334: ScathingAtheist 334: Mama Bear Edition

In this week’s episode, America votes meh on religion, the Church of England lowers itself into a vat of molten steel and gives us a thumbs up, and Eli will present a book report that never quite gets to the book. --- Come see us in Virginia Beach on July 27th! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-virginia-beach-tickets-63066905813 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 out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Check out the Humans Holler at News podcast here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/man-yells-at-news --- Headlines: Gallup poll shows confidence in organized religion at new low: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/09/gallup-confidence-in-organized-religion-is-at-an-all-time-low-again/ Deluded Writer: Amazon Banned Conversion Therapy Books; Will the Bible Be Next?: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/06/deluded-writer-amazon-banned-conversion-therapy-books-will-the-bible-be-next/ "Professionally incompetent" chiropractor owes $100,000 for anti-vaxxer posts: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/07/professionally-incompetent-chiropractor-owes-100000-for-anti-vaxxer-posts/ CA lawmaker withdraws bill that would require Catholic priests to report child sex abuse: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/09/ca-lawmaker-withdraws-bill-requiring-catholic-priests-to-report-child-sex-abuse/ If these birds don’t get birth control, an Australian church may be destroyed: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/07/if-these-birds-dont-get-birth-control-an-australian-church-may-be-destroyed/ Trump’s “Spiritual Adviser”: Satan Tried to Kill Me With an IV Drip: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/09/trumps-spiritual-adviser-satan-tried-to-kill-me-with-an-iv-drip/ A Woman Wrote “It’s Real,” Referring to Heaven, After “Dying” for 27 Minutes and now her niece got a batshit tattoo of it: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/05/a-woman-wrote-its-real-referring-to-heaven-after-dying-for-27-minutes/ The anti-LGBTQ Church of England accidentally validated certain gay marriages: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/06/the-anti-lgbtq-church-of-england-accidentally-validated-certain-gay-marriages/