In this week’s episode, JD Vance has a theory dumber than his face, he worries about Hinduism and reincarnation as a couch, and Tom and Cecil will be here to do some bad for good.

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Our Vice President thinks UFOs could be fallen angels: https://www.christianpost.com/news/jd-vance-marjorie-taylor-greene-suggest-aliens-could-be-angels.html

Calls to suicide OK hotline decline sharply after Ryan Walters resigns as education head: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/calls-to-hotline-decline-sharply-after-christian-conservative-resigns-as-education-head/

Texas Supreme Court says faith-based bigotry by judges doesn't violate ethics rules: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-supreme-court-says-faith-based

Floridians realize that funding religious schools also means Muslims: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-republicans-are-furious-that

Church puts Auschwitz gate on their Halloween parade float: https://nypost.com/2025/11/01/us-news/pa-church-apologizes-for-halloween-float-featuring-phrase-from-auschwitz-gates-profoundly-offensive/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/715414578632190/permalink/3110025155837775/

JD Vance says he hopes his wife Usha embraces Christianity:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/usha-jd-vance-christianity-religion-hindu.html

https://substack.com/home/post/p-177493075

In this week’s episode, we’ll learn what the hell all those deadly Teslas were swerving out of the way of, Colorado takes the everybody out of PUBLIC schools, and we’ll sell you profanity even more directly than usual.

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Ken Paxton to sue Tylenol’s manufacturer for giving kids autism: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9d3n1r08do

Christian musician, who sang the national anthem for Trump at 2022 rally, is facing felony child pornography charges

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jon-paul-sheptock-church-musician-arrested-b2849918.html

Ex-Intel CEO seeks to create Christian AI and hasten the coming of Jesus: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/28/patrick-gelsinger-christian-ai-gloo-silicon-valley

Tesla detects ghosts! 

https://insideevs.com/news/776769/tesla-ghost-detector/

In this week’s episode, some of us learn that it’s national “slap your irritating coworker day” the hard way, We learn that Ohio is round on the ends and fucking stupid in the middle, and Ross Douthat will go searching for a miracle example and pass right over his career as an intellectual.

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Wyoming senator cites American Atheism as proof the No Kings Protests were anti-American: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/sen-john-barrasso-targets-american

Drummond orders investigative audit of State Department of Education: https://oklahoma.gov/oag/news/newsroom/2025/october/drummond-orders-investigative-audit-of-state-department-of-education.html

Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 secret lovers: https://www.thetimes.com/world/latin-america/article/pope-leo-bishop-mistresses-x0xxpqv3r

Candace Owens and Dinesh D’Souza are in an idiot fight: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-completely-bizarre-fight-thats

Republicans try to sneak religious school release time into Narcan bill: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ohio-republicans-used-a-life-saving

In this week’s episode, we’ll hate on the wrong way to hate wrongness, One Million Moms tells NASCAR their language is a bit too racy, and Don Ford will be here to help take the pi$$ out of an epistle.

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In victory for free speech, UK court overturns Qur'an-burning conviction

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/in-victory-for-free-speech-uk-court

Our favorite christofascist white rapper Michigan rep was allegedly looking for an orgy: https://www.wonkette.com/p/our-favorite-christofascist-white

https://twitter.com/repjoshschriver/status/1742959025434525703

The pope condemns clickbait: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/10/you-wont-believe-what-degrading-practice-the-pope-just-condemned

Pastor aims assault rifle at parishioners to make violent point about Christianity: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christian-pastor-aimed-an-ar-15

One Million Moms is mad at NASCAR: https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/urge-nascar-to-cancel-its-offensive-new-brand-spot/

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South Carolina law would criminalize all abortion and some contraception: https://www.thestate.com/opinion/article312481224.html

UN tries to do something for women in Afghanistan: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/06/un-rights-council-creates-afghanistan-accountability-body

America is helping erode women’s rights worldwide: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/world/europe/athens-democracy-forum-womens-rights.html

In this week’s episode, the nones are emptier than we thought, a Trump video about med beds gets recognized as AI because of complete sentences, and Ross Douthat will ask how we explain all the alien abductions if Jesus isn’t our Lord and Savior.

