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I also could have called this: "What I Did During My Yearly Quarantine" or "Covid-stravaganza". Basically, after almost a year of not recording due to quarantines and being super busy with work, your hosts, Chad and Amanda, are finally back together to start recording about the state of the world. Since we have been away so long and we are sure everyone is tired of hearing about the chaos that is the state of the USA, we talked briefly about it but really more dove into the things that we have been up to in the past year. I want to thank everyone that has stayed subscribed long enough to get a notification that we have a new episode up. We tend to go on quite a bit here. Over two hours actually so I split our conversation up into 2 parts. For new listeners: This is not our typical format, but feel free to listen to help get to know us a little better. Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

I also could have called this: "What I Did During My Yearly Quarantine" or "Covid-stravaganza". Basically, after almost a year of not recording due to quarantines and being super busy with work, your hosts, Chad and Amanda, are finally back together to start recording about the state of the world. Since we have been away so long and we are sure everyone is tired of hearing about the chaos that is the state of the USA, we talked briefly about it but really more dove into the things that we have been up to in the past year. I want to thank everyone that has stayed subscribed long enough to get a notification that we have a new episode up. We tend to go on quite a bit here. Over two hours actually so I split our conversation up into 2 parts. For new listeners: This is not our typical format, but feel free to listen to help get to know us a little better. Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

In this episode, we focus on Amish culture and how it has led to some pretty disastrous things such as sexual abuse and genetic disorders. Amish - Wikipedia Amish America Rumspringa: Amish Teens Venture into Modern Vices : NPR Sex Abuse Crisis in Amish Country No one knew why the kids in 2 Amish families were dying suddenly. Now researchers have some answers - CNN Anabaptism - Wikipedia   Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we discuss mental health issues in America and how people are dealt with when they have a breakdown. We also find a church that tells it older members to stay away to attract younger members. And we end with a newly developing case of a woman and her missing kids and potential ties to a new mysterious cult. Buttigieg Supporter Finds Out He's Gay, Demands Vote Back In Viral Video Viral Meijer Video Is Another Wake Up Call To Support Mental Heal Struggling church asks aging congregation to ‘stay away' in hopes of attracting young families A Nashville Art School Will Purge All Non-Christian Faculty Now That It Has Been Taken Over by a Religious University | artnet News Priest in Rhode Island says abortion worse than pedophilia, which 'doesn't kill anyone' The Brutal Story of Jake Eakin, Child Murderer Turned Anti-Abortion Zealot Report: Mom of missing Idaho kids leaves Kauai with new husband | KOMO Lori Vallow storage unit had missing Idaho kids' items, report says Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Picture this: Chad has worked 24 hour hours in 2 days and is exhausted, has a sick kid and is cleaning the house and doing laundry. Amanda shows up hours earlier than expected with no laptop no real stories to specifically talk about, but is in a rush to get something recorded and just wants to vent about the week and only has 30 minutes to do so. The following is what resulted from the mayhem. Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

TSP212: Lightning Round News This episode is a lightning round of pushing through a bunch of stories we missed while we were on break. Or, as Amanda put it, “All killer, no filler.” Is Notre-Dame Too Fragile to Be Saved? | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine Evangelical magazine founded by Billy Graham calls for Trump's removal - Axios Retired Christianity Today Editor Talks Backlash Over Editorial Advocating For Trump's Removal | On Point United Methodist Church is Breaking Up With Itself Alana Chen found dead in Boulder County months after sharing conversion therapy story Family of Louisville woman blames Colorado Catholic Church leader for her death Child Molester's Wife Sues Mormon Church for Violating Confidentiality Rules by Reporting His Crimes Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges - The Washington Post Montana Court Reverses $35 Million Child Abuse Verdict Against Jehovah's Witnesses : NPR Teenager, 19, kills 'paedophile priest who abused him' by ramming a crucifix down his throat | Daily Mail Online Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

TSP211: The First One of 2020 We are finally back with our first episode of 2020. After catching up we discuss a family's reaction to their gay son being murdered. Then we touch on a church trying to pray an infant back to life. Finally, we touch on some politics and the current state of the world. Allison Mack will serve 'a substantial amount of time' in prison for role in Nxivm sex cult, lawyer says 'Cannibal murdered hairdresser he met on Grindr then ate his testicles' | Metro News Bethel Singer's Infant Daughter Pronounced Dead by Doctors: 'Praying for a Miracle' | CBN News Top Iranian Presidential Adviser Says Tehran's 'Sole Problem is Trump,' Not Average American People America is guilty of everything we accuse Iran of doing Russia's State TV Calls Trump Their ‘Agent' Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment - The New York Times Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we speak on a question Elizabeth Warren got about atheists, A woman harassed by American Airlines for a Satan shirt, Period Huts, and more. Elizabeth Warren Was Asked About Her Plan to Protect “the Rights of Atheists” | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos A Woman Wore A "Hail Satan" T-Shirt On A Plane. American Airlines Forced Her To Change Or Get Off The Plane. Zimmerman suing Trayvon Martin family, claiming cover-up | Miami Herald Samoa measles outbreak: Non-vaccinated told to tie red flag to their homes | Stuff.co.nz Woman's Death Prompts Nepal To Make First-Ever 'Period Hut' Arrest Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/

