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A weekly look at religion and the stupidity that breeds it. Hosts Noah Lugeons, Heath Enwright, and Eli Bosnick delve into theistic attempts to intrude on the secular world in an unflinching expose on just how juvenile the whole god thing is.

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641: Paul or Nothing Edition Jun 12, 2025

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In this week’s episode, America doesn't WANNA get a shot, Peter Thiel explains why his list of anti-woke grievances is the literal Antichrist, and Don Ford will escape from his box again.
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If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com
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Headlines:
RFK Jr. fires entire CDC Vaccine advisory committee: https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-cdc-acip-vaccines-3790c89f45b6314c5c7b686db0e3a8f9
Supreme Court hands win to Catholic Charities in case that could gut worker protections: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-hands-win-to-catholic
Michael Tait of Newsboys and DC Talk and GND accused of drug-addled grooming and assault: https://julieroys.com/former-newsboys-frontman-michael-tait-accused-sexual-assault-grooming-substance-abuse-dating-back-to-2004/
SBC Meeting targets porn, same-sex marriage, sports betting, and willful childlessness: https://apnews.com/article/southern-baptists-pornography-sports-betting-gay-marriage-aac48e558ea4b7f1c3b869b917e6eea2
TST Proudly Announces America’s Newest Abortion Clinic will open June 14th in Maine: https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/news/tst-proudly-announces-america-s-newest-abortion-clinic-will-open-june-14th-in-maine
Peter Thiel is pretty sure the Antichrist is coming via AI: https://www.christianpost.com/news/palantir-founder-peter-thiel-talks-antichrist-armageddon.html
Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/jeffrey-epstein-peter-thiel-estate.html

640: Doubt That Douthat Edition Jun 05, 2025

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In this week’s episode, Texas Presumes its students can count up to ten, we learn about a gold scam involving Donald Trump's bullion heir, and we’ll find yet another downside of literacy.
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Headlines:
Texas to pass 10 Commandments-in-classrooms law: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-democrat-exposes-gop-hypocrisy
Joni Ernst defends "we all are going to die" comment with pitch to embrace Jesus: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/sen-joni-ernst-defends-we-all-are
Vatican Library to Restore and Digitise Over 80,000 Manuscripts: https://catholicnews.in/vatican-library-to-restore-and-digitise-over-80000-manuscripts/#google_vignette
Trump thinks the gold is missing from Fort Knox: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/27/us/trump-fort-knox-gold.html

639: Duck Off Edition May 29, 2025

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In this week’s episode, the SCOTUS huffily leaves a clause established, RFK Jr's top medical scientists are gonna see if Trump Derangement Syndrome can be cured with ivermectin, and we consider the complicated questions of duck-dynastic succession.
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Headlines:
SCOTUS passively barely maintains establishment clause for now with Barrett recused: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/split-us-supreme-court-blocks-religious-charter-school-2025-05-22/
Big beautiful bill gives more than $5 billion a year to private (mostly religious) schools: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/religious-charter-school-movement.html
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/nx-s1-5397175/trump-federal-voucher-private-school
Hegseth hosts meeting of what he says will be a monthly Christian prayer service at Pentagon: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/politics/hegseth-pentagon-christian-prayer-service
MTG argues with Grok about whether or not she’s Christian: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-fights-grok-elon-musk-ai-1235347313/
GOP congressmen propose bill to have the NIH study the disease called "Trump Derangement Syndrome:
https://www.wonkette.com/p/house-republicans-seek-scientific

638: Livin' on a Prager Edition May 22, 2025

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In this week’s episode, Gen Z thinks this Jesus fella is pretty skibidi Ohio, the new pope takes a long look at the story of Cain and Abel, and we’ll turn to Dennis Prager for some very questionable answers.
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Guest Links:
Check out the Blackfold podcast here: https://blackfoldpodcast.podbean.com/
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Headlines:
Young, red-pilled men are becoming more religious: https://www.yahoo.com/news/gen-z-men-becoming-more-100000474.html
Jehovah’s Witnesses are suing a reporter for "wiretapping"—after inviting him on the call: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/jehovahs-witnesses-are-suing-a-reporter
Utah Senator Mike Lee proposes bill that would ban porn nationwide: https://slate.com/life/2025/05/porn-ban-videos-republican-project-2025.html
Appeals court rules that Southwest's lawyers don't have to do "religious freedom" training: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/appeals-court-southwests-lawyers
Pope Leo’s ‘MAGA-Type’ Brother Goes To Confession About His Trolling For Trump: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pope-leo-xiv-brother-online_n_682432c1e4b0993b52bf9d29
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/louis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother.html
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This Week in Misogyny:
Brain-dead Georgia woman turned into flesh incubator by state: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-forced-keep-brain-dead-pregnant-woman-alive-rcna207002
Fertility Clinic in California bombed: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/05/bomb-explosion-fertility-clinic-in-palm-springs-california/
Women’s March on June 14th: https://www.womensmarch.com/

