In this week’s episode, Christians simultaneously believe their god made Trump and is worthy or worship, people in North Carolina and Montana scour the woods after Pornhub blocks them, and we’ll pick another book to hate read.

---

To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist

To 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]

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/

---

Vatican considers removing celibacy requirement for priests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/consider-revising-celibacy-rule-catholic-priests-vatican-official-says

Trump tweets out insane "God Made Trump" video: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111703421569603715

Alabama School trades first amendment violations for snacks: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/alabama-school-to-churches-donate

Vatican’s Doctrine Chief under fire for writing about orgasms 25 years ago: https://religionnews.com/2024/01/09/vaticans-doctrine-chief-is-raising-eyebrows-over-his-1998-book-that-graphically-describes-orgasms/

Pornhub blocks access in Montana and North Carolina: https://cybernews.com/news/pornhub-montana-north-carolina-age-verification/

https://boingboing.net/2024/01/03/watching-porn-is-getting-harder-in-montana-and-north-carolina.html

https://www.themarysue.com/a-statewide-nsfw-ban-inside-north-carolinas-pave-act/

Video of a 10 foot tall alien in Miami is not that: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/01/05/rumors-of-10-foot-alien-at-miami-mall-circulate-online-heres-what-actually-happened/?sh=3b7a6a552f6d