This week we do as close to a Christmas episode as we are getting this year. Several stories with a holiday theme including secular holiday displays at state capitals to nativity scenes in cages. We also talk about a giant baby Jesus statue that looks like Phil Collins Atheists Won Seven of the Eight Holiday Display Slots in the Iowa Capitol | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos Religious Conservatives Outraged By Gay Nativity ‘Sacrilege' | Michael Stone Display from The Satanic Temple returns to Capitol rotunda - News - The State Journal-Register - Springfield, IL Baby Jesus Statue Looks Like Phil Collins, Nicholas Cage | PEOPLE.com This church's nativity depicts the holy family separated at the border Video contradicts border agency's account of death of ill migrant teen in its custody Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We are all over the place in this episode which includes a story about a kid bringing a flyer home about free birth control. We mention the rapper T.I. And his daughter which prompts Amanda to give a quick sex ed lesson. We also talk about a pastor that is selling his playtime mansion only because he lost his tax-exempt status on it and the reasoning behind it. Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons : Shots - Health News : NPR Ilhan Omar Asks Judge For 'Compassion' In Sentencing Man Who Threatened Her Life Christian Dad Lashes Out After Kid Brings Home Flyer Advertising Free Condoms | Sarahbeth Caplin | Friendly Atheist | Patheos Most People Can't Tell The Difference Between Trump And Trump AI, Can You? | IFLScience Pastor Puts $4.4 Million Mansion Up for Auction After Being Forced to Pay Taxes | David Gee | Friendly Atheist | Patheos Ohio House passes bill allowing student answers to be scientifically wrong due to religion | WKRC Midshipmen get Satanic Temple study group at the Naval Academy Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Kanye West is trying to become the next Joel Osteen and we want no part of it. Levar Burton also has a few things to say about people like Kanye and Donald Trump. Finally, Chick-fil-a is back in the news for flip flopping back and forth on donations to anti-LGBT foundations.   uproxx.com - Kanye West Said He Might Change His Name To Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West Former 'Reading Rainbow' Host LeVar Burton Hilariously Addresses Kanye West, Trump: 'Oh, Here We Go With These Non-Readers' - Blavity News Chick-fil-A to End Donations to Christian Charities after LGBT Backlash Chick-fil-A backtracks, won't pledge to end donations to anti-LGBT charities Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This is the second episode in our first night back in a month. This time we at least have some set stories to talk about. We go off on a few tangents including changing the pronunciation of words to sound smarter. We begin with Amanda story of a stray dog that showed up on her doorstep. It's a fun one.   A Kind Priest Brings Stray Dogs To Mass So They Can Find New Families | Bored Panda Hobby Lobby Scandal Widens as Museum of the Bible Admits Oxford Prof Sold Illicit Papyri to Green Family Nike Jesus trainers injected with 'holy water' from Jordan River, costing $3,000, sell out in minutes | Christian News on Christian Today Pastor tweets video of himself burning atheist's book, turns out to be the best marketing campaign ever – DeadState Anti-immigrant activist laughed at by ‘green shirt guy' in viral video is arrested for identity theft – DeadState Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We are back after an impromptu month from of recording. This episode is just a mashup of conversation as we try to get back into the groove. The impeachment process is moving forward and we are frankly quite tired of hearing and talking about it. But we are pushing forward. Deutsche Bank Might Have Destroyed Physical Copies of Trump's Tax Returns, Cleansed Servers, Claims Former Executive: Report Trump's former top Russia adviser testified she raised concerns about Giuliani's role in Ukraine - CNNPolitics Former ambassador to Ukraine says she was ousted because of her anti-corruption work - Vox Ousted Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch says she was told to tweet praise of Trump to save her job Trump loses appeal in New York tax case, must hand over returns All That Booing Revealed the True Face of Donald Trump | Vanity Fair Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Chad rages over a video of a bigoted parent at a LGBT inclusiveness event at a school. A high school teacher is in trouble about comments about the Confederate flag. We discuss a story of a person that claims to be a child but may really be an adult and a stepmother in trouble for being accidentally topless in front of her step-children. Amanda also gives us some good and bad new in this weeks Abortion Portion. Cedar Falls public school student sends text - everyone is in gay flags, gays are taking over - The Iowa Standard Confederate flag: Georgia high school teacher tells class a Confederate flag means "you intend to marry your sister" - CBS News Supreme Court To Hear Louisiana Abortion Case : NPR Georgia abortion ban blocked in court, like other six-week bans - Vox Planned Parenthood to open "mega-clinic" in Illinois, a response to restrictive abortion laws in Missouri [Exclusive] - CBS News https://newschannel9.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-hamilton-county-deputy-baptized-drug-suspect Ukrainian dwarf who 'masqueraded as a child' is living with new family | Daily Mail Online This Utah woman was charged for being topless in her own home. Now, she's arguing the lewdness law is unconstitutional. - The Salt Lake Tribune Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we dive into everything we have missed over the past couple of weeks involving the impeachment saga and the infamous phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president. We also try to cast who would play Trump in his biopic. ** I'm not including any links this time around because this thing is moving so fast everything I have is probably out of date already as of this upload. ** Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we speak about a pastor, Jarrid Wilson, the lost his life due to depression. Chad gives his own take on depression and how it affects more than just the person that has it. Amanda also gives her top 4 moments in schadenfreude from this month. We also speculate about what will happen to Trump in terms of impeachment.   #GreatJoys: Parents respond to actress's abortion praise by tweeting photos of their children Jarrid Wilson, megachurch pastor who advocated for mental health, dies by suicide at 30 Atheists Pressure IN School to Remove Teacher's Religious/Political Propaganda | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos Vatican office suspends Indy archdiocese's Brebeuf decision Milo Yiannopoulos Says He's Broke - VICE Conversion therapy group founder comes out as gay, apologizes | TheHill Alabama Judge Dismisses Case Granting 'Personhood Status' to a Fetus European Doctor Who Prescribes Abortion Pills To U.S. Women Online Sues FDA : NPR Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Chad gives his review of the Imperfectly Human Tour staring Jaclyn Glenn and Future Sunsets. (Spoiler: It was amazing.) Then we deep dive into how corrupt Jerry Falwell, Jr. is and how he is using Liberty University for monetary and political gain. Then we talk a little bit about Brett Kavanaugh being in the news again one year later for the same things. ‘Someone's Gotta Tell the Freakin' Truth': Jerry Falwell's Aides Break Their Silence - POLITICO Magazine UPDATE: Rebuke to Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Comment to Politico's "‘Someone's Gotta Tell the Freakin' Truth': Jerry Falwell's Aides Break Their Silence" Article - World Red Eye | World Red Eye 'Hypocrite' Jerry Falwell Jr. Slammed As New Miami Party Pics Surface | HuffPost NY Times Reporters Say Kavanaugh Asked Them Lie In Exchange For An Interview | HuffPost Will new allegations against Brett Kavanaugh have an impact? Ben Shapiro: 'Nobody Has Yet Described Kavanaugh's Genitals' | Law & Crime Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/

