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ScathingAtheist 516: De-Pope-ulated Edition

In this week’s episode, there’s Norway Forward for Witnesses of Jehovah, the death of the ex-pope sets off a Rube Goldberg device of slapstick magic rituals, and Heath will end another day tied with Kevin McCarthy in terms of being the Speaker of the House.

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Headlines:

Pew story on religious makeup of 118th congress discussed in the diatribe: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/01/03/faith-on-the-hill-2023/

Nazi pope is dead and the Catholic papal death rituals are ABSURD:

https://www.reuters.com/world/rituals-benedicts-passing-could-be-template-future-ex-popes-2022-12-30/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hammer-time/

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/3515/ancient-tradition-for-confirming-popes-death

https://weirdcatholic.com/2019/02/14/are-dead-popes-still-hit-on-the-head-with-a-hammer/

New York Times opinion piece is stupid and I hate it: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/opinion/soul-resolutions-new-year.html

Greg Locke claims Andrew Tate was arrested for denying climate change: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/greg-locke-andrew-tate-arrested-climate-change-greta-thunberg/

Kirk Cameron is still telling lies to boost sales of his new Christian book: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/kirk-cameron-is-still-telling-lies-to-boost-sales-of-his-new-christian-book/

Comments

I liked it again this week

Laura Lusby

*Diggs, not Sigh’s

Host - History of Money, Banking, and Trade

Watching the Bills-Patriots game. I really like Tony Romo. He calls a great game but holy shit, he was bonkers with his religious shit because of the Bills’ player that almost died. No mention of the amazing work the first responders did. Instead he mentioned Stephan Sighs’ leadership because he prayed a lot. Like seriously, what the fuck?

Host - History of Money, Banking, and Trade

Literally watched the jags game due to the extra content. 🤣

Rob Johnson

You know I love a good Icelandic volcano mention

Eyjafjallajökull The Icelandic volcanoe

But we LIKE the kitten picture on our 2019 refrigerator calendar!

Ann Pollard

I second Australia’s “Change the Date” vote! Always was, Always will be 🖤💛❤️ We need a treaty! And stop “celebrating the ‘stealing’ of traditionally owned lands! Celebrate Fedetration, if you must, but not the massacre of, and stealing from Australia’s First Nations Peoples.

Kitty Maehem

Has Heath contacted the Wingnut Caucus? They're just voting for random people, so maybe they can toss him a vote or two.

Chris M

I love the undercutter's pizza. That was a great bit

That sickeningly in-love powercouple

My cat was very agitated by Eli's Russian accent. Or he's mad I'm not giving him treats right now. One of those...

Nicolette Hardinger


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