389: Legitimate Rapert Edition

In this week’s episode, the Supreme Court finds a law churches DO have to follow, churches find a way not to follow it, and we’ll cheer you up with a reminder that 2020 is almost 7/12s over.---To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ ---Guest Links:Listen to Noah on Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ ---Headlines:Supreme Court Votes 5-4 Against Nevada Church That Opposed COVID Restrictions: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/24/supreme-court-votes-5-4-against-nevada-church-that-opposed-covid-restrictions/ Texas GOP Lawmaker: Aliens Need Jesus to Get to Heaven: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/24/texas-gop-lawmaker-aliens-need-jesus-to-get-to-heaven/ Biden suggest kids should learn about Islam in school, Christians lose their goddamn minds: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/24/conservatives-lash-out-after-biden-says-kids-should-learn-about-islam-in-school/ Ted Yoho says he won't apologize for "loving my god": https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/23/gop-rep-who-called-aoc-a-fking-bitch-i-wont-apologize-for-loving-my-god/ Ted Yoho Resigns from Christian Non-Profit’s Board: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/26/after-hateful-comment-rep-ted-yoho-resigns-from-christian-non-profits-board/ Giants Pitcher Explains Refusal to Kneel for Black Lives: “I’m a Christian” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/25/giants-pitcher-explains-refusal-to-kneel-for-black-lives-im-a-christian/ Forty members of AL church have COVID-19 thanks to dumbass revival: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/27/40-members-of-a-small-alabama-church-have-covid-after-mask-free-revival-service/ Anti-Abortion Activists Are Idiotically Urging Democrats to Cater to Their Whims: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/24/anti-abortion-activists-are-idiotically-urging-democrats-to-cater-to-their-whims/ AR State Sen. Jason Rapert Preached at a Mask-Free Church; Now He Has COVID: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/24/ar-state-sen-jason-rapert-preached-at-a-mask-free-church-now-he-has-covid/ Rick Wiles suggests Trump use hollow point bullets on Portland protesters: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2020/07/christian-tv-host-asks-trump-to-use-hollow-point-bullets-on-portland-protesters/