The podcast has now reached its 200th official episode not counting bonus episodes we have done over the years. Amanda thought this would be a good time to look back at the first episodes we recorded together, but I went further and am doing a history of the show grabbing random silly clips from here and there. I also give a few stats and give a brief history of our friendship as it has grown over the years. Thanks for being a listener. Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we dive into a woman running for a city council that really sticks her bigoted foot in her mouth. We also discuss Gaylord Grace Baptist Church in Michigan and blog that uncovers a lot of abuse that happened there. Then we deep dive into Susan Schofield and the craziness that is her abuse of her kids for YouTube entertainment. Finally, we give our opinions on the “Hail Satan?” documentary, out now on Hulu.   California's 'Straight Pride' aimed to celebrate straight, white Christians. Only 12 people attended. - Metro Weekly Michigan Local Candidate Who Urged Keeping City As White 'As Possible' Drops Out | HuffPost She wanted to keep a Michigan city white. Now she's dropped her bid for office - CNN disGrace-d Gaylord Grace Baptist pastor, founder resigns after months of controversy | Top-gallery | petoskeynews.com Conversion therapy survivors condemn Pulse survivors 'ex-gay' group How Susan Schofield's family YouTube channel became a nightmare - The Verge Girl from “Born Schizophrenic” Off All Meds & Showing No Symptoms | Katie Joy Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Someone had the nerve to make a movie about liberal “Elites” hunting down the “Deplorable” Trump supporters because that is the world we live in now. We also run through a wide variety of other stories and start with talking about Chad's falling Porch. The actual show starts about 5 minutes in if you feel the need to skip that part. Movie Showing Elites Hunting Down ‘Deplorables' Slated to Hit Theaters in September New Netflix Series Will Expose Secretive Christian Group Controlling Washington | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos Missouri council member chooses Dr. Seuss book over the bible for swearing-in ceremony – DeadState The NYPD Just Fired the Officer Who Killed Eric Garner - VICE The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether You Can Be Fired For Not Being Girly Enough - VICE Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Two weeks since we last recorded an episode and Jeffrey Epstein is dead by suicide. We've had more mass shootings and Mitch McConnell refuses to do anything to help. Plus Shell employees were required to attend a Trump if they wanted to be paid for the day. Amanda also reviews Kathy Griffin's documentary about her harassment from the Trump administration for her photoshoot in 2017. Jeffrey Epstein's Autopsy Reportedly Shows Multiple Broken Neck Bones Attorney General ousts head of federal prison system in aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein's death Mitch McConnell fractures shoulder after falling at Kentucky home - Axios Trump mocks fan for being overweight, mistaking him for protester - Business Insider Shell Workers Had To Attend Trump Speech To Be Paid, Were Ordered Not To Protest: Report | HuffPost #GreenShirtGuy: How I went viral (Opinion) - CNN Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Warning: We have been drinking a little bit before recording this one, and it really shows by the end. Apologies if it's really bad. In this episode, we dive into the Jeffrey Epstein saga. Then we talk about Joshua Harris coming out as a “non-Christian” and some fallout from that. Then Chad does a quick review on a new game called “Church in the Darkness.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/07/03/jeffrey-epstein-documents-could-expose-powerful-politicians-businessmen/ https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-trump-link-liking-women-on-the-younger-side-2019-7 https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-set-decide-whether-jeffery-134329057.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/jeffrey-epstein-found-injured-marks-his-neck-new-york-jail-n1034301 https://www.yahoo.com/news/celebrities-royals-politicians-brace-themselves-173401321.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-faces-pretrial-hearing-145532869.html https://deadstate.org/christian-author-hidden-spells-in-country-music-songs-will-change-your-dna/ https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/01/baptist-author-i-dont-want-joshua-harris-foreword-ruining-my-anti-porn-book/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/29/us/joshua-harris-divorce-apology-scli-intl/index.html https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/this-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-six-michigan-priests-charged-with-sex-abuse-and-more-victims-are-calling-police-daily/ Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

