The Scathing Atheist Podcast

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

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

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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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/

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

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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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