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ScathingAtheist 405: A is for Aghast Edition (Patreon)

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2020-11-19 02:56:14
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2026-06

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In this week’s episode, Justice Alito warns us to check our underpants for Jabberwockys, the best Christmas movie is Die Hard and Eli can die mad about it, and Ken Ham will psychologically torture the alphabet into the minds of children.

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Headlines:

Justice Alito Delivers Partisan Rant Against (Fictional) Religious Persecution: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/13/justice-alito-delivers-partisan-rant-against-fictional-religious-persecution/

Michele Bachmann: God’s “Iron Rod” Must “Smash the Delusion” That Joe Biden Won

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/10/michele-bachmann-gods-iron-rod-must-smash-the-delusion-that-joe-biden-won/

Tim Sheets: Nobody is president elect

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/11/evangelical-pastor-spreads-election-lies-no-one-is-president-elect/

Dutch Sheets had a dream about plates that prove Pennsylvania will go red

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/14/prophet-interprets-wacky-dream-involving-spinning-plates-and-red-states/

UK Report Details Shocking Indifference to Child Sex Abuse by Cardinal: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/23357/view/catholic-church-investigation-report-10-november-2020.pdf

Anti-Abortion Activist: Every Church Should “Defy Lockdown” and Gather In Person

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/15/anti-abortion-activist-every-church-should-defy-lockdown-and-gather-in-person/

Madison Cawthorne brags to Jews about trying to convert Jews to Christianity: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/17/gop-congressman-elect-tells-jewish-publication-how-he-tried-to-convert-jews/

Black Republican Atheist on Cincinnati City Council Arrested on Bribery Charges: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/11/black-republican-atheist-on-cincinnati-city-council-arrested-on-bribery-charges/

Creationist explains that god made nasal bones so we’d have a place to put our glasses: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/11/17/creationist-god-gave-us-a-nasal-bone-because-he-knew-wed-wear-glasses-one-day/

Comments

Fame and fortune guaranteed in the state of Tintucky

The diatribe was beautiful I have been thinking alot about mortality, losing the ones I love, losing myself. I would want to be remembered, I would ask someone to tell me about their life, I would want to remember them.

Dean A. Batha

Noah, for what it's worth, you and Lucinda are in my thoughts.

Noel Quentin

Noah, you will find the right words forif and when you need them.

Taru Tikkanen

The diatribe was very touching, honest, and even slightly hopefull, in all its sorrow. Take care, Noah, and Lucinda.

Joel McNicklickel

I’d say: yeah I don’t believe it but you’ll let me know if I’m wrong, right?

cult of one

Noah, this one hit hard for me as I’ve had this exact same experience a couple of times. For what it’s worth, your “here’s what I think” honesty combined with a “but hey, I could be wrong” concession strategy is the way to go. At least it was the least painful strategy I came up with. In a way I’m envious of the position you’re in (envious is probably the wrong word). I get the impression that your father-in-law is rather “meh” about religion. My experience was with family that were true believers and were clearly using their own deathbeds as a last-ditch effort to save my immortal soul. So I completely understand the white-hot rage you feel towards a religion that makes otherwise decent people think that emotionally blackmailing a loved one from their deathbed is a moral thing to do. Thanks for sharing this with us. We love you guys and take care.

Ann Pollard

Noah, I feel your anguish. My Dad, who died 2 years ago, was told for years that he would likely fall over and die any time. During those years, I solidified my position as an atheist. I wanted to go totally public, but didn't because of my Dad. Maybe that sounds like cowardice, and maybe it was. But my reasoning was that my Dad had been a believer, then a non-, then a believer, over and over, all his life. At age 85, he seemed to have made peace with his belief. All my life, his oldest daughter -me- had had an undue influence on his opinions. I didn't want to give him the severe cognitive dissonance as he waited to die. So I understand. I kept it under wraps until he was gone.

Eli Schrock

Noah, my wife has been fighting stage 4 cancer for years now. You just say, "yes, it just ends. But that's ok. You live on in the memory of those who love you, and your kids will never forget you. And neither will I."

Michele Wickham

Noah's diatribe hit me hard. I took in my widowed 82 year old mom last year and while she knows I'm an atheist, I don't have the heart to contradict her. Her husband and most of her friends are dead and me being combative about her 'look at the trees' nonsense just feels stupid and cruel. I came to roughly the same conclusion. I don't really have anything profound to say, but keep up the good work.

Vega T Zapper

I love the empathy and the humanism of the commenters here. They're an emblem of the kind of minds your efforts attract and I'm so happy to be a part of this community. I wish, in an odd way, that I had more experience with death, so I could giver better advice but thanks to medicin and luck, I haven't. When I was holding my grandmothers hand for what was likely the last time, I couldn't even tell her that I thought the church would be packed for her funeral. It was, people had to stand in the aisle, because she'd been a gregarious and kind person, and I think she would have seen the compliment in that. But I couldn't say it. It was too overpowering to me to bring up that her life was ending which is why I sympathize with your predicament. You can word well, you'll say somthing decent, I'm sure. The crumbs you miss will be all the fewer since you took this time to think about what was important say. I hope it'll be a while till you have to.

Moritz Poldrack

Question: why was there spyware advertised at the end? Did I get a wrong episode?