Godless Rebelution

Matt, Dan, and Ryan are joined by Vicki Gettman, Rebekah McGraw, and Scott Smith who tell us all about the fantastic work they're doing to provide atheist and humanist services at Lackland AFB in Texas. They've had months of record-setting attendance for the services they offer in lieu of religious services for people entering the Air Force. They were wonderful guests, and we had a great time learning more about the all-volunteer services they offer to some of our military members. 

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We're happy to offer our first bonus episode, recorded with Spike and Dan from the London based 2 Skeptical Chaps podcast. We had a lot of fun chatting about politics, geographical names, and the differing views & perceptions some people have about the United States and the United Kingdom.

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This episode is a bit longer than last week because we had a few things we've been wanting to talk about or address, but that keep getting set aside to make room for debates and guests. 

If you think the Catholic church has a monopoly on sexual abuse of its adherents, you're sadly mistaken. Mark Lawrence, the founder and director of Restore Our Humanity, joins us in-studio to talk about some of ROH's latest initiatives. Restore Our Humanity is once again blazing a trail to expose rampant sexual abuse within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ROH is also setting up a support network for survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of spiritual leaders within the dysfunctional Mormon religion. 

• Restore Our Humanity

We start this episode with a quick(ish) recap of the March 3 Republican primary debate, which was the most ridiculous of them all. This was the debate where Trump basically said he has a big dick and kept referring to Marco Rubio as "little Marco."

Bernie Sanders came out swinging and delivered quite a few sound bytes that have been picked up by a lot of the major news outlets. We all thought he did a much better job during this debate than he has in any prior debate, and that he handily beat Clinton. 

It's been a long time since it was just the three of us with no guest and where we're not covering a debate. So it's about time, right?

We cover a few news items and talk about a religious troll who decided to offer his wizdumb on a post on our Facebook page. 

We'll be covering the Democratic primary debate next week, and we've got a special bonus episode lined up with some friends across the pond. Stay tuned!

This was, by far, our favorite debate so far, but only because it turned into a total shit-show. The amount of mudslinging was EPIC. 

None of the candidates did themselves any favors this go-around. The numbers won't shift much, if at all. Any changes in the poll numbers will probably be a dip in Trump's numbers, with the losses being split between Cruz and Rubio. 

We also had to admit that we actually learned something from Donald Trump during the debate. We feel dirty now. 

Doug Mesner (A.K.A. Lucien Greaves), spokesperson for The Satanic Temple, was kind enough to join us via Skype from a sushi bar in Cambridge. He's a great guest, and we had a lot of fun with him both on, and off, air. 

We covered a lot of topics, including:

• The Bundy yeehawdists' treatment of the "Lamanites" 

• The Satanic Temple

American Atheists' President, David Silverman, joins us in-studio while he's in town as part of the tour for his new book, Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World.  We talk a lot about the book and it's importance and ever-increasing relevance, as well as some of Dave's background and the upcoming Reason Rally 2016.

Lucien Greaves, spokesperson for The Satanic Temple will be joining us next week. Be sure to tune it to hear all about their recent efforts and big win in Phoenix, Arizona!