596: Ear and Present Danger Edition

On this week’s episode: Christians pray the bullet spray away ... We learn that "Gay Furry Hackers" isn't just an amazing porn parody ... And we learn that if you suck enough, even hagiography can make you seem boring.---To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheistTo buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: [email protected] check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo 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/---Headlines:Christian Right responds to assassination attempt: https://religionnews.com/2024/07/13/faith-leaders-and-fellow-politicians-invoke-gods-protection-for-trump-in-wake-of-shooting/ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-deplores-political-violence-questions-divine-providence-rhetoric/ https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/watch-televangelist-kenneth-copelandsSwiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/12/swiss-right-seeks-to-block-eurovisions-celebration-of-satanism-and-occultismJudge rejects effort to subpoena Catholic Church records in WA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/judge-rejects-effort-by-washington-attorney-general-bob-ferguson-to-get-records-from-catholic-church/ar-BB1pTDV0Heritage Foundation Exec Threatens ‘Gay Furry Hackers’ in Unhinged Texts: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/heritage-foundation-gay-furry-hackers-texts-1235057421/amp/---This Week in Misogyny:Ontario church shuts down after nobody will insure them against sex abuse: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/canadian-megachurch-halts-servicesIdaho woman unable to obtain emergency abortion: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/emergency-abortion-idaho-mother.htmlSynod promises to discuss female leadership next time: https://religionnews.com/2024/07/09/toned-down-synod-document-backs-female-leadership-but-not-as-deacons/Gambia considers lifting ban on FGM: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/14/gambia-female-genital-cutting-fgm/