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The Non-Prophets, Episode 21.09 airing Sunday, 2022-02-27 featuring Cynthia, Phil Ferguson, and Malty.
EVERYBODY FALL IN!!
Welcome to the Non-Prophets basic training! We are going to turn you from raw recruits to lean mean skeptic thinking news and daily topic absorbing machine!
First lesson! Paraphrasing the fifth general order; you must obey all orders of the commanding officer. Unless you feel it somehow violates your religion. An Airforce officer fight against taking the Covid vaccine. Drop and give me 20 ma’am!
Next, TEN HUT! POPE WATCH! Pope Francis condemns the assisted suicide while the Italian government mulls it’s efficacy. Many years in the making and following a man who was trapped in his body after a horrible accident. Can the Pope allow that punishment to end or is it eternal punishment for wanting a release?
Then we double time it for a brisk 60 year march for new black history. Friend of the show Mandisa Thomas shows that a minority in a minority is able to raise their voices shouting out injustices. Will you join in the cadence?
Lastly, we get into a Special High Intensity Treatment that might seem strange, but it’s true. A healer in Pakistan convinced a woman that forcing a nail in her head would make sure her next child was male. Whisky Tango Foxtrot are these faith healers doing to these poor people?
Segment 1 [03:51]: Air Force can’t compel Christian officer to get Covid shot, judge rules
Ground, Feb 16, 2022
https://ground.news/article/judge-air...
Segment 2 [30:50]: (POPE Watch!) Pope Condemns Assisted Suicide Italian Physician Assisted Suicide
Ground, Feb 9, 2022
https://ground.news/article/pope-cond...
Segment 3 [51:53]: New Black History and Elevating Humanism
The Humanist, Feb 15, 2022 By Mandisa Thomas
https://thehumanist.com/commentary/ma...
Segment 4 [1:18:03]: Strange But True - Pakistan: Police hunt for 'healer' who hit nail into woman's head
BBC news, Feb, 9 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia...
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The Non-Prophets, Episode 21.08 airing Sunday, February 20th 2022 featuring Laura Magee, Richard Gilliver, ExXian Erin and Arden Heart.
Summary:
In the secular/humanist news reporting system you have a dedicated team of tireless hosts who will report the news and give their opinions.
These are their stories.
[BOOM BOOM]
First up on the docket, a pastor cooking it up without their pants. Is it just an innocent klutzy moment, or was he trying to get another type of religious experience. OH MY! Well the defence is going to have their work cut out for them.
Next like a page out of some of our darkest history we see a book burning by none other Pastor Greg Locke. He takes out what followers think are satanic works like Harry Potter. One might argue it was a better love story than Twilight, but investigations got distracted. A man who doesn’t follow positive Atheism tosses a Bible deep into that Pyre. Carthitic? Maybe. Could handled better? Well, let’s find out.
Then OK lawmakers follow suite with TX lawmakers. Trying to push through legislation that would punish teachers that would offend delicate sensibilities. What sensibilities would that be? Well ones that acknowledge LGTB people exist to young impressionable children. Do they have enough evidence to convince the jury of public opinion? They think they might.
Lastly, A Christian K-12 private school down under is in hot water for demanding parents sign a gender / birth-sex conformity contract. The school’s principal that sent out that paperwork has, “stepped aside”.
Articles Discussed
Segment 1: Mega Church Pastor caught with his pants down Hipster Megachurch in Shambles Over Pastor’s Alleged Affair
The Daily Beast, Jan 22, 2022 By Emily Shugerman http://tiny.cc/megchurchpastoraffair
Venue Church struggles as Pastor Tavner Smith takes time off amid affair allegations The Chritain Post, Jan 31 2022 By Leonardo Blair http://tiny.cc/cheatpastortakestime
Spicy! Shocked parishioners catch Tennessee megachurch pastor in his boxers with married co-worker wearing just a towel: Claimed they'd been cooking CHILI for hot dogs and it had splashed on their clothes!
Segment 2: Looking Back:A history of religious control by fire
Right-Wing Pastor Greg Locke Organizes 'Massive' Book Burning Newsweek, 02/01/2022 By Anders Anglesey
http://tiny.cc/greglockeburns The Taliban destroyed Afghanistan’s ancient treasures. Will history repeat itself?
Here Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged and Destroyed
National Geographic, Sept. 1 2015 By Andrew Curry http://tiny.cc/natgeoisisdestroys
Man crashes pastor’s book burning event - throws a bible into the fire and yells: ‘Hail Satan!”
Deadstate.org, 02/05/2022 by Sky Palma
https://deadstate.org/man-crashes-pas...
