Cognitive Dissonance

Religious leader condemns cartoonists after Paris massacre 100 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria Ready to pay Rs. 51cr reward to Charlie Hebdo attackers: Yakoob Qureshi WITNESS: CONVICTED SAUDI BLOGGER FLOGGED IN PUBLIC 50 TIMES Paris shootings lead to firebomb attacks on French mosques More Voices, This Time From Liberals, Suggest That Charlie Hebdo More or Less Brought the Massacre On Itself MUSLIMS ARE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY On not understanding "Charlie:" Why many smart people are getting it wrong

Thanks to Jake Farr-Wharton from Imaginary Friendshow, Noah and Heath from Scathing Atheist, and Thomas from Atheistically Speaking, Comedy Shoeshine and Thomas and the Bible, for joining us and celebrating 200 episodes. People Say God Made Them Miss AirAsia Flight: 'Your Plan Is So Beautiful' (Video) Brutal initiation ceremony at Satyananda yoga movement 'saw seven-year-old girl sexually assaulted after leader licked her blood' Did historical Jesus really exist? The evidence just doesn’t add up. All the podcasters that joined us: http://imaginaryfriendsshow.com/ http://comedyshoeshine.com/ http://www.thomasandthebible.com/ http://atheisticallyspeaking.com/ http://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/ http://scathingatheist.com/ http://herdmentalitypodcast.com/ http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/

Thanks for David from My Book of Mormon, Adam from The Herd Mentality, Andy from Inkredulous and Michael from Be Reasonable for joining us. Two sons get mother beaten to death by occultist for good luck: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/two-sons-get-mother-beaten-to-death-by-occultist-for-good-luck/article1-1301815.aspx Pastor rips Bill Maher in absurd rant: He’s wrong about God because we still listen to Mozart: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/pastor-rips-bill-maher-in-absurd-rant-hes-wrong-about-god-because-we-still-listen-to-mozart/ Publisher sets off firestorm after omitting Israel from school atlases ‘to meet local preferences’: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/publisher-sets-off-firestorm-after-omitting-israel-from-school-atlases-to-meet-local-preferences/ Pastor Gives Up on God ‘To Have a Closer Relationship to Reality’: http://www.alternet.org/pastor-gives-god-have-closer-relationship-reality Next week - Thomas from Thomas and the Bible, Atheistically Speaking and Comedy Shoeshine, Heath and Noah from the Scathing Atheist and Jake from Imaginary Friends Show. To see the video or the image go to dissonancepod.com.

The Year In Homophobia: Ten Of The Worst Anti-LGBT Stories Of 2014 This Is the Stupidest Anti-Science Bullshit of 2014 Five Moments From 2014 That Definitely Were A Sign Of The End Times 2014 Failed and Forgotten Psychic Predictions Craig’s World Psychic Predictions for 2015 Psychic Marilene Isaacs Kauffman gives her thoughts on 2015 Psychic Predictions for 2014

Woman arrested in attack on Satanic Temple display We Now Have Scientific Proof That Dr. Oz Is Full of It Peshawar killing consistent with Prophet Mohammed's teaching: Pakistan Taliban Iraq: 150 women killed after refusing to marry Islamic State fighters Turkey's President Erdogan Decries Birth Control As Form Of Treason: Brain dead woman kept on life support for 20 days to protect unborn child - court Barton: The Founding Fathers Opposed The Theory Of Evolution, Which Was Established In 500 B.C. Michele Bachmann Says She 'Defeated' Progressives By Outsmarting Them Go to the website for: image of egg nog PDF of Programming pic of vegan egg nog

Fischer: Jesus Would Support The Use Of Torture Fischer: Release Of Torture Report Shows That Democrats Are 'Juvenile Delinquents' Ohio teen refuses to do homework until school brings back Ten Commandments plaque Mom kills son believing boy would be better off in heaven Christian teenager takes own life over misplaced fears about telling family she is a lesbian Parents rip mom who complained about school Bible handout: ‘You’re outnumbered here’ Watch: Gay People 'Will Die Out Because They Don’t Reproduce' Says Pat Robertson Pat Robertson: Who Needs A Doctor When God Is Your Physician Rick Wiles: Nuclear Holocaust Will Kill Us All Thanks To Gay People ‘Jesus is the reason for the season,’ politician says. At a menorah lighting ceremony for Hanukkah. Our apperance on “No Religion Required” http://noreligionrequired.com/2014/12/21/episode-040-cognitive-dissonance-joins-nrr/ Thanks to Jon Hates Movies Podcast for the song: http://jonhatesmovies.libsyn.com/