After having not recorded a new episode for almost a month, Chad and Amanda are back to recap all of the racist things that have happened in our country while we were gone. There really was too much to get to in this one.   https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/fired-cathedral-high-school-teacher-sues-archdiocese-of-indianapolis   https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2019/07/09/indianapolis-cathedral-high-school-gay-teacher-archdiocese-settlement/1686671001/   https://www.wthr.com/article/roncalli-co-director-guidance-sues-school-archdiocese-indianapolis   https://thinkprogress.org/miss-michigan-dethroned-over-racist-islamaphobic-tweets-02fdabe1d389/amp/   https://kfor.com/2019/07/11/couples-maga-themed-wedding-pays-tribute-to-president-trump/   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/louisiana-police-officer-suggests-facebook-aoc-be-shot-n1032281   https://news.ntd.com/female-voters-push-back-against-cnn-over-trumps-racist-tweets_357955.html   https://www.salon.com/2019/07/18/cnn-didnt-tell-us-its-supposed-panel-of-republican-women-were-literally-the-trumpettes/   https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-democratic-congresswoman-apologize-152531342.html   Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Amanda tried to give Chad a personality test and screws it up in the process. Then we Catch up with the NXIVM cult, NRA TV being shut down, A Missionary the caused the deaths of 2 kids, and Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s craziness involving a pool boy.   NXIVM Cult trial: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nxivm-keith-raniere-guilty_n_5d0a839ae4b06ad4d25a6ac0 NRA Breaks up with PR firm:  https://boingboing.net/2019/06/26/nra-dumps-its-ad-firm-tv-crew.html Leaving the JW's: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/24/735352084/i-couldn-t-continue-on-a-former-jehovah-s-witness-on-leaving-the-faith Virginia Missionary causes child deaths: https://people.com/crime/virginia-missionary-uganda-allegedly-caused-deaths-2-children-impersonated-doctor/ Jerry Falwell, JR and the Pool boy: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-jerry-falwell-jr-miami-beach-pool-boy-evangelical-explained-850380 Reddit AITA: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/c3sx03/aita_for_wanting_another_child/   Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week Ivanka Trump was supper awkward trying to fit in with actual world leaders. We talk about E Jean Carroll and her accusations against Donald Trump and compare it to his own words. Then we dive into what happens to people when they have a near death experience. We also talk about a mentally disabled woman who is having an abortion forced upon her and our thoughts on that.   https://theslot.jezebel.com/ivanka-trump-had-a-lovely-weekend-pretending-to-be-a-wo-1836009171 https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/donald-trump-assault-e-jean-carroll-other-hideous-men.html https://fox59.com/2019/06/20/archdiocese-of-indianapolis-to-break-with-brebeuf-jesuit-over-same-sex-marriage-issue/ https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/cathedral-high-school-follows-archdiocese-orders-fires-teacher-in-same-sex-marriage  https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/can-science-explain-what-people-see-feel-during-near-death-n1024316? https://www.ntd.com/catholic-woman-with-mental-disability-will-have-an-abortion-against-her-will-as-ruled-by-a-uk-judge_347380.html https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nancyvu/the-dalai-lama-wants-a-woman-to-succeed-him-only-if-she-is