Segment 3: Segment 3: Church - State Separation?
Oklahoma lawmaker wants to fire teachers who offend students’ religious beliefs
OnlySky Feb. 2 2022 By Hemant Mehta
http://tiny.cc/oktechfired
Segment 4: Christian College faces backlash
Australia’s Citipointe Christian College faces backlash over anti-LGBTQ contract (The Christian K-12 school told parents to sign the contract or their kids would be kicked out)
OnlySky Feb. 2 2022 By Hemant Mehta
http://tiny.cc/aussieantilgbtcontract
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The Non-Prophets Episode 21.07 airing February 13th, 2022 ,featuring Nate Smith, Christy Powell, and Laura Magee!
Summary - Love is in the air and our hosts are fearless when it comes to navigating the stormy seas that is Valentine’s Day! With an attempted mutiny take over by some of Secular Sexuality hosts… Hey wait a minute! Nate… Laura…? You are Non-Prophets! YOU TRAITORS! Along with love guru Christy Powell. Our three private-teers will explore the rocky waters of Valentine’s Day history. They will stop at many ports around the world and take in how other cultures celebrate. Then to the briny deep where many feel the pressures of the day. Finally, they will hear the siren songs of Christians saying AVAST to celebrations they find a little icky. For them we say it is time to swab the deck!
Why all the nautical themes for a Valentine’s day special? Well since The Non-Prophets is the flagship of the Atheist Community of Austin, then the sister show Secular Sexuality would have to be the TUG BOAT!
Want to see more of what Christy Powell is doing head on over to https://www.youtube.com/c/SecularSexu...
Articles Discussed:
Segment 1: Grim History of Valentine’s Day
http://tiny.cc/darkvday
Additional Reference:
http://tiny.cc/smithsonianonvday
http://tiny.cc/pagenvday
Segment 2: Valentine’s Day Traditions Around the World
https://odysseys-unlimited.com/valent...
Additional Reference:
Segment 3: Valentine’s Day Blues
http://tiny.cc/vdayblues
Segment 4: Shit Internet Apologists Say - Just Say No to V-Day
https://becomingchristians.com/2016/0...
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This week’s episode on the Non-Prophets covers how musicians are calling (cow suga, honey ice, tea) b*ll$h!t on Spotify and Joe Rogan spreading COVID misinformation. The French government takes a step in the right direction by banning Christian ‘Conversion Therapy’. Books about gender are being pulled from public school districts in Washington State, a Mississippi Mayor withholding funds over LGBTQ+ books but New Jersey high school board vetoes book ban. We have two directions that we can take in America, a secular, multicultural vision that respects rule of law and political rights and a Christian nationalist vision for America where white Christians dominate the political, economic, and social orders. Tune in this Sunday, 3pm central!]
Articles Discussed
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Segment 1: Musicians Can Spotify Misinformation
RollingStone Mag. Jan, 12th 2022 By EJ Dickson
‘A Menace to Public Health’: Doctors Demand Spotify Puts an End to Covid Lies on ‘Joe Rogan Experience’
http://tiny.cc/jregonedoneit
Segment 2: New French law bans ‘conversion therapy’
The Hill, Jan 26th 2022 By Maureen Breslin
New French law band ‘conversion therapy’
http://tiny.cc/francejoinscanada
Segment 3: Bigots and Books
NJ.com (True Jersey), Jan 26th 2022 By Vashti Harris
N.J. high school board votes against recommendation to ban LGBTQ+ book http://tiny.cc/youdoneabadbadbook
Segment 4: It’s either Christian Nationalism or Democracy
Only Sky Jan 9th 2022 By Marcus Johnson
It’s either Christian nationalism or democracy. You can’t have both https://onlysky.media/mjohnson/its-ei...
Segment Titles and Articles Discussed:
Segment 1 - Musicians Can Spotify Misinformation - Josh
Segment 2 -New French law bans 'conversion therapy' - Neil
Segment 3 -Bigots and Books - Josh
Segment 4 -It’s Either Christian nationalism or democracy - Cynthia
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The Non-Prophets, Episode 21.05 airing Sunday, January 30rd 2022 featuring Cynthia McDonald, Teo El Ateo, Secular Rarity and ObjectivelyDan.
This week’s episode covers Pope Emeritus Benedict's lack of spine dealing with another rapist priest. Please don’t give horse de-wormer to inmates. NASA helps fund a look into religious feelings on the existence of aliens. Ending with a pastor that want to bring the faith alive by rubbing spit in his brother’s eye… Literally.
