The Scathing Atheist

In this week’s episode, Jesus actually will give you candy, Grok predicts a future with President AOC and starts ugly crying a movie script, and Karis Burkowski and David Fitzgerald will be here for a “these last couple millennia in misogyny” segment.
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Headlines:
Christian bus driver loses lawsuit after getting fired for giving out Jesus candy: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-bus-driver-loses-lawsuit
Angel Studios Banning Sex Scenes, F-Words and Misuse of God’s Name in Movies: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/angel-studios-banning-sex-scenes-164602779.html
Dave Rubin posts horror short about Dems turning America into a communist islamic caliphate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXoB2eRjd6s

In this week’s episode, religion breaks its child murder record AGAIN, a cult tries to prove their sun magic in court beyond a shadow of a doubt, and Anna will be here to leave you breathless.
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Headlines:
Kenyan cult leader convicted of killing 191 followers:  https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/kenyan-starvation-cult-leader-paul
America's deep religious divide over empathy: https://www.axios.com/2026/10/20/religious-divide-empathy-democrats-republicans
Kansas GOP gubernatorial candidate is pretty sure his opponent is a witch: https://newrepublic.com/post/216642/demonic-stuff-kansas-gop-accuses-democrat-witch
Spiritual group says a planned SLC apartment complex would infringe on its rites by casting a shadow on its pyramid:
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10/23/summum-slc-pyramid-could-be/
Chipotle uses ouija board to promote margaritas and christians have a freakout: https://churchleaders.com/news/2224172-chipotle-halloween-ouija-board-christian-backlash.html/2

In this week’s episode, Christians find god in ALL the wrong places, they continue waiting for Jesus to come back from getting cigarettes, and we’ll hear from somebody more worried about F-bombs than real ones.
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Headlines:
Shapiro movie gets its filming license back: https://www.local10.com/entertainment/2026/10/07/livingston-officials-allow-pawn-shop-film-to-continue-in-montana/
A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists — and won: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-restaurant-stood-up-to-doug-wilsons
John Roberts getting shamed by locals near his vacation house in Maine: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/us/politics/supreme-court-roberts-maine.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justice-john-roberts-hopper-island-escape-turns-into-a-nightmare/
Pittsburgh diocesan consultant reports rising exorcism requests: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/pittsburgh-diocesan-consultant-reports-rising-exorcism-requests
Pastor drives sportscar onto stage, can’t get it back off: https://protestia.com/2026/10/12/megachurch-pastor-drives-million-dollar-mclaren-on-stage-for-sermon-illustration-then-it-dies/
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This Week in Misogyny:
Shane Gillis’s dumb joke about women in gyms: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/former-snl-star-ego-nwodim-mocks-shane-gillis-monologue-womens-gym-out-rcna603199
Texas school district cancels play because girl was cast in boy-lead: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-school-district-cancels-little

In this week’s episode, Christians remember how well the last public execution went for their image, Oklahoma takes another step towards approving the Eli Bosnick Charter School, and it turns out Heath did NOT forget we said we’d read the JD Vance book.
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Headlines:
Christians react to calls for public execution: https://religionnews.com/2026/10/09/head-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-conference-condemns-public-execution-plans-as-promoting-a-culture-of-death/
A pastor in an interracial marriage says he won’t let his daughter marry a Black man: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-pastor-in-an-interracial-marriage
Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/christian-nationalism-uk-far-right-people-rarely-go-to-church-report
Satanic prayer causes insane magic fight at city council meeting in Iowa: https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/local_news/satanic-invocation-causes-uproar-at-city-council-meeting/article_47fecb72-be23-4269-a71a-4c95ed596413.html
Video of the Ottumwa City Council meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhnHU8YTitU&t=120s
Federal judge clears path for taxpayer-funded religious school in Oklahoma: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/federal-judge-clears-path-for-taxpayer

In this week’s episode, Pete Hegseth creates a department of HOLY war, we learn from a Fox News interview that Jesus is the gay, the truth, and the life, and that ding you hear is the oven telling us the Baker’s done.
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Headlines:
Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him: https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-defense-department-pentagon-religion-41405eb6dd60ca5a3f45fe3387f82952
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegseth-is-centralizing-religious
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/10/pete-hegseth-state-of-force-address/688852/
Eminem is featured on Kid Rock's new Christian album 'Halfway 2 Jesus': https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/10/01/eminem-kid-rock-join-forces-for-track-from-rocks-new-christian-album/92044133007/
Daily Wire’s filming permit suspended for latest movie: https://deadline.com/2026/10/daily-wire-filming-temporarily-suspended-montana-1237146172/
Turkish court orders access ban on popular news portal over 'LGBTQ+ propaganda': https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/turkish-court-orders-access-ban-popular-news-portal-over-lgbtq-propaganda-2026-09-30/
Christian influencer claims to have died and met testosterone Jesus: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-influencer-says-he-went
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This Week in Misogyny:
Woman on United flight forced back into seat next to masturbating creep: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/united-airlines-flight-masturbating-incident/6551525/
FTA to tie funding to birth rates: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/06/babies-marriage-transit-funding-trump-01107399

In this week’s episode, the midterms are more Godless than ever, we meet the man who puts the Orr into “illegal donor”, and we learn that our high school experience could too have been worse.
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Headlines:
Hemant Mehta publishes this year’s list of openly non-religious candidates in the midterms: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/here-are-the-openly-non-religious-22f
Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina
https://apnews.com/article/whatley-pastor-sex-offender-prayer-rally-01eab33af03f6a308719ce6a62157451
Orthodox church sends medieval prince’s remains to Russian troops in Ukraine | Russia | The Guardian 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/russia-orthodox-church-dmitry-donskoy-medieval-prince-hand-troops-ukraine 
After backlash, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary retracts his support for blasphemy laws: https://religionnews.com/2026/09/14/al-mohler-reverses-course-rejects-blasphemy-laws-after-controversy/
The 'golden door' is 'closed': US won't admit persecuted Christian refugees in 2026, report warns
https://www.christianpost.com/news/us-wont-admit-persecuted-christian-refugees-in-2026-report.html

In this week’s episode, JD Vance is MEH on causing the apocalypse, Christians at Burning Man are wildly offended by a celebration of death and rebirth, and Nintendo set the release date for the Ocarina of Time remake for November 5th. Unrelated to the show, but we have to at least acknowledge it.
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Headlines:
JD Vance worries the Antichrist walks among us: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/jd-vance-god-podcast-end-times
Pete Hegseth all pissy because MMRF made gate guards stop being all Christian about it: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hegseth-air-force-base-religious-greetings-b3045381.html
Christian employers may now be protected from trans discrimination claims: https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/09/02/christian-employers-transgender-discrimination/
Christian missionaries were not kicked out of Burning Man for preaching the Gospel: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-missionaries-were-not-kicked