This episode we are are all over the place. From Jill Duggar's marriage advice to a former teacher at Amanda's high school that has a trove of allegations against him for inappropriate relationships with students. https://www.yahoo.com/gma/former-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-connection-parkland-school-shooting-203100791--abc-news-topstories.html https://www.businessinsider.com/nixon-lawyer-john-dean-parallels-mueller-report-watergate-2019-6 https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/06/09/jill-duggars-marriage-advice-never-masturbate-and-always-be-available-for-sex/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/08/us/yale-hotel-abortion-free-rooms-trnd/index.html https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Goodrich-Athletic-Director-being-investigated-for--510776191.html Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Amanda went to the Pride Festival in Indianapolis again this year and speaks about it. Chad Went to Indy PopCon and won another award for the show. This week we dive into some current news dealing with the LGBT community. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2019/05/24/ark-encounter-owners-sue-over-rain-damage/1220627001 https://gritpost.com/armed-neo-nazis-crash-detroit-pride-police-escorting/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/straight-pride-parade-milo-yiannopoulos-marshal.html https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tomi-lahren-rips-critics-straight-190742275.html https://god.dailydot.com/funniest-response-bostons-straight-pride-parade/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/anti-lgbtq-christian-hate-group-cheers-trump-administration-shuts-hiv-cure-research/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48555889 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/05/05/what-happened-after-my-13-year-old-son-joined-the-alt-right/ Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This episode rounds out a trilogy of episodes we did in a marathon recording session with Amanda monopolizing the mic most of the time. In this episode, we dive into a couple of topics that are not something we would normally talk about but seemed to really grab her attention. We talk about the life of paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren who recently died. We also talk about a fraternity that had had such a sordid history with sexual assault and all-around bad behavior that they eventually shut themselves down.   https://www.npr.org/2019/05/02/718969495/swarthmore-fraternities-disband-over-leaked-documents-that-detailed-misogyny? https://swatfraternities.tumblr.com/page/1 https://voices.swarthmore.edu/content-1/2019/4/17/phi-psi-historical-archives-leaked-amidst-campus-tensions-around-fraternities-86plg https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59d3cd0018b27da72d9d4db4/t/5cbe8d7b8165f5bd15f58c2c/1555991932031/Excerpts+from+Phi+Psi+Historical+Archives.pdf https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3556775/r-i-p-paranormal-investigator-lorraine-warren-has-died-at-92/   Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Amanda has decided to share a very personal story of the time she needed an abortion. Chad just tags along for the ride for most of this episode but decides to share the story of getting a vasectomy since it is the closest thing he has to compare. Trigger warning: We probably share way too many details in our stories on this one. But it helps really paint the picture. Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This past week Alabama and Georgia passed some pretty strict new laws in regard to abortion rights and we aren't having it. I know we have talked about this a lot lately, but it is a pretty big deal to us. We start the show with a couple of new stories in regards to Catholic child abuse scandals and then dive into the very recent news regarding abortion rights. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/an-obgyn-debunks-unplanned-the-anti-abortion-movie_n_5cb74ff4e4b0ec270a4684bd https://www.axios.com/judge-blocks-trump-administration-abortion-gag-rule-3bf73b3b-301f-442b-82f6-305220a43545.html https://twentytwowords.com/busy-philipps-opens-abortion-15/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-rebukes-meghan-mccain-172109379.html https://news.ntd.com/npr-requires-reporters-to-use-pro-abortion-language-in-news-reports_333258.html https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/how-extreme-abortion-bans-in-alabama-and-georgia-happened.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48213135? https://www.apnews.com/dc843537a0f2496490544cad484cd88e? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-own-the-red-hen-restaurant-that-asked-sarah-sanders-to-leave-resistance-isnt-futile/2019/05/14/125b4742-75a8-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

The Satanic Temple is now tax exempt and has its own documentary. Scientologists have a measles outbreak on a cruise ship. Homeschooling parents get life in prison for torture. Scientists activate dead pig brains. And we also talk about the new documentary on Netflix Break the House. https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/04/28/satanists-sue-mn-town-that-changed-its-rules-to-avoid-a-non-christian-display/ https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/17/hail-satan-documentary-penny-lane/ https://reason.com/video/penny-lane-satanic-temple/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/measles-stricken-cruise-ship-quarantined-reportedly-owned-by-scientologists/ https://www.joemygod.com/2019/04/christian-home-schooling-parents-get-life-sentences-for-torturing-and-starving-their-12-children-video/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/30/making-history-sports-illustrateds-swimsuit-issue-will-feature-model-burkini-hijab/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/17/714289322/scientists-restore-some-function-in-the-brains-of-dead-pigs https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/441210-judge-rules-in-favor-of-sacha-baron-cohen-in-hearing-on-roy-moore Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We start off with some talk about Bill Barr and his ghosting of Congress. Then we dive in to Jacob Wohl and his smear campaign again Pete Buttigieg. https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a27335178/kamala-harris-bill-barr-senate-hearing/? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rod-rosenstein-submits-letter-resignation-213350466.html? https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/william-barr-empty-seat-house-hearing-141301880.html? https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/16/politics/pete-buttigieg-iowa-anti-gay-chants/index.html? http://deadstate.org/christian-pastor-pete-buttigieg-will-put-christians-in-jail-and-turn-america-into-a-homocracy/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-smear-merchants-jacob-wohl-and-jack-burkman-try-to-slime-pete-buttigieg-with-bogus-sex-assault-claim https://www.snopes.com/ap/2019/04/30/student-says-trump-backers-recruited-him-for-buttigieg-smear/ https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0416/Nebraskans-talk-extreme-weather.-Just-don-t-call-it-climate-change https://theplaylist.net/nxivm-hbo-docuseries-jehane-noujaim-20190418/ Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

