Cognitive Dissonance

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Stories covered in episode: Phil Robertson Responds To Weinstein Allegations By Saying AIDS Is God's Judgment For 'Perversion' DEVIL'S WORK US Catholic Church plans to translate exorcism how-to guide into English for terrified priests Catholic Priest Conducts Spiritual Cleansing Of Las Vegas Shooter's Hotel Room Trump-Allied Pastor Carl Gallups Says Women Are Sexually Assaulting Men By Dressing Provocatively Jonathan Cahn: The Bible Foretold The Death Of Osama Bin Laden Cindy Jacobs Claims She Unknowingly Prophesied Trump's Election Mom who beat daughter for not correctly saying Bible verses sent to state prison Kayla Moore suggests schools ignore complaints about prayer Betsy DeVos's Schedule Shows Focus on Religious and Nontraditional Schools Catholic school sex-ed plan as advertised won't ever be taught, premier says EPA chief: 'True environmentalism is using natural resources that God has blessed us with' Rick Wiles: A Foreign Army Will Invade America If We Don't Shut Down Planned Parenthood Rick Wiles: Las Vegas Massacre Was Carried Out By 'A Gay/Lesbian Nazi Regime' Sandy Rios: George Soros May Have Crashed The U.S. Economy In 2008 To Elect Obama

Male lions having sex in Kenya has censors roaring over 'crazy gay animals' The 'antifa super-soldier' conspiracy theory is dangerous because people want to believe it Poll: Vast majority of Trump voters say he should stay in office even if Russia collusion is proven Catholic Hospital Pressured Women to Bury Their Fetuses—Then Pence Made It Law Christian Preacher: When Donald Trump Swears, He's Just Acting Like Jesus Conservative writer: God was 'answering prayers' of Texas victims by letting them get shot Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt says Church the best place to be shot HOUSE GOP SIMULTANEOUSLY PUSHES FOR NEW ABORTION BAN AND END TO ADOPTION TAX CREDIT Hero-gunman-stopped-Texas-shooter-breaks-silence Florida church changes sign after message misinterpreted as sexual Premier U.S. Hospitals Are Selling Unproven Alternative Therapies Sandy Rios: Officials May Be Lying About Texas Church Shooter's 'Atheism' Connections To Antifa

Stories covered in episode: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Near-Total Abortion Ban, Citing Changing Courts Under Trump Pat Robertson: Trump Should Issue A Blanket Pardon And Shut Down Mueller Investigation Louie Gohmert Says Six-Week Abortion Ban Is No Problem For Rape Survivors: 'The Time Is There' Pat Robertson: God Let a 15-Year-Old Die To Stop Him from Becoming an Atheist GOP tax bill would allow churches to endorse political candidates Extra Content: Hawk drops snake on BBQ | Youtube https://www.thoughtsandprayersthegame.com/

Stories covered in episode: Egyptian lawyer says it's a national duty to rape girls who wear revealing clothing like ripped jeans Christian College can't explain $20 million in expenses; Agency cites 'very sketchy' budget Steve Strang: The Firing Of Anthony Scaramucci Is A Sign Of Trump's Deepening Christian Faith Sandy Rios: Calls To Move 'Forward Together' After NYC Terror Attack Come From Communist Playbook Conservative Columnist: Robert Mueller Should Be Fired For Indicting Paul Manafort Kelly: 'Lack of an ability to compromise' led to Civil War IS ALEX JONES PEDDLING LEAD-TAINTED, SPERM-KILLING PRODUCTS? TOXIC HEAVY METAL FOUND IN TWO INFOWARS SUPPLEMENTS Reporter for Alex Jones' Infowars says Hitler is alive and the U.S. government is covering it up Please donate to It Gets Better: https://secure.itgetsbetter.org/page/contribute If you donate send the proof of donation to us at [email protected] and we will match the first $2,000. Extra Content: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/sweet_jesus_theres_a_hipster_nativity_scene_you_can_buy https://thetruesize.com

