409: Formulaic Edition

In this week’s episode, we'll introduce you to a Christmas song you didn't know you hate yet, "Consensual Cannibalism" is trending on Twitter and we’ll have trouble getting over that, and Kirk Cameron will once again chicken out of my annual candy cane knife fight challenge. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Headlines: Christians Walk in Circles Seven Times to Overturn the Election Results: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/09/christians-plan-to-walk-in-circles-seven-times-to-overturn-the-election-results/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/13/trump-supporters-rally-against-election-outcome-as-proud-boys-and-antifa-face-off (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/13/trump-supporters-rally-against-election-outcome-as-proud-boys-and-antifa-face-off?fbclid=IwAR1FsjVyhQkC2KmOaMnt3VhteJW0-og2gQhqE0FoxYghCz-AU6kVVSeK9-w) MN town approved a whites only church for exactly the reasons we’ve been talking about: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/a-small-minnesota-town-voted-to-approve-the-permit-for-a-whites-only-church/ Pastor Says He Faces Criminal Charges for Sending Bible Balloons to North Korea: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/pastor-says-he-faces-criminal-charges-for-sending-bible-balloons-to-north-korea/ Pastor Greg Locke is an idiot on CNN: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/hate-preacher-i-dont-know-what-a-pandemic-is-but-covid-19-is-not-a-pandemic/ Trump administration offers another parting shot at the rights of the non-religious: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/15/trump-will-get-rid-of-religious-freedom-protections-at-ten-federal-agencies/ Racist Christian Sucker-Puncher Eric Metaxas Made an Insane Music Video: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/12/racist-christian-sucker-puncher-eric-metaxas-made-an-insane-music-video/ EW Jackson says that planes don't crash if there’s a Christian on them praying: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/11/pastor-planes-dont-crash-if-theres-a-christian-on-that-airplane-praying/ Michelle Bachman’s vote was stolen by Satan: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/10/michele-bachmann-my-vote-was-stolen-by-satan/ --- This Week in Misogyny: Jesse Lee Peterson bemoans all the lady elected officials weakening the GOP: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/11/jesse-lee-peterson-electing-republican-women-has-weakened-the-party/ Lori Alexander: “So called Christian feminists are actually unbelievers” https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/12/04/christian-mommy-blogger-so-called-christian-feminists-are-simply-unbelievers/