Special thanks to David Smalley for joining us. Check out Dogma Debate at http://dogmadebate.com/ Rick Perry: Presidential Campaign's 'Not an IQ Test': http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rick-perry-presidential-campaigns-not-iq-test-n266031 Rick Perry shrugs off wealth inequality: The Bible says there will always be poor people: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/rick-perry-shrugs-off-wealth-inequality-the-bible-says-there-will-always-be-poor-people/ Texas Pastor: 'Dirty Faggots' Want To Snatch And Rape Your Kids - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/texas-pastor-dirty-faggots-want-snatch-and-rape-your-kids?r=1#sthash.LiQWXs5Y.dpuf Hate cleric Omar Bakri Muhammad preaches killing of women and children on Facebook Wisconsin Priest Who Accused Atheists of Shunning Beauty, Fun, and Civic-Mindedness Is Cited For Indecent Proposal: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/13/wisconsin-priest-who-accused-atheists-of-shunning-beauty-fun-and-civic-mindedness-is-cited-for-indecent-proposal/

Parents outraged when public school takes students on Catholic ‘chastity’ field trip 'The whole city is shocked': bare-legged woman in Kabul goes viral Israel holds American 'planning attacks on Muslim sites' Ben Carson Thinks God Is Calling On Him To Save America, Stop Putinesque Obama Exodus: Gods and Kings

One brave woman's protest against Saudi Arabia female driving ban Christian Pastor Finds Ingenious Way to Exploit the Homeless Police chief on Austin shooting: 'We were lucky' Barton: America Must Have 'A Biblical View On Computer Programming' Hindu Worshippers Killed 500,000 Animals At A Festival, And The Pictures Are Staggering Scott Lively: Homosexuality Is Worse Than Murder Bill Donohue: Non-Religious People Need Therapy Since They Die Prematurely And Are Disproportionately Insane Kaling Wald lived with husband's corpse, believed he would be resurrected http://i.imgur.com/wVCgyhh.jpg

Bryan Fischer Says Michael Brown Was Possessed By A Homicidal Demon - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bryan-fischer-says-michael-brown-was-possessed-homicidal-demon#sthash.MzuzfeuU.dpuf Twin Cities Archdiocese sues insurers, saying firms won't pay abuse claims: http://m.startribune.com/local/283863161.html Pope Francis names US priest who hid reports of abuse to be Vatican prosecutor of sex crimes: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/priest-selected-by-pope-to-prosecute-sx-charges-failed-to-report-abuse-complaints/ Mike Huckabee: Abortion Rights Worse Than Nazi Holocaust; Gay Marriage Dooms America - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/mike-huckabee-abortion-rights-worse-nazi-holocaust-gay-marriage-dooms-america#sthash.hPRwCI3B.dpuf Houston pastor refuses to bury 93-year-old woman who didn’t tithe enough while in a coma: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/houston-pastor-refuses-to-bury-93-year-old-women-who-didnt-tithe-enough-while-in-a-coma/ Former leader of ‘gay cure’ group marries male partner: http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/22/former-leader-of-gay-cure-group-marries-male-partner-4957963/ Creationist Ken Ham: Climate change is Earth ‘settling down’ after God punished sinners with the Flood: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/creationist-ken-ham-climate-change-is-earth-settling-down-after-god-punished-sinners-with-the-flood/ Most White Evangelical Protestants Believe Bible's 'End Times' Cause Natural Disasters: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/christianity/most-white-evangelical-protestants-believe-bibles-end-times-cause-natural-di Sought For Murder, Indian Guru Was “Using His Devotees as a Human Shield” During Massive Siege on Ashram: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/11/25/sought-for-murder-indian-guru-was-using-his-devotees-as-a-human-shield-during-massive-siege-on-ashram/ http://dogmadebate.com/fbb/