The Secular Perspective

To celebrate our 100th episode we are all together including Matt who helped us get the show started back in the day. We all picked our top songs to be played at our own funerals. We play parts and discuss why we like them. This is a pretty long episode but an important one to me personally so I hope you all enjoy.

*We clearly do not own the rights to any of this music. All rights belong to their respective labels, blah, blah blah.

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Chad and Amanda try to figure out why Evangelicals like Trump so much, and also phrases that people think come from the Bible, but don't. Plus a dramatic reading of an article and a whole slew of other topics.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-open-letter-to-white-christian-trump-supporters_us_589f5ce4e4b0e172783a9cef

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/03/06/the-religious-right-is-steeling-itself-for-a-biblical-battle-on-trumps-behalf

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/19/living/bible-not-jesus/index.html

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/science/article/Study-Turns-out-religion-is-kinda-like-an-opiate-11026801.php

https://medium.com/@jcweatherby_49412/its-time-to-start-calling-evangelicals-what-they-are-the-american-taliban-4a41731296e4#.y0kr20iq1

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/democratic-process-gives-every-idiot-a-voice-1793083098

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Tags: Secularism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism, Anti-theism, Religion, Belief, Faith, God, Christianity, Evangelicals, Trump, Bible, Misquotes, Taliban, Muslim, Mosque, Bayonne, New Jersey, Trevor Noah, Daily Show, ACA Repeal, Menstrual Work Leave, George W. Bush,

Chad and Anthony talk briefly about a couple stories involving Ken Ham and his Ark. Then dive into a discussion based on an email from a listener asking us to elaborate on our thoughts based on the Ricky Gervais interview with Stephen Colbert.

https://thehumanist.com/features/articles/ship-didnt-come

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/16/creationist-ken-ham-the-popes-wrong-to-say-the-big-bang-is-real-and-atheists-can-be-good/

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2017/03/16/satanic-temple-billboard-targets-north-texas-school-districts-use-corporal-punishment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntGTUIJ3JLg

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Tags: Secularism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism, Anti-theism, Religion, Belief, Faith, God, Christianity, Ken Ham, Ark Encounter, Satanic Temple, Texas, Corporal Punishment, Paddling, Protect Children Project, Late Show, Stephen Colbert, Ricky Gervais, Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy, 42,

Chad and Amanda speak with our friend, and previous guest, Brianna about a 20/20 special about gay conversion therapy camps. Also a little bit about a new Trans-Bathroom bill that is popping up in Texas and then just a little bit of everything at the end.

** During this recording you will hear a bit of yelling in the background. I apologize for my friends not being able to play a quiet card game and instead played the loudest game they could think of. People are not dying, they are just being competitive.

http://www.thegailygrind.com/2017/03/10/abc-news-uncovers-hundreds-christian-gay-conversion-therapy-teen-camps-operating-us/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FKIamk6B9A

https://www.aclu.org/cases/gg-v-gloucester-county-school-board

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cover-up-in-alabama-newsweek-abc-2020-reports-expose_us_58c35449e4b0c3276fb78505

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-pastor-texas-bathroom-bill_us_58bfe764e4b0d1078ca263de

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Chad and Amanda cover a variety of the political news stories we have saved up that don't really fit any theme.

http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article134342904.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/women-film-themselves-canceling-nordstrom-accounts-after-store-drops-ivanka_us_58a6102be4b037d17d261574?

http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Indiana-lawmakers-consider-school-prayer-measure-414262983.html

http://www.someecards.com/news/weird-news/witches-donald-trump-spell-curse-hex-ritual/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/state-senator-cracked-a-table-to-stop-a-womans-pro-choice-testimony_us_58a71e06e4b037d17d2737eb?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/pastor-walks-out-on-trumps-demonic-florida-rally-my-11-year-old-daughter-was-sobbing-in-fear/

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/21/europe/marine-le-pen-headscarf-lebanon-grand-mufti/index.html?sr=fbcnni022117marine-le-pen-headscarf-lebanon-grand-mufti0200PMStoryLink&linkId=34717306

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Chad and Amanda discuss Stuff the Pope has said, a pro-choice priest, a cult in North Carolina, and why Millennials are leaving the church.

http://www.teenvogue.com/story/i-am-a-priest-and-this-is-why-im-pro-choice

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-atheists-idUSKBN1621I3?il=0

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/world/pope-atheists-again/

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/01/517950616/survivor-quits-popes-panel-on-sex-abuse-citing-shameful-resistance

http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2017/february/all-family-christian-stores-closing-fcs-liquidation.html

http://faithit.com/12-reasons-millennials-over-church-sam-eaton/

http://abc11.com/religion/nc-church-has-unconventional-rules-for-sex-and-marriage/1774607/

http://abc11.com/religion/broken-faith-years-of-ungodly-abuse-at-western-nc-church/1771463/

http://abc11.com/religion/chapel-hill-man-recalls-life-of-fear-at-western-nc-church/1776694/

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Chad and Tiny discuss the idea that the right is pushing an agenda that you have to be Christian to be “truly American”, and a few other things.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/07/arkansas-house-passes-emergency-bill-to-prevent-satanists-from-putting-monument-on-capitol-grounds/

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/12/12/11-anti-gay-preachers-who-got-caught-doing-very-gay-things/

http://www.kentucky.com/living/religion/paul-prather/article57553638.html

http://millennial-review.com/2017/02/15/number-americans-say-christianity-required-true-american-rising-rapidly-age-donald-trump/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/2859-2/

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Some knuckleheads want to use the bible as defense for a rape and kidnapping trial. I'm sure that will go over well. That and cleaning up some other stories we have missed.

http://www.newsy.com/stories/my-name-is-noor-and-i-m-not-omar-mateen-s-wife/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/01/23/father-son-duo-accused-of-rape-wants-only-law-book-that-truly-matters-at-trial-the-bible/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-abortion-men_us_5886369be4b0e3a7356a7910

https://thinkprogress.org/islamic-center-of-victoria-fire-8a683f632a7a#.h4v3ukxiq

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-executive-order-christian-pre-marital-sex-same-sex-marriage-abortion-wrong-religious-a7558691.html

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-less-lovely-side-of-snowflake

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Chad and Amanda get together to talk about the Prayer breakfast and what is the Johnson Amendment exactly.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/02/trump-asks-for-prayers-for-arnold-schwarzeneggers-ratings-at-national-prayer-breakfast/

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-trumps-national-prayer-breakfast-speech-matters?cid=sm_fb_maddow

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513187940/the-johnson-amendment-in-five-questions-and-answers

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-johnson-amendment-political-activity-churches.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sharia-law-may-be-coming-to-america-but-its-christians-who-are-bringing-it/2017/02/02/aa44fbe8-e98c-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/howard-stern-donald-trump-wants-to-be-liked-2017-2

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TSP 90: Ya Know it's Hard Out Here for a Pimp… er Priest.

Pimping Priests, another ASS club, Trying to get scientists in government, and 5 things people should know about atheists. We also briefly discuss Leah Remini's show about Scientology wrapping up.

*I hope someone listening to this has seen the movie Hustle and Flow to get the title.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/priest-organized-orgies-in-his-rectory-and-pimped-out-women-police/

http://www.atheistrepublic.com/blog/casper-rigsby/5-things-everyone-should-know-about-atheists-atheism

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/13/a-utah-elementary-school-is-now-home-to-an-after-school-satan-club-thanks-christians/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/17/this-group-wants-to-fight-anti-science-rhetoric-by-getting-scientists-to-run-for-office

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