Ghostbusters, Madonna ` “Like a Prayer” Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 33: Lawmakers for Constitutional Ignorance Feb 06, 2012

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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 Atheisthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaPKt3c8S-w&feature=youtu.be http://www.ghostshop.com/ Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 32: The Angry Atheists Jan 30, 2012

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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), Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 31: God Hates Women Jan 23, 2012

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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 Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for all the links.

Episode 30: Intimate Rocket Attack Jan 16, 2012

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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 Visit our website: http://dissonancepod.com for all the stories and links.

Episode 29: Amateur Paleontology Jan 09, 2012

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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’ Visit our website: http://dissonancepod.com for all the stories and links.

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