With Ohio now banning abortions after 6 weeks we dive, yet again, into the abyss of pro-life versus pro-choice and how many states are now using 6 weeks as a benchmark. We end with a quick discussion about New York City, anti-vaxxers and the measles.   https://m.theepochtimes.com/federal-appeals-court-upholds-law-to-defund-planned-parenthood_2835043.html https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/12/712501336/republican-state-lawmakers-split-over-their-anti-abortion-strategies https://www.thecut.com/2019/04/which-states-have-passed-six-week-abortion-bans.html https://jezebel.com/a-group-of-anonymous-parents-is-suing-nycs-health-depar-1834048689 Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We start with Amanda asking Chad for some family advice. Then we dive into what happens when the people you love are exposed to way too much conservative media. We also lightly touch on how the Christian right is trying to change America into a theocracy through carefully worded laws. We end with nun on nun sexual abuse. https://hopeforourtimes.com/canadas-supreme-court-rules-that-lgbt-rights-come-before-your-religious-beliefs/ https://jezebel.com/michael-avenatti-charged-with-stealing-millions-from-hi-1833972643 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/i-gathered-stories-of-people-transformed-by-fox-news.html https://www.salon.com/2019/04/13/the-plot-against-america-inside-the-christian-right-plan-to-remodel-the-nation/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nuns-sexual-abuse-catholic-church_n_5c76f9bae4b0d3a48b563001 https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/04/10/missouri-bill-banning-anonymity-of-atheist-plaintiffs-in-lawsuits-passes-house https://www.npr.org/2019/04/11/712409110/pope-benedict-breaks-6-year-silence-to-comment-on-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We have a couple stories out of Indiana again. The bigger stories we talk about though are about a Catholic university banning online porn on campus and one woman's desire to make leggings go away. I was surprised at how long we were actually able to talk about this. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/27/indiana-shooter-drill-proposal-ban-teachers-being-shot-projectiles-during-training-hold/3287155002/ https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Terre-Haute-pastor-charged-with-voyeurism-after-allegedly-snapping-photos-in-Planet-Fitness-bathroom-area-506881701.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/04/02/i-cut-people-hope-carpenter-relentless-church-greenville-news/ https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/04/07/the-catholic-university-of-americas-ban-on-the-top-200-porn-sites-wont-work/ https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/03/the-legging-problem/   Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We start with a lot of talk about chicken and a band that we saw over the weekend. Donald Trump is shaking things up again by firing Kirstjen Neilsen and Secret Service Director, Randolph Alles. We slightly touch on Joe Biden's heaving touching. Then we get into comparisons between Pete Buttigieg and Mike Pence and Trump.   https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/07/pete-buttigieg-god-being-gay-and-mike-pence/3395556002/ https://theweek.com/speedreads/833860/pete-buttigieg-hitting-mike-pence-from-christian-left https://www.axios.com/2020-presidential-election-pete-buttigieg-mayor-pete-3427076d-f8e5-4000-99d6-7adceb2f3bcc.html https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-contributor-as-a-christian-ill-take-trumps-colorful-personal-life-over-mayor-pete-buttigieg/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/betos-announcement-shows-triumph-secular-democrats/585001/ Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we cover a few stories based around Indiana. We have another fired faculty member from Roncalli Catholic High School, Changes to drivers licenses, and active shooter drills gone wrong. We also finish with some Toxic Ash Wednesday ashes that burned people. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teachers-shot-active-shooter-drill_n_5c93fc99e4b0a6329e142b5a https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/03/24/catholic-students-received-toxic-ash-on-ash-wednesday-leaving-permanent-scars/ https://www.wthr.com/article/second-roncalli-counselor-losing-job-because-same-sex-marriage https://cbs4indy.com/2019/03/12/indiana-offers-non-specific-gender-option-for-licenses-ids/ Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We really got beat up, emotionally, over this past weekend. The Mueller report dropped on Friday and we discuss that. But more so than that, we speak on multiple suicides from survivors of mass shootings. Two were students from Parkland, Florida and one a father of a Sandy Hook student. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/us/politics/mueller-report-release.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parkland-shooting-survivor-sydney-aiello-takes-her-own-life/ https://news.yahoo.com/second-student-suicide-florida-massacre-school-reported-161159483.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeremy-richman-sandy-hook-father-dies-in-apparent-suicide? https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-world/all-of-new-zealand-hears-call-to-prayer-to-honor-mosque-shooting-victims Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week cover a wide variety of topics that touch on some kind of corruption in the USA. We go from the new college admissions scandal to how foreign money is possibly involved with the same sex trafficking massage parlor in Florida that Robert Kraft was caught using. We also touch on a lot of quick updates to other stories from the last couple of months.   https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/d3m5gv/lawyer-for-priest-who-sexually-abused-boys-is-very-sorry-he-called-it-plain-vanilla-sexual-penetration https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/04/american-hoda-muthana-married-into-isis-does-she-deserve-u-s-justice/3007064002 https://www.npr.org/2019/03/02/699506797/united-methodists-face-fractured-future https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/03/07/utah-teacher-forces-boy-to-wipe-ash-wednesday-cross-off-his-forehead/23686991 https://news.ntd.com/teacher-who-forced-student-to-wash-off-ash-wednesday-cross-claims-ignorance-apologizes_300037.html https://news.yahoo.com/lori-loughlin-taken-custody-set-160933139.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lori-loughlin-olivia-jade-dont-care_n_5c88dc34e4b0450ddae5cad2 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/us/politics/paul-manafort-sentencing.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article227674579.html? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-priest-john-capparelli-found-dead_n_5c88fd8fe4b0fbd7661f9d24 https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/12/962067-china-unitedfront-corruption-scandal/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/kraft-spa-founder-li-yang-hung-out-with-rick-scott-ron-desantis-matt-gaetz-trump-11110348 Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we start with Ellen Page and her beef with Chris Pratt about his churches stance on LGBT people. Then we dive into Purity Culture and the lasting effects it has on people. https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/02/12/ellen-page-was-right-to-say-chris-pratt-belongs-to-an-anti-lgbtq-church/ https://www.npr.org/2019/02/21/696537248/alabama-woman-joined-isis-cant-come-back-trump-says https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/southern-baptist-convention-report-sex-abuse-shines-light-evangelical-culture-ncna970756 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/purity-rings-vulva-sculpture-nadia-bolz-weber_us_5c63354ee4b07115222adfc5 https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a26026217/sexual-abstinence-joshua-harris-purity-movement-scam/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/i-kissed-dating-goodbye-trauma_n_5c66fedbe4b05c889d1f158e? Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We dive in yet again into the world of the Catholic church. This time to talk about the number of gay priests in the Catholic Church. We hit on the 2 latest Cardinals to be found guilty of abuse. And finally, talk about a historic nun that faked her own death to escape to a world of lust and debauchery. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/02/12/roncalli-high-school-chaplain-suspended-amid-sex-abuse-allegation/2853350002/ https://www.npr.org/2019/02/16/695426603/vatican-defrocks-former-cardinal-mccarrick-finds-him-guilty-of-sex-abuse? https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/25/australia/cardinal-george-pell-vatican-conviction-intl/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/12/four-in-five-vatican-priests-are-gay-book-claims? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/us/it-is-not-a-closet-it-is-a-cage-gay-catholic-priests-speak-out.html? https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joan-of-leeds-runaway-nun-university-of-york_us_5c62dea7e4b0a8731aea441c? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47302817? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/19/vaticans-secret-rules-priests-who-father-children/2918042002/? Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