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Nonreligious Americans might not be as spiritual as previously reported: https://religionnews.com/2025/10/02/nonreligious-americans-might-not-be-as-spiritual-as-we-thought/

Christian group deceived SCOTUS about LGBTQ research, cited scholars say: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/alliance-defending-freedom-supreme-court-conversion-therapy

SCOTUS term opens with docket full of theocracy building: https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/10/supreme-court-term-opens-monday-with.html

Trump posts AI-generated video about "MedBeds For All":

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/politics/trump-ai-medbed-conspiracy-theory

In this week’s episode, Atheists find ourselves the only terrorists without a magical hat, a representative who represents himself has a fool for a client, and we’ll welcome in a pair of obsessive Joe Rogan listeners throughout the show.

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Presidential memorandum defines “anti-Christian” activity as domestic terrorism: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/

Trump accuses Mormon temple shooter of being “anti-Christian”:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/28/thomas-jacob-sanford-identified-michigan-church-shooting-suspect/86409758007/ and https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-29-25 and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-sign

Ryan Walters is resigning, ending his disastrous reign over Oklahoma's public schools

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walters-is-resigning-ending

Yet another prominent anti-trans Republican turns out to be a pedophile: https://scdailygazette.com/2025/09/29/former-rep-rj-may-pleads-guilty-to-sending-disgusting-and-depraved-child-sex-abuse-videos/

And

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/gop-lawmaker-said-trans-people-harm-children-he-just-pled-guilty-to-child-charges/

Qanon shaman sues Trump for $40 trillion: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/qanon-shaman-trump-lawsuit-capitol-riots-b2835709.html

Alex Jones raises eyebrows by growing ‘Hitler mustache’ - then says it makes him more attractive to women

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alex-jones-mustache-conspiracy-infowars-b2834442.html

On this week's episode: The White House finds the connections between JC and CK ... Rumor has it that Ryan Walters fucked a pile of flour during a board of education zoom call? ... And Don Ford will be here to read Paul's homophobic letter to the Romans.

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At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/kirk-memorial-service-christianity-religion.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/21/us/politics/kirk-memorial-photos.html

White House’s Karoline Leavitt appears to connect earthquake to Charlie Kirk’s death and Biblical prophecy: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-death-karoline-leavitt-prophecy-earthquake-b2828284.html

Trump links autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/health/trump-autism-announcement-cause-tylenol

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/trump-tylenol-autism-vaccines-fact-check.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550153/trump-rfk-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-pregnancy

Pope nixes 'virtual pope' idea, explains concerns about AI: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-nixes-virtual-pope-idea-explains-concerns-about-ai

The rapture was supposed to happen: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/rapture-tiktok-sept-23.html

https://substack.com/home/post/p-174218365

Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocks Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-supreme-court-blocks-ryan

In this week’s episode, the nation casts our tiny face upwards towards the heavens, God continues having a mediocre .500 winning percentage at football, and we discover that random janitors often give the best psychiatric advice.

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See Noah do a Tarot “reading” in Orlando on September 21st: https://www.facebook.com/share/16PQdQMqqp/

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Charlie Kirk was: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-podcast

The initial report from Trump’s Anti-Christian bias task force is a paranoid fever dream: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-initial-report-from-trumps-anti

First millennial saint is official: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-catholic-church-has-a-millennial

Relic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint stolen from Venezuelan parish: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-carlos-acutis-saint-relic-stolen-71a71f6adfd9011c21be35ab8bb7f907

TN high school football coach suspended after pushing religion on kids during game:

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/tn-high-school-football-coach-suspended

In this week’s episode, we dredge the leftovers bucket to see if there are any headlines we missed, then we let you hear what we sound like in our pajamas.

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In this week’s episode, the CDC deals with a brain worm, Quebec doesn't enjoy Islam incorrectly, and Ross Douthat will try his hand at neuroscience.

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CDC in full revolt over RFK Jr’s bullshit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/health/cdc-monarez-kennedy-vaccines.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html

Republican congressional candidate torches Qur’an in hate-fueled campaign ad: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/republican-congressional-candidate

Republicans double down on “thoughts and prayers” as an answer to mass shootings: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/28/politics/thoughts-and-prayers-shootings-vance-analysis and

https://www.christianpost.com/news/greg-laurie-franklin-graham-respond-to-critics-of-prayer.html

Quebec plans to table bill banning prayer in public: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/public-prayer-ban-quebec-1.7619985