Articles Discussed
Segment 1: Popewatch! - BBC News - Former Pope Benedict failed to act over abuse, new report finds
JOE HERNANDEZ. January 18, 2022
Links to Main Articles:
http://tiny.cc/popewatchabuse
Segment 2: Arkansas inmates are suing after being given ivermectin to treat COVID-19
Links to Main Articles:
http://tiny.cc/inmatesivermectin
Segment 3: Strange But True - NASA used religious experts to predict how humans may react to aliens
The Hill, Brooke Migdon - Dec. 28, 2021
Links to Main Articles: http://tiny.cc/nasamystics
Segment 4: Shit Internet Apologist Say - A megachurch pastor in Oklahoma apologized for a demonstration during his sermon 'being too extreme and disgusting' when he rubbed spit on a churchgoer's face
Business Insider, Mary Meisenzahl - Jan 17, 2022, 5:34 PM
Links to Main Articles:
http://tiny.cc/dontpraydontspray
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The Non-Prophets, Episode 21.04 airing Sunday, January 23rd 2022 featuring Laura Magee, Richard Gilliver and August.
Ships log: Rear Admiral Johnny P. Angel reporting.
Ahoy! This week aboard the Flagship of the Atheist Experience Network, Laura Magee, Richard Gilliver and August head for international waters. Of course, they begin at the official NP winter quarters, a small, but comfortable villa, up the Tiber from the Tyrrhenian Sea, not far from Ostia Antica, seaport of ancient Rome, itself.
The skuttlebutt is that il Papa is singing some pro-LGBTQ shanties. A closer listen is warranted. They find that his tone is somehow off…hmmm.
Having weighed anchor, these modern day Argonauts sail for what seems a lifetime, only to find themselves traversing the Sulu Sea (yes, the SULU Sea). Upon making landfall at Bataan Port, our intrepid crew surveys the Philippines’ new ban on child marriage. About time they cheer!
But what is this, they each descry through their looking glass? The expected: religious-types making a typical stink. Noted in the ship’s log. Time to make waves…a fair wind blows them southwest along the coast to Borneo, west to Singapore, past the tip of India, through the Suez Canal, beyond the Straights of Gibraltar, hugging Portugal, Espana, and Frahhhnce, across the channel, skirting the eastern coast of England, and FINALLY laying anchor at the Port of Tilbury, in Essex, UK.
Here, Captain Laura and the Bridge Crew stride the gangplank and inspect lowly Piltdown Man and his cobbled-together head. They’ve collected their shillings and shamble (their legs are not used to such stability) to the nearest pub, where over whatever drinks they elect, they confabulate a spell on the topic of that singular cohort: Gen Z: and how they do, and do not get together. We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we did.
Segment Titles and Articles Discussed:
Segment 1: Pope Watch
Pope Francis Removes Vatican Official Behind Document Barring Blessings for LGBTQ Couples
Newsweek, By Heather Bair Jan 10, 2022
http://tiny.cc/popewatchgrsmcool
Segment 2: Step in the Right Direction - Philippines bans child marriage
http://tiny.cc/sitrdpibankidwed
Segment 3: Looking Back - January 20: “Piltdown Man” Hoax Exposed
by Ronald Bruce Meyer, January 20, 2011
Links to Main Articles: http://tiny.cc/lbpiltdownmanfake
Additional reading:
http://tiny.cc/piltdownmanxplaind
Segment 4: Gen Zs Aren’t “Committed to Being Committed”
BBC.com By Jessica Klein Jan 7, 2022
Links to Main Articles:
http://tiny.cc/genzkeepsitinpants
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This weeks episode covers money found behind Joel Osteen’s toilet, how the State of Utah is using the LDS church to decrease their welfare benefits, how a mob lynched a man in Pakistan due to an accusation of blasphemy, ending with a Step In the Right Direction with pastors joining “The Great Resignation”.
Articles Discussed
Segment 1: Joel Osteen is the Pablo Escobar of Christianity
Link to Main Article:
“Plumber Finds Money at Mega-Church”
http://tiny.cc/osteendirtymoney
Additional Reference:
“Plumber Receives Reward for Finding Money”
http://tiny.cc/dirtymoneycomeclean
Segment 2: ..And the Poor turn to Jesus
Link to Main Article:
“LDS Church Enables Utah Welfare”
http://tiny.cc/ldsatwar
Segment 3: The Ultimate Sin: Blasphemy
Link to Main Article:
“Sri Lanken Man Killed for Alleged Blasphemy”
http://tiny.cc/20toeternity
Segment 4: [Step in the Right Direction] - The Great Resignation
Link to Main Article:
“The Great Resignation” http://tiny.cc/biblicalresignation
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The Non-Prophets, Episode 21. Airing Sunday, January 9th featuring Malty, “Teo El Ateo, Secular Rarity and guest host Genevieve of That GD show!