Stories covered in episode: An Indiana county just halted a lifesaving needle exchange program, citing the Bible Jim Bakker: 'Unsaved People Are Going Insane' Because Of Trump's Love Of God Wayne Allyn Root Says Las Vegas Shooter Was Laundering Money For 'Some Major Crime Syndicate,' Possibly ISIS Or Antifa Thanks to Dan Savage for joining us! Please donate to It Gets Better: https://secure.itgetsbetter.org/page/contribute If you donate send the proof of donation to us at [email protected] and we will match the first $2,000. Check out Dan's Work: Dan Savage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fakedansavage Dan's articles in The Stranger: http://www.thestranger.com/authors/259/dan-savage The Savage Lovecast: https://www.savagelovecast.com/ Donate It Gets Better: https://secure.itgetsbetter.org/page/contribute ITMFA: https://www.impeachthemotherfuckeralready.com/

Stories covered in episode: Jim Bakker Says God Will Punish You For Making Fun Of Him Tony Perkins Says LGBTQ People In The Military Create 'Moral Confusion' That Makes Men Harass Women Louisiana Sheriff Wants 'Good' Prisoners To Stay Jailed For Their Free Labor Rodney Howard-Browne, Who Prayed Over Trump, Says Hollywood Is Rife With Human Sacrifice And Cannibalism Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Named Worst Pseudoscience Of The Year Miami politician says aliens took her on a spaceship. Now she's running for Congress Livestream: https://livestream.com/dissonancepod https://www.facebook.com/dissonancepod/ Extra: Alex Jones Loses It Over Drag Queens Reading Books To Children IS ALEX JONES PEDDLING LEAD-TAINTED, SPERM-KILLING PRODUCTS? TOXIC HEAVY METAL FOUND IN TWO INFOWARS SUPPLEMENTS

Thanks to Dan and Mark from The How To Heretic Podcast for coming on the show! How To Heretic: https://howtoheretic.com/ https://twitter.com/howtoheretic Stories covered in episode: Peter LaBarbera Is Outraged At Gay Couple On Star Trek, Wonders Where The Ex-Gay Characters Are Pro-Life Congressman Won't Seek Re-Election After Reports He Urged Mistress to Get Abortion Catholic Archbishop Says Domestic Violence is "Caused by Women Not Obeying Men" Trans Teen Sues Catholic Health Organization After Being Denied Medical Care Dave Daubenmire Agrees That 'God Killed Those People' Who Died In Las Vegas On Breitbart, Rep. Louie Gohmert Says Abortion Is 'Sacrificing Kids' To 'Idol Of Self-Centeredness' Dave Daubenmire Wonders If Las Vegas Shooter Was A Government 'Mind-Controlled Assassin' Bryan Fischer On Vegas Shooting: 'The Problem Is Not Too Many Guns, But Too Few' Email to support group: [email protected]

https://twitter.com/cberedjick http://gaywrites.org/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/queer-disbelief-by-camille-beredjick Stories covered in episode: Televangelist Pat Robertson: Vegas Attack Is Due To People's 'Disrespect' of Trump, National Anthem Kansas 'Crusaders' plotted to bomb Somali families in anti-Muslim attacks: prosecutors https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/un-resolution-abolish-gay-death-penalty/#gs.XGLrmuk Egypt 'hunting down' gays, conducting forced anal exams Sheila Zilinsky: 'Every NFL Stadium Is A FEMA Camp In Hiding' Pastor Jim Bakker will help you survive the apocalypse (by Vic Berger) https://www.facebook.com/1st-United-Pastafarian-Church-of-Saskatchewan-1717256101864509/

Thanks to Bryce from Naked Mormonism and My Book of Mormon for coming on the show! You can find his work: Naked Mormonism: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/index.html https://twitter.com/nakedmormonism https://www.facebook.com/Naked-Mormonism-370003839816311/ My Book of Mormon https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/mybookofmormon https://www.facebook.com/mybookofmormonpodcast Stories covered in episode: 'It's God's plan': North Carolina church helped members commit unemployment fraud so they could keep tithing Trump Evangelical Adviser: NFL Kneelers Are Lucky They Aren't 'Shot In The Head' Witch doctors in Uganda sacrificing children in bid to end drought, report says Dave Daubenmire: Encouraging Boys To Play Soccer Is A Plot To Undermine The Family Sandy Rios: Liberals Are Using 'Heartbreaks From The Past' As A 'Weapon' Against Black Those Who Don't Spend All Their Money On Jim Bakker's Food Buckets Will Answer To God