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September 14, 2016 Episode 62 – 14 September 2016
Funding the plebiscite click here
Christian jobs click here
Deep throat is not a porno name
Let’s talk submarines … again click here
Underage married refugees in Germany click here
Lionel Shriver full transcript click here and why Yassmin Abdel-Magied walked out click here and for more comments click here and a Michael Thomson opinion here
Obese woman and moral relativism click here
Venezuela click here
Drug testing click here
Essential report click here
1 hr 4 min
September 07, 2016 Episode 61 – 7 September 2016
Mother Theresa click here
How good is the Andrews Government? click here
Essential Report click here
Militant Islam is a threat to liberty click here
Birth control and climate change click here
Dear ISIS, you are practising your religion correctly click here
Apple ordered to pay and Ireland doesn’t want the money click here
Hopoate to miss Sunday game click here
Saudi Arabia is flogging atheists click here
Mohammed and the Unbelievers click here

1 hr 12 min
August 31, 2016 Episode 60 -31 August 2016
No plebiscite? Essential Report click here
QUT lecture – recognise traditional owners?
Abortion Law in Queensland click here
Conscientious objection in Sweden and Finland
Conscientious objections can be systemic click here
An email from the ACL and The Knights of the Southern Cross click here and Australian Marriage Forum click here
RI in Queensland click here
Muslim only Boy Scouts click here
Fremantle cancels ‘culturally insensitive’ Australia Day fireworks click here
The Scanlon Report click here
Private school students and anxiety click here
Atheists Awake click here
White men who are not victims can’t have an opinion click here
Social media ignores a Muslim athlete who dresses normally click here
Burkinis in France click here and click here
Hindus in Pakistan click here
1 hr 21 min
August 24, 2016 Episode 59 – 24 August 2016
A Chinese view of Safe Schools click here
Qld Schools to retain religious indoctrination classes click here
Boardroom pay click here
Tony Burke, HIV and Euthanasia click here
Assisted suicide in California click here
Euthanasia tourism click here
The quality of intelligence advice click here
Tony Abbott admits he was wrong about the Malaysia agreement click here
Sunday penalty rates click here
Ban the burqa ? click here
Olympic chaplains click here
Minorities in Pakistan click here
The Vatican – Part 2
Logical fallacies click here
1 hr 11 min
August 16, 2016 Episode 58 – 17 August 2016
Andrew Denton blames Catholics click here
Angry white male highlights S.18c click here
Management gobbledegook click here
A $1000 parking ticket at a hospital click here
Think of it like a movie click here
A hijab wearing athlete click here
A bruised athlete click here
Anti-Semitism and the Olympics click here
Theories on Trump click here
Segregated housing in Toronto click here
The Satanic Temple likes to provoke click here
Qld government hands out money to taxi licence owners click here
The Vatican Exposed click here
1 hr 7 min
August 09, 2016 Episode 57 – 10 August 2016
The Census and the religion question click here
Saint Sebastion click here
Health care and privatisation click here
Islam eventually takes over click here
The Hammond theory click here
Segregated pools in the UK click here
Asabiya click here
Did someone say … submarines click here
Wealth doesn’t trickle down, it just goes offshore click here
Lebanese athletes stop Israelis from boarding the bus click here
The challenge for Liberalism click here
The Bill Leak cartoon click here
1 hr 3 min
August 02, 2016 Episode 56 – 3 August 2016
Census and religion (thanks Ryan for the link) click here
Kevin Rudd and the UN job click here but what about Ruddovich claims click here
England allows Pakistani extremists preachers click here
Atheists confirmations click here
Mike Pence click here and click here
Pope Francis – It is not a war of religions click here
And stop applauding the Pope click here
Trump is not rich because of his business acumen click here
Privatisation has damaged the economy, says ACCC chief click here and John Menadue on the fattening up process click here
A trivia question about the Anzus treaty click here
How many Atheists in India click here
After school Satan click here
Why ISIS hates the West click here
The importance of Adam and Eve click here
1 hr 13 min
July 26, 2016 Episode 55 – 27 July 2016
Waleed Aly – let’s sit by the fire, hold hands and sing Kumbaya click here
Fake bomb detectors click here
Lipstick on a pig click here
Trump could win if Clinton is hit by a scandal click here
Essential report on Australian views on USA-Australia relations click here
Hillsong click here
Plebiscite poll click here
The ACL wants lots of money click here
Daniel Andrews sends a letter to Malcolm click here
More statistics click here
Baptism in Gibraltar click here
North Shore schools face less government funding click here
Easier to buy a gun than a happy meal click here
Religion causes social dysfunction click here
Real time disclosure of political donations click here
QandA is such a broken format
1 hr 2 min
July 19, 2016 Episode 54 – 20 July 2016
Black lives matter. A prediction by The Fist.
Oh No, The Fist agrees with Cory Bernardi click here
Churchill click here
We need new definitions for Muslims
Pauline Hanson on QANDA
Sonia Kruger
The Fist and The Glove peer into a crystal ball and make their predictions for the federal parliament. Length of term, leadership changes and who will win the next election.
Westfield wary of atheist ads click here
Atheist fundraising click here
Tim Wilson is against secularism click here
Thoughts and prayers click here
China – caught between a rock and a hard place or in this case a low tide elevation click here
Pakistan behaving badly – again click here and click here
The tragedy in Nice. Lots of Muslims think suicide bombing can sometimes be ok. To see Pew Research Click here We last played the French anthem in episode 21.
Definitions Proposed by The Fist
Social Muslim
A Muslim by name only. Yes believe in Allah and that Mohammed is the one true prophet but don’t think about it much. You eat anything and drink alcohol. You joke about showing people your prayer room which turns out to be a wine cellar. Women can wear anything. Your kids go to a non-Muslim school and you wouldn’t care who they marry.
Muslim Lite
You pray a little, fast occasionally and visit the mosque but not every week. Ladies should wear a hijab and kids must marry a Muslim. You are not interested in whether non-Muslims observe the faith and you don’t care about Jews and gays. You have some friends who are non-Muslim.
By the Book Muslim
You observe the doctrines quite strictly. You are offended by non-Muslims who do not observe Islam. Women preferably wear a burqa or a niqab. Blasphemy should be punished. You pray five times a day and you insist that your workplace make special arrangements to cater for your religious needs. You have no non-Muslim friends. You go to the mosque every week. You hate Jews. Your children must go to an Islamic school.
Killing can be ok Muslim
A By the Book Muslim who thinks that in some circumstances suicide bombing of civilian targets to defend Islam can be justified or that honour killings can be justified or that blasphemy warrants a death sentence.
Islamist
Islam should be imposed on society using peaceful means
Jihadist
Islam should be imposed on society using violence if necessary

1 hr 2 min
July 13, 2016 Episode 53 – 13 July 2016
Latest count click here
Some parties have no staying power click here
Chilcot click here
News Corp and the Iraq war click here
Paul Keating on Howard and Iraq click here
Spying on churches click here
Homosexuality will send you to hell click here
We need to recognise “bike-shedding” click here and on the same page the “duck technique”
Exclusive Brethren and school funding click here
Grounds to complain about the ACL click here
What they did click here
Scott Morrison has been discriminated against click here
Homeopathy and animals click here
A Pakistani catch 22 click here
Sweden and religious schools click here
The Swiss and Muslim girls who refused to swim click here
Muslim populations in Europe click here
In Belgium, a Catholic home fined for not allowing euthanasia click here
Evangelicals are taking over Brazil click here
1 hr 8 min