We start with a review of this documentary that just released on Netflix. (There are spoilers, so if you are worried about that you can skip to about the 20 minute mark.) We also speak on a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood and Brett Kavanaugh making his own separate descent on a case dealing with abortion laws. We wrap up with abuse that nuns are dealing with at the hands of priests. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/02/abducted-plain-sight-review-netflix-documentary-robert-berchtold-brobergs/582145 https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/427731-comedian-raises-thousands-for-planned-parenthood-after-john https://fox11online.com/news/local/guardians-teen-charged-in-death-of-7-year-old-manitowoc-co-boy https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/brett-kavanaugh-june-medical-services-louisiana-john-roberts.html https://www.npr.org/2019/02/09/693062479/former-nun-talks-about-experiences-of-abuse-in-germany   Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

It's Batman for rapists in Bangladesh. There is also a new missionary in trouble for going where he doesn't belong. We end with a discussion about not handshaking for religious reasons. We do start with talking about Chad's sick kid so if you do want to skip that the show starts at the 7:25 mark. http://deadstate.org/vaccinations-increase-500-in-anti-vaxxer-stronghold-after-measles-outbreak/ https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-expects-be-indicted-and-more-immediate-jeopardy-jared-kushner-1325227 https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/02/04/serial-killer-hercules-on-the-prowl-kills-alleged-rapists-in-bangladesh https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/christian-missionary-from-maine-could-be-tried-for-genocide-by-brazil-after-entering-land-occupied-by-an-isolated-tribe-and-exposing-them-to-deadly-disease/ar-BBSHEfr https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45207086 Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