Summary -
On this week’s episode we cover bigotry against burkinis in Bangladesh. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls out Kwanzaa as a fake religion. FFRF wants North Carolina Sheriff to remove bible quotes from his department’s wall and we end with a Nigerian Prophet giving Satan a Wrestling smack down to win the spiritual heavyweight championship. So…
Please join us for the Non-prophets episode 21.02 premiering Sunday Jan 9 at 3 PM CT.
Articles Discussed
Segment 1 [2:52]: Muslim Women at the Beach
Link to Main Article:
“Bangladesh: Women-only beach scrapped after social media outcry”
http://tiny.cc/womenonlybeachscraped
“When Swimming As a Muslim Woman Becomes A Political Act”
http://tiny.cc/swimmingandpolitics
Additional Reference:
“6 facts about women’s rights in Bangladesh”
http://tiny.cc/factsbdwomensrights
Segment 2 [30:32]: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s War on Kwanzaa!
Link to Main Article:
“Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Kwanzaa ‘a fake religion created by a psychopath”
http://tiny.cc/mtgonkwanzaa
Additional Reference:
Wiki page on the origin of Kwanzaa
http://tiny.cc/kwanzaawiki
Segment 3 [46:54]: Deconvert the Police
Link to Main Article:
“Sheriff refuses to remove Bible verse from Office: ‘We need more Jesuis’”
http://tiny.cc/biblesheriff
Segment 4 [1:01:43]:Spiritual Celebrity Deathmatch!
Link to Main Article:
“Prophet Odumeje Flaunts Championship Belt As He Claims To Have Defeated Stata In An International Spiritual Wrestling Match [VIDEO]”
https://www.ghgossip.com/prophet-odum...
Additional Refrence:
Wiki page for Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere “Odumeje”
http://tiny.cc/Odumejewiki
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The Atheist Community of Austin Holiday Trivia Challenge - Semi Finals - Year End Special.
We are pre-recording this challenge so that we could give you something interesting to watch over the holidays, but also give our hard working hosts and crew some time off to spend with their family and friends.
This will be a 5 part series, with one episode appearing on each of our AEN Network shows. The schedule is as follows:
The preliminary rounds will consist of 5 questions each, and will be shown on the Secular Sexuality channel on Thursday, December 23rd at 7pm Central: http://tiny.cc/ytss
The first two Quarter Final rounds will consist of 7 questions each, and will be shown on the Truth Wanted channel on Friday, December 24th at 7pm Central: http://tiny.cc/yttw
The second two Quarter Final rounds will consist of 7 questions each, and will be shown on Talk Heathen on Sunday, December 26th at 1pm Central: http://tiny.cc/ytth
The two Semi-final rounds will consist of 7 questions each, and will be shown on The Non-Prophets on Sunday, December 26th at 3pm Central: http://tiny.cc/ytnp
The Championship round will consist of 7 questions, and we will have a Consolation round consisting of 3 questions. These will both be show on The Atheist Experience channel on Sunday, December 26th at 4:30pm Central: http://tiny.cc/ytaxp
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Atheist Christmas Greetings from this week’s host Johnny, Cynthia, Nate, and Jason as they open the show with a history lesson on the cultural and commercial phenomenon of the winter celebrations. The hosts discuss the holiday blues in the time of COVID, which for some can be the loneliest time of the year. In the final segment, the Little Drummer Boy beats his drum to the tune of Christian Conservatives being frantic about the so-called War on Christmas. It’s the most unholy time of the year!
Articles Discussed
Segment 1: History of Xmas and Winter Celebrations
Main Article: “History of Christmas”
http://tiny.cc/historyxmas
Additional References:
“Winter Solstice Celebrations”
http://tiny.cc/winsolcel
“Roman Festival of Sol Invictus” https://www.thecolchesterarchaeologis...
“Weirdest Christmas Traditions”
http://tiny.cc/weirdxmas
Segment 2: Xmas in the Time of COVID
Main Article: “COVID Concerns During Christmas”
http://tiny.cc/covidxmas
Segment 3: Holiday Blues
Main Article: “Putting Mental Health First”
http://tiny.cc/carefirst
Segment 4: The History of the War on Xmas: So Many Lives Lost
Main Article: “War on Christmas History” http://tiny.cc/waronxmas
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