637: Saul Good Edition May 15, 2025

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In this week’s episode, our surgeon gets a lot more general, Celine Dion's heart will go QAnon, and we’ll get started with all new papal nicknames.
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Headlines:
Vatican goes with a white guy again: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/who-is-robert-francis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html and https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/world/sexual-abuse-mishandling-allegations-pope-leo-xiv
Catholic Bishops Defy New US State Law To Report Child Abuse: https://www.newsweek.com/catholic-bishops-defy-new-us-state-law-report-child-abuse-2070038
Trump nominates pseudoscience NOT A DOCTOR to be surgeon general:
https://ground.news/article/everything-trumps-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-said-about-vaccines
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/science/casey-means-trump-surgeon-general.html
https://www.wonkette.com/p/what-nonsense-does-trumps-wellness
Jim Bakker claims he needs a million bucks to stave off homelessness: https://www.yahoo.com/news/televangelist-jim-bakker-says-needs-044513388.html
Kentucky police agencies paid for proselytizing canine training at Ark Encounter: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/investigations/2025/05/12/ark-encounter-kentucky-holds-canine-training-for-police-with-sermons/83331517007/
Celine Dion might be a baby-eating illuminati demon queen: https://www.wonkette.com/p/is-celine-dion-a-baby-eating-illuminati

636: Pope Convictus Edition May 08, 2025

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In this week’s episode, Christian bigots put themSELVES on a list for a change, Donald Trump gets down with the sithness, and Tom and Cecil will be here to explain how Eli’s spreadsheet got lost in the mail.
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Guest Links:
Hear more from Tom and Cecil here: https://www.dissonancepod.com/
Check out Anna’s new album here: https://annabosnick.hearnow.com/
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Headlines:
Website for Christian Right MAGA-friendly businesses backfires as people use it for boycotts: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/publicsquare-trump-critics-boycott-businesses_n_680900d2e4b00850c6839b0b
Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/turkish-cypriots-protest-over-what-they-say-is-turkeys-introduction-of-islam-into-education-system/ar-AA1E6PVp
White House press briefing welcomes influencer who thought the Moon disappeared one time: https://www.wonkette.com/p/white-house-press-briefing-welcomes
New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools: https://archive.is/X7oIB#selection-507.0-511.112
Trump posts AI image of himself as Pope: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/world/trump-ai-image-pope-intl-hnk
And as a f***-jedi with a sith lightsaber: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/trump-may-4th-post-star-wars-lightsaber-b2744850.html

635: Papal Dilation Edition May 01, 2025

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In this week’s episode, the Pope is laid to solemn multimillion dollar ceremony complete with commemorative coins, a federal court considers the merits of sincerely held acid tabs, and we’ll show the conclave a bold way forward.
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Guest Links:
To check out The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD (mentioned in the Farnsworth Quote), click here: https://www.amazon.com/Cycle-Confronting-Pain-Periods-PMDD/dp/1250882893
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Headlines:
All the weird shit they did at the pope’s funeral:
https://religionnews.com/2025/04/26/at-pope-francis-funeral-a-call-to-heed-his-appeals-for-peace-and-mercy-for-the-vulnerable/
84-year-old man injured after falling from cross during crucifixion reenactment: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/west-virginia-crucifixion-fall-easter-b2737017.html
https://www.wsaz.com/2025/04/21/man-84-critically-injured-after-falling-cross-during-crucifixion-reenactment/#:~:text=WESTON%2C%20W.Va
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/vandalia-community-christian-church-marks-20-years-of-good-friday-outdoor-drama-in-horner-w/article_30d6cd8d-9ef0-46fb-8f04-b3d34ea19248.html
York Minster hosts controversial metal concert as threatened protests fail to materialise: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/25/york-minster-hosts-controversial-metal-concert-as-threatened-protests-fail-to-materialise
COVID dot gov is batshit on stilts: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-replaces-covid-websites/
One Million Moms is mad that an ad says "daaaaaamp": https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/urge-damprid-to-cancel-its-inappropriate-ad/
t sold LSD on dark web and claims a religious exemption based on RFRA: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/24/army-pilot-lsd-religion-kyle-riester/
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This Week in Misogyny:
Judge blocks worker protections for Catholic employers: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-blocks-worker-protections-abortion-fertility-care-catholic-120884316
Paula White-Cain reminds Christian women to submit to their husbands: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paula-white-cain-wives-submit-husbands_n_680a6681e4b0d1cc4a5a80d8
Republican gubernatorial candidate proposes letting female immigrants stay if they marry incels: https://2paragraphs.com/2025/04/republican-governor-candidate-proposes-female-undocumented-immigrants-can-stay-if-they-marry-incels/

