Scathing Atheist 541: Sad Pastor Edition
Added 2023-06-29 02:18:34 +0000 UTCIn this week’s episode, we’ll learn that even the national embarrassments are bigger in Texas, we find that pastors are mathematically sad and alone, and we’ll shop a new spot for our secret communism portal.
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Headlines:
Ohio congressman targets MRFF in Defense Bill: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/gop-congressman-targets-churchstate
After complaints from Christians, Poland's 666 bus to Hel will cease to exist: https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/after-complaints-from-christians
A majority of Republicans now say same-sex relations are immoral after a year of 'groomer' attacks on LGBTQ people, poll finds:
GOP lawmaker says Mount Rushmore is a demonic portal spreading communism: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/south-dakota-state-rep-joe-donnell-claims-mount-rushmore-is-a-demonic-portal-spreading-communism-across-the-nation/
Insurers in Australia refuse to cover Anglican churches for child abuse claims: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/25/australian-anglican-schools-left-exposed-as-insurers-refuse-to-indemnify-church-against-child-abuse-claims
Texas governor embarrassingly fooled by fake article attacking Garth Brooks: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/texas-governor-embarrassingly-fooled-by-fake-article-attacking-garth-brooks/
Marjorie Taylor Greene rages at Pride chant after failing to realize it’s sarcastic: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/marjorie-taylor-greene-rages-at-pride-chant-after-failing-to-realize-its-sarcastic/
Sucks (ever more) to be a pastor: https://wfin.com/fox-national-news/exhausted-pastors-suffering-decline-in-overall-health-respect-friendship-study/
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This Week in Misogyny:
SCOTUS sides with reason on charter school’s skirt rule: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/26/charter-school-girls-skirts-supreme-court/
Arizona governor restrists abortion prosecution: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2023/06/23/arizona-gov-hobbs-signs-executive-order-to-limit-abortion-prosecution/70348934007/
Comments
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The Scathing Atheist
2023-07-04 00:03:55 +0000 UTCWow, what an show! I've been sharing more headlines and diatribes than ever in the past few weeks, and this was the hardest I've laughed at a Biblepiece Theatre in ages! Great work, all! PS, hearing that Eli went to basically a marijuana trade show in a banana print Hawaiian shirt filled me with an unexpected glee that I had FOUND MY PEOPLE. I already knew you people were my people, but - C'MON.
Minnesota Riley
2023-07-01 20:55:42 +0000 UTCI enjoyed it again this week. :)
Cal Alæra
2023-07-01 07:40:12 +0000 UTCIs there going to be a pajama party this year?
Kristine VanRaalte
2023-06-30 05:05:12 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure that's "twank."
Gmork
2023-06-30 03:04:49 +0000 UTCI did have clothes in the drier, how did he know?
Robbi Prior
2023-06-30 00:48:43 +0000 UTCGlad I wasn't driving when I realized Lucinda selected my news item for TWIM. My favorite podcast just made my week! Cheers y'all 🥃
It'sADryHumor
2023-06-29 23:58:16 +0000 UTCIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia really explained it best: Frank: Wait, I'm a little confused here. What's a twink? Dennis: A twink is small and slender, like Mac. Mac: Oh no, I'm too muscular, I would be a bear. Dennis: Ohh don't think so bro. Not hairy enough. Frank: Smooth. I would be a bear. Dennis: No no, see I don't think you'd be a bear either. As a matter of fact, I don't know what you would be, because you're definitely not a twink. Frank: I'd be a top, that's for sure. Mac: Can a twink be a top, or is that reserved for bears? Dennis: I'm sure there's a great deal of switching back and forth, but I think more often than not bears are tops, unless they happen to be power-bottoms. Frank: What's a power-bottom? Mac: A power-bottom is a bottom that is capable of receiving an enormous amount of power. Dennis: Actually Mac, you got it backwards. See, a power-bottom's actually generating all the power by doing most of the work. Frank: Does the power have to do with the size or the strength of the bottom? Mac: Now Dennis, I've heard that speed has something to do with it. Dennis: Speed has everything to do with it. You see, the speed of the bottom informs the top how much pressure he's supposed to apply. Speed's the name of the game. Right, buddy?
Host - History of Money, Banking, and Trade
2023-06-29 22:50:25 +0000 UTCGotta admit, it was weird hearing the non-Southern US pronunciation of Shad-Rack, Meee-Shack, and a-BED-nego.
Joseph SomethingSomething
2023-06-29 22:08:18 +0000 UTCI remember Shad-rack, Mee-Shack, and A-BED-nih-go. Ah, vacation bible school. What a time.
TenaciousB
2023-06-29 20:30:33 +0000 UTCI'm aware of the actual meaning, but in my heart, "twunk" will always be the past tense of twink.
Stormy Decisis says visit sharebannedbooks.com
2023-06-29 19:40:19 +0000 UTCOf course the SCOTUS affirmative action decision happened on a Thursday. Although it might be more of a Skepticrat story
Lime Green Morpheus
2023-06-29 19:16:32 +0000 UTCSo, growing up in the church I heard the story of the "Fiery Furnace" about 37 quadrillion times. Despite that, I don't know how the guys names from the story are actually pronounced, because every single one of the white guys telling the story pronounced their names differently. The most common pronunciation was, "Shad-rack," "Knee-shack" and "A-bend-a-go."
Jay Voigt
2023-06-29 17:14:31 +0000 UTC
