626: Alarm Belle Edition

In this week’s episode, we’ll get good news about pews from Pew, British Bishops make an illegal move, and we’ll learn who’s succeeding Cardinal Pell as Australia’s worst living person.---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/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/---Guest Links:Check out more from Marsh on Skeptics with a K and the Know Rogan Experience.Learn more about American Atheists’ annual convention here: https://convention.atheists.org/Check out more from Gate Theory here: https://gatetheory.com/---Headlines:Survey mentioned in the diatribe: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/Pew survey shows low levels of Christian nationalism in America: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/01/28/comparing-levels-of-religious-nationalism-around-the-world/Despite republican efforts, the gayness persists https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/despite-republican-attacks-americansBishop of Liverpool resigns after assault claimshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6gze93mpno Bishop comes forward as Bishop of Liverpool accuserhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj30ddrjm7oNominee to be the next Bishop of Durham withdraws from appointmenthttps://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/21-february/news/uk/nominee-for-see-of-durham-withdraws-from-appointment Church of England bishop calls for disestablishmenthttps://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/02/church-of-england-bishop-calls-for-disestablishment Dusty Deevers insane laws failhttps://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmakers-shoot-down-slewRyan Walters now wants “Bible based character lessons” for Oklahoma public school students: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-wants-to-buy-bible-basedNigel Farage: Britons must have more children to save Judeo-Christian culturehttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-britons-must-have-more-children-to-save-judeo-christian-culture-nkq60pjwl   /  https://archive.is/atD2B ---This Week in Misogyny:Anti-abortion Trump supporters freaking out over IVF order: https://religionnews.com/2025/02/21/trumps-ivf-executive-order-worries-abortion-foes/SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to abortion clinic “bubble laws”: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/abortion-clinics-protest-zones-supreme-court/index.htmlChristian efforts to disenfranchise women: https://newrepublic.com/article/191420/christian-nationalism-save-act-voter-suppression