This week Wendy and Tom talk about Rick Perry's 'Strong' campaign ad, the death of Christopher Hitchens, Christmas, and Kim Jong Il.

'Strong' ad video

Daily Hitchens

Flying Spaghetti Monster joins the nativity scene

Tebo's Pastor gives credit to god

Kim Jong Il in Team America World Poilce

Ben, Wendy and Tom talk about the Freedom From Religion Foundation's recent call to take down a statue of Jesus from a national park hillside, and for a Tennessee town to take a cross off of their water tower. On this weeks episode of 'Stupid Shit The Bible Says', Ben tells us about trillions of rotting quails squirting out of the noses of the lost Israelites (well, kind of).

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Tennessee Water Tower Cross

Big Mountain Jesus coming down

Dawkins Snubbed

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

Mr. Deity and the Naughty Bits

Numbers, Chapter 11

Wendy and Tom talk about the recent news of the program in Bay Minette, Alabama to allow first time offenders of non-violent misdemeanor crimes to choose between jail time or church. We explain why we are going to an every-other-week program.

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Jail or Jesus

Ben, Wendy and Tom talk about Ben's wedding, the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell, private school discrimination and listener email about Facebook debates.

Humanist writer Jennifer Hancock talks about her new book 'Jen Hancock's Handy Humanism Handbook'

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'Jen Hancock's Handy Humanism Handbook'

Student's Honesty cost her spot at christian school.

Leewood Thomas, from the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers joins us on this weeks show. He talks about what the group has done in the community in the past and ideas for the future. Leewood tells us about the bus ad lawsuit and how silly the whole issue was.

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Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason

Arkansas Freethinkers Meetup

Marjoe

Han Hills, president of the Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear joins us to talk about the Carolinas Secular Conference. Han tells us how he came to be part of the HFCF, the difficulties of organizing Humanists and Atheists, and what his plans are for the community in the future.

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Cape Reason Podcast

Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear

Carolinas Secular Conference

Ben, Wendy and Tom answer listener email.

One listener asks how world religions would react to Alien life.

Another listener suggests that Jesus accepted gifts as an infant. Ben plays the Jesus's advocate and defends the idea that Jesus did not accept any gifts.

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Notorious Troll Arrested

Judge rules in favore of Atheist bus ads.

Bloopers and all this time. I only mildy edited this show to show you what we normally leave out.

Ben, Wendy and Tom talk about a listener email, asking if it's better for the gay movement to be a gay christian or a gay atheist.

Rick Perry, Ground Zero, the Satanic Bible, Spotted Sheep, Miracle Healing, Crickets, and Stupid Shit The Bible Says.

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Inmate Sues over Satanic Bible

Cross at Ground Zero Article

'Miraculous' Healing

Spotted Sheep - Genesis 30:32-43

Wendy and Tom talk about Warren Jeffs prediction of 'crippling desease' that god will bring to his judge. Justin Griffith of Rock Beyond Belief is named the Military Director of American Atheists.

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Warren Jeffs article

Justin Griffith named Military Director of American Atheists

Ezekiel 23:19-20

Head Herpes