634: De-Pope-ulated Edition Apr 24, 2025

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In this week’s episode, The pope was dying to meet JD Vance, Donald Trump celebrates the resurrection of the messiah with a "grind my gears" segment, and Noah tries to make Heath, Eli, and the listeners jealous for not going to AACon.
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Headlines:
Pope RELUCTANTLY meets with JD Vance on Easter even though the Pope HATES him: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/pope-francis-meets-with-jd-vance.html
AND IT FUCKING KILLED HIM TO DEATH: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/world/europe/pope-francis-dead.html
https://www.nytimes.com/article/pope-francis-death-health-problems.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/world/europe/next-pope-francis-candidates.html
Oklahoma and Indiana hope to declare official statewide Christianity: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-republicans-pass-controversial and https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indiana-resolution-declares-unified
Hate pastor campaigned to stop lesbian from becoming school superintendent; he lost:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/hate-pastor-campaigned-to-stop-lesbian-from-becoming-school-superintendent-he-lost/
Trump uses Easter message to disparage enemies, declare he will make America more religious than ever before: https://religionnews.com/2025/04/21/we-should-be-shocked-by-trumps-easter-message/ and https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-vows-make-america-more-religious-ever-before-2061904

633: Narco Rubio Edition Apr 17, 2025

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On this week's episode: The Trump administration starts their hunt for anti-Christian heffalumps ... A Christian pastor avoids the TSA sexuality trap by demanding a cavity search ... And Don Ford will be here to dig into the post-sassy-gay-Jesus portion of the Bible.
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Headlines:
See something, snitch something - State Department’s "anti-Christian bias" witch hunt begins:
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-religion-doge-rubio-trump-christian-biden-4fdb73a0cbf5651789b1aced667c2aba
‘Thousands like us’ - couples to take UK government to court over humanist marriages: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/11/thousands-like-us-couples-take-uk-government-to-court-over-humanist-marriages
American Atheists file briefs in two SCOTUS cases about American education: https://www.atheists.org/2025/04/american-atheists-files-briefs-in-two-supreme-court-cases-to-defend-secular-public-education/
Aiming to limit damages, Catholic hospital argues a fetus isn't the same as a person: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/09/aiming-to-limit-damages-catholic-hospital-argues-a-fetus-isnt-the-same-as-a-person/
James Lankford introduces a bill to gut the Johnson Amendment: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/sen-james-lankford-knows-the-irs
Christian pastor prefers frisks from male airport security agents because scanners ‘turn you gay’:
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/04/11/andrew-isker-tsa-full-body-scanners/

632: Mere Cleared Edition Apr 10, 2025

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In this week’s episode, Christians find the only thing harder to apologize for than God, a church in England fires up Sunday Morning Raw, and we’ll finally close the book on CS Lewis.
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Headlines:
Christian nationalists going crazy trying to justify Trump’s tariffs: https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/tim-barton-attempts-make-biblical-case-trumps-tariffs and https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/let-him-cook-glenn-beck-and-kevin-roberts-flack-trumps-tariff-policy and https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/tony-perkins-suggests-wall-street-intentionally-tanking-stock-market-spite-trump
Minnesota lawmaker's bill to "advance critical thinking" actually pushes Christian mythology: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/minnesota-lawmakers-bill-to-advance
Catholic Church denounces online sale of Carlo Acutis relics: https://apnews.com/article/carlo-acutis-millennial-saint-relics-sale-italy-catholic-f5a65136f90673ed038cc2e61dd76368
British tax loophole encourages pubs to be churches: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/23/ye-of-little-faith-the-tax-loophole-that-turns-old-pubs-into-places-of-worship
A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court and now it controls their trademark:
https://apnews.com/article/black-church-lawsuit-proud-boys-trademark-75da1ea60ab17a324e0dedf7fe2b06c4
England’s Wrestling Church seeks converts with baptisms and body slams: https://apnews.com/article/wrestling-church-shipley-england-gareth-thompson-987bdb744b34aab059349a97fa783184

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