ScathingAtheist 371: Electric Boog-Achoo Edition (Patreon)

In this week’s episode, we desperately try to find something to talk about other than the coronavirus, and occasionally we succeed.

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Headlines:

77% of White Evangelicals Say Trump Is Doing a Good Job Dealing With Coronavirus: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/20/77-of-white-evangelicals-say-trump-is-doing-a-good-job-dealing-with-coronavirus/

Michigan: Churches Won’t Get Punished if More Than 50 People Gather: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/22/michigan-churches-wont-get-punished-if-more-than-50-people-gather/

An Estimated 25,000 People Gathered in Bangladesh to Pray Away COVID-19: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/21/an-estimated-25000-people-gathered-in-bangladesh-to-pray-away-covid-19/

Christian-Owned Hobby Lobby Refuses to Close All Stores During Pandemic: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/21/christian-owned-hobby-lobby-refuses-to-close-stores-during-pandemic/

Despite COVID-19, These Evangelicals Want to Convert Isolated Brazilian Tribes: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/21/despite-covid-19-these-evangelicals-want-to-convert-isolated-brazilian-tribes/

Christian Activist: COVID-19 Arose After the Chinese Ate Biblically Unclean Food: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/19/christian-activist-covid-19-arose-after-the-chinese-ate-biblically-unclean-food/

GOP Lawmaker Opposed Pandemic Relief Bill Because It Was Too Gay-Friendly: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/19/gop-lawmaker-opposed-pandemic-relief-bill-because-it-was-too-gay-friendly/

Christian Group: Don’t Call Us an Anti-LGBTQ “Hate Group” During a Pandemic: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/19/christian-group-dont-call-us-an-anti-lgbtq-hate-group-during-a-pandemic/

FL County Commissioner: I’m “Sorry” for Saying Hair Dryers Cure COVID-19: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/22/fl-county-commissioner-im-sorry-for-saying-hair-dryers-cure-covid-19/

Dave Daubenmire: The “Activist Mommy” is Telling “Half-Truths” About Her Divorce: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/20/dave-daubenmire-the-activist-mommy-is-telling-half-truths-about-her-divorce-2/

What Name Comes to Mind When You Think of Atheism? Many Americans Say… “Satan”: 

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/18/what-name-comes-to-mind-when-you-think-of-atheism-many-americans-say-satan/

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This Week in Misogyny:

Ohio and Texas halt abortions during pandemic: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/3/22/21189847/coronavirus-ohio-abortion-elective-surgeries and https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/24/pandemic-new-front-abortion-wars-147315

Pastor: God gave men stronger sex drives so they’d pursue marriage: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/03/24/christian-ministry-god-gave-men-stronger-sex-drives-so-theyd-pursue-marriage/