Blasphemy In The Bluegrass

This episode is hosted by John Keil and Michael Stark, with special guest Johnny Pike. They will discuss atheists in the military, and their own experiences.

National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/

Kennedy vs. Bremerton

Carson vs. Makin

Sabotaging Secular Education: The Supreme Court's Carson Decision

Setting Back the Clocks: Impacts of the Dobbs Decision

Community of Reason: Reasonable Discourse Book Club for 1984 via Zoom

John Kiel and Michael Stark interview Callie Wright and discuss a wide range of topics, including: how our country got to this point; mass shootings and the broader problem of gun-related deaths; difficulties with grassroots organizing; pride month and coming out; questioning the worldview you were raised with; identifying as "atheist"; roller derby; and the Kentucky Freethought Convention.

This week's episode touches on Pride Month and the recent Riseup4abortionrights.org protests @Osteen's church in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft that will overturn Roe v. Wade. We'll also delve into the church's tax-exempt status to combat poverty and food insecurity in the U.S. Lastly we'll focus on a pastor out of California's weird, ludicrous assertion that the teaching of evolution in schools causes mass shootings.

We discuss Justice Alito's leaked opinion piece poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and its implications plus Christian Academy of Louisville's anti-LGBTQ+ homework assignment.

Roe v. Wade Overview

https://www.thoughtco.com/roe-v-wade-overview-3528244

Roe v. Wade Poll

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/04/poll-roe-v-wade-00029889

Fox News Polling Info

https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-just-over-half-favor-banning-abortions-after-15-weeks

Numbers 5:11-31

Christian Academy of Louisville's Anti-LGBTQ+ Homework Assignment

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3490353-kentucky-middle-school-students-asked-to-write-letters-to-imaginary-friend-struggling-with-homosexuality/

Referenced links:

Educate Us: https://www.facebook.com/educateusaction Voter Pledge: https://www.educateusaction.org/voterpledge/ SIECUS: https://siecus.org/

Nanocon: https://www.nanocon.rocks/

Skepticon: https://skepticon.org/

Kentucky Freethought Convention: https://www.kyfreethoughtconvention.org/

To get involved with atheist activism in Kentucky, contact Michael Stark at [email protected].

Here's where all of KY Gov. Andy Beshear's 2022 vetoes stand https://news.yahoo.com/gov-beshear-vetoes-unemployment-benefit-193407567.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Tennessee deputy groped woman, forced her into 'baptism' in frigid lake waters, lawsuit claims https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2019/10/03/tennessee-deputy-forces-womans-baptism-chattanooga-lake-lawsuit/3850537002/?fbclid=IwAR1LguUdHUJaDQtN5gbpLWLmsvm6vlXsp5ObM5jrvoDU-EO726S8HYiv95E

Deputy who witnessed 'skyvvies' clad colleague baptize woman after traffic stop can't escape suit, federal judge rules https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/deputy-who-witnessed-skivvies-clad-colleague-baptize-woman-after-traffic-stop-cant-escape-suit-federal-judge-rules

Soddy-Daisy woman at center of deputy baptism lawsuit found dead in home https://newschannel9.com/news/local/soddy-daisy-woman-at-center-of-deputy-baptism-lawsuit-found-dead-in-home-wednesday

The story behind one of Pastor Greg Locke's witch accusations. Spoiler: she's not actually a witch.

Former Mississippi GOP lawmaker Robert Foster says those who support trans rights should be executed by firing squad.

The nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the SCOTUS, and her wonderful answers when GOP senators attempt to trip her up on religion and critical race theory. (Update: since the recording of this episode, she has been confirmed by the Senate!)

Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents

For this episode, Dan Canon has joined our Reasonable Living group to discuss his new book Pleading Out.

Also, apologies for the uneven release schedule. We are all volunteers doing this in our free time after taking care of our families and jobs, and that can be a bit messy at times. But we will do our best to keep the episodes coming!

Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents

We'll be discussing KY House Bill 149 and the right to assisted suicide for the terminally ill and we'll talk about Greg Locke, pastor at Global Vision Bible Church and his rant on witches in his congregation. We'll briefly discuss the Missouri bill being debated regarding ectopic pregnancies.