The Iron Fist and the Velvet Glove

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  • Episode 71a – 21 November 2016
    A special bonus episode where we introduce Right Wing Tony for an in-depth discussion of S.18c
    He points out that truth is no defence and he makes the argument that PC speech and 18c are the enforcement arms of the identity politics and victimhood movements.
    For our Patreon supporters please note this is a free episode and no Patreon charge will be levied for this episode.
    46 min
  • Episode 71 – 16 November 2016
    We are now on internet radio station “The Gist”
    Royal Commission
    Mike Baird click here
    India’s shock currency swap click here
    We give up hopes of representing Brittain in gymnastics click here and click here
    Islamic identity used to push Indonesia into becoming more conservative society click here
    Sex in Indonesia click here
    Blasphemy in Indonesia click here
    5 bad signs for Indonesia click here
    Lyle Shelton should visit Iceland click here
    Gender Equality Rankings click here
    Submarines for Australia web site click here
    Hawking on inequality click here
    You can’t build walls around culture click here
    A good summary of problems with Christianity click here
    Gates foundation and birth control click here
    Good news – no body found in Jesus’ tomb click here
    Religion does more harm than good – says 82% of Britons click here
    Trump continued
    R is for Rust Belt and The Fist is sympathetic
    Michael Moore picked it click here
    7 reasons Trump won click here
    The TPP is dead click...
    59 min
  • Episode 70 – 9 November 2016
     
    Donald Trump, oh dear …
    Make that 4 Rs – add R for Rupert click here and click here
    The Quiz click here
    Section 18c, QUT students etc etc click here
    Brexit and the Royal prerogative click here and here and our own S.61 click here
    Canada and the TPP. The canary in the coal mine click here
    Those crazy South Koreans click here
    The Southern Poverty Law Center Loses The Plot click here
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 69 – 2 November 2016
    Trump causes schism in religious right click here
    See religious vote trend click here
    Trump explained – the three Rs Race, Religion and Redneck
    Coloured people will save America click here and click here
    Court finds ‘f— Fred Nile’ not offensive language at marriage equality rally click here
    Tragedy at Dreamworld – with a God like this who needs enemies click here
    The Quiz click here
    Maybe the Church of Satanolgy will accept The Fist click here
    The Vatican and ashes click here
    Vatican toughens up rules for miracle approval process click here
    Leeds lowers confirmation age to 11 click here
    50% Of Heaven’s Population Just Assholes Who Begged For Forgiveness At Last Second click here
    Swatting up on Lebanon click here
    Income and religion click here
    Colorado’s Birth Control Experiment click here
    We need to fix population growth click here
    Wealth inequality click here
    57 min
  • Episode 68 – 26 October 2016
    Exemptions and discrimination
    Northern Ireland Christian bakers lose ‘gay cake’ appeal click here
    The Nationals and their fringe views are holding Australia to ransom click here
    When Chess Grandmaster Nazi Paikidze Said No To The Hijab, She Also Unveiled Liberal Hypocrisy click here
    Trump claims the election is rigged – is it? click here and click here
    The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2016 Annual Report click here
    Geishas, headdresses out as Canadian universities stave off offensive Halloween costumes click here
    Culture and identity
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 67 – 19 October 2016
    1:39 Hillsong review
    12:29 Deep throat update
    13:54 Apple, photo scandal, Samsung fire and tax. We need a bond.
    16:20 Parks and Wildlife needs a Chaplain click here
    21:14 Religious exemptions and the 12th Man
    29:09 Sounds like FIFO click here
    33:53 The Royal Commission and religious liberty click here
    43:33 The hijab and sexual harassment in Iran click here
    47:15 Even ISIS has banned the Burqa click here
    49:17 Natural Gas and Syria click here
    56:20 Post modernism and multiculturalism click here
    1:06:02 More on culture wars click here and Gad Saad click here
    1:12:01 Healing from toxic whiteness click here
    1:12:50 The social construction of sport landscapes shapes gendered power relations click here
    1:16:25 ‘Tsunami’ of young girls forced to marry overseas, NSW Government warns click here
    1:17:12 Desmond Tutu now thinks voluntary euthanasia is fine click here
    1:18:34 A good Catholic (and a good Mormon) meddles in politics click here and click here
    1:20:40 Peter Wellingham wants an inquiry into assisted dying click here
    1:22:26 Would church leaders support a populist vote on euthanasia or abortion? click here
    1:23:28 Background info on Mike Baird click here
    1:24:10 George Christensen
    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 66 – 12 October 2016
    1:19 Polish women successfully protest proposed new abortion laws. click here
    2:50 Iranian women were not so successful in Tehran in 1979
    7:07 The appearance of scary clowns in 2016 and the connection to the Muslim veil click here
    11:41 The lexicographic preferences and Donald Trump (abortion, Islam, jobs) click here
    21:21 Democracy for realists click here and click here
    30:14 The Quiz click here
    42:17 Marriage Equality – the Draft Bill click here
    48:57 Beware of exemptions (thinking of voluntary euthanasia)  click here
    Voluntary euthanasia – Churches will want exemptions click here and here
    56:00 Same sex marriage is about children … apparently and a story about vasectomies click here
    1:02:14 Eric Abetz click here
    1:04:50 More on exorcisms and Pope Francis click here
    1:07:07 Gun ownership in the USA click here
    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 65 – 5 October 2016
    Satanic Temple – why we need an Australian chapter
    Emergency need for exorcists after surge in people dabbling in Satanism and black magic click here
    A new abortion law bill for Queensland click here meanwhile Poland goes backwards click here
    Meanwhile here is the Islamic view click here
    Over funded schools click here and click here
    A problem for female chess players click here
    Cardinal Pell on carbon tax click here
    Donald Trump 9 digit loss click here
    Let’s learn from the mistakes that created US poverty, not copy them click here
    Grassroots groups linked to the ACL click here
    Flouride skeptics have a win click here
    Australia should get out of Syria click here
    Strike Jordan off the list click here
    And it is still not safe in Pakistan click here
    The left gives a standing ovation to the oppression of women click here (Adam Goodes comparison)
    Progressive liberals can simultaneously defend the legal right to wear a hijab, while disputing whether it is right to wear one. click here
    The Liberals are being taken over in a Tea Party type manoeuvre by the religious nutters click here
    Multiculturalism examined click here
    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 63 – 20 September 2016
    George Christensen on anal sex click here
    Mosque open day with free sausage sizzle
    UK government treats religion as imaginary friends click here
    Black Americans are appropriating African culture click here
    More on cultural appropriation in the UK click here
    Atheists no longer the most unpopular in the USA click here
    Key facts on refugees click here
    The Pope defames Satan click here
    Death of an exorcist click here
    Liberalism’s great challenge click here
    Canada has approved prescription heroin click here
    Lionel Shriver responds click here
    French Muslims click here
    51 min

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