A superintendent of a school in Indiana was arrested for using her insurance to try to get healthcare for a student in need. We also discuss a gay conversion therapist that has now come out as being gay himself. Measles is making a comeback due to the anti-vaccination movement. And we find more hypocrisy from Christian right. https://cbs4indy.com/2019/01/23/court-docs-elwood-superintendent-charged-after-seeking-medical-treatment-for-student-using-her-insurance/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/gay-conversion-therapist-comes-out-13902545 https://www.salon.com/2019/01/24/a-measles-outbreak-in-washington-draws-attention-to-growing-vaccine-hesitancy/ https://www.ohio.com/news/20190119/rev-ernest-angley-admitted-sexual-encounter? https://www.newsweek.com/secret-documents-sex-scandal-jehovahs-witnesses-church-faith-leaks-776796 Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we talk about the Roger Stone Arrest and the government reopening. Amanda is still on her soapbox about the Covington High School kids. We ‘rap it up' with nurse in Arizona accused of rapping a woman in a coma. Turns out he had a Christian rap duo with his sister as well. https://www.npr.org/2019/01/25/615518287/trump-confidant-roger-stone-indicted-on-seven-counts-related-to-2016-election-at https://theslot.jezebel.com/the-credibility-of-our-boys-1831983535?fbclid=IwAR3cJXy-KBEQR3uvgzxLpbOuBHMk5-hMjHlt33emYvCQYDa5fN3MbGB51pw https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-valedictorian-banned-speaking-covington-graduation-not-surprised-d-c-n961446 https://people.com/crime/woman-who-gave-birth-arizona-nursing-facility-not-in-coma-says-family https://news.yahoo.com/nurse-arrested-sexual-assault-incapacitated-154247011.html? https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2019/01/23/hacienda-healthcare-sexual-assault-case-who-nathan-sutherland-nurse/2659072002/ Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Due to the popularity of a bonus episode we did a couple of months ago we are going to begin doing one extra episode each month as a bonus I will call After Hours. In these, we will talk about things we have going on in our personal lives be it just a small antic-dote, or a long-needed vent session. In this first episode, we talk about what happened while we were on hiatus for a month. Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

After a month long hiatus, we are finally back. We jump right in to the latest news that has come up in the past week. This includes Karen Pence's new job at an anti-LGBT Christian School and the Buzzfeed article about Micheal Cohen saying he was directed to lie to Congress. We also dig in to the controversy surrounding some students in MAGA hats and a Native American Veteran at the Lincoln Memorial. https://www.businessinsider.com/gofundme-refunding-donations-build-the-wall-fundraiser-2019-1 https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/01/20/karen-pence-inspired-an-exposechristianschools-horror-story-hashtag https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-rips-mike-karen-015425548.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw8m3m/karen-pence-school-sent-gay-kids-book-john-oliver-trevor-project-immanuel-christian-school-vgtrn https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/01/karen-pences-supporters-miffed-shes-not-hateful-shes-just-christian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXfiKrT80U&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2RFOOL9oZf76kKq7x9fcvzjYYB5-RnIZLL9dt-R55BCms-4XKuqIrBP4Y https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/you-got-duped-into-being-outraged-this-wasnt-that-bad https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/inside-the-mueller-teams-decision-to-dispute-buzzfeeds-explosive-story-on-trump-and-cohen/2019/01/19/d89dba5b-fa0f-445b-9fd3-72f0e911e28d_story.html Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Some far right wingers in the EU are boycotting Toblerone because of Islamophobia. We have discovered that there is a Jewish Santa Claus running around out there. We also discuss the disastrous funeral in Michigan that was ruined by a former coach and the pastor. Salt Bae is put into The Last Supper and people are arrested for it. Finally someone wants to melt purity rings to make a vagina statue. We wrap up with a discussion about where the new year will take us. We will be off for the next couple of weeks while Chad wraps up his schooling and Amanda goes on vacation.   https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/europe/toblerone-halal-boycott-scli-intl/index.html?no-st=1545274187 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/07/674103130/he-is-jewish-but-being-santa-is-his-calling? https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/michigan/michigan-couple-priest-bully-coach-ruined-our-sons-funeral/69-623610362 https://jezebel.com/man-charged-with-rape-cites-kansass-life-begins-at-conc-1830739166? http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/12/salt-bae-last-supper-jordan-arrests-journalists.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nadia-bolz-weber-purity-ring-vagina-sculpture_us_5bfdac5ee4b0a46950dce000   Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

It's a new Christmas season with another round of nativity scenes with cages and fences. We also go over a wide range of topics including Maria Butina pleading guilty to being a Russian agent, Cardinal Pell being found guilty of abuse, and funding Trumps border wall. Also included is our live reactions to the senate approving a bill that includes funding for the border wall just to keep the government from shutting down. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/church-baby-jesus-cage-immigration_us_5c0968ade4b0de79357ad474 https://www.yahoo.com/gma/maria-butina-accused-russian-agent-reaches-plea-deal-230503851.html https://www.yahoo.com/gma/embattled-trump-foundation-agrees-dissolve-itself-agreement-york-161005431.html https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/12/12/cardinal-pell-top-advisor-pope-francis-found-guilty-historical-sexual-offenses https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/southern-california-nuns-accused-of-stealing-money-may-have-gambled-in-las-vegas Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

This week we discuss the current (as the this recording) standing of the Mueller investigation in regards to Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. Then we touch of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and he clap backs to just about everyone. And finally we talk about a man that wanted to legally change his age from 69 to 49. https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/27/politics/paul-manafort-julian-assange-meetings/index.html https://www.politicususa.com/2018/11/27/paul-manafort-was-secretly-feeding-info-to-trump-about-the-mueller-investigation.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/27/manafort-plea-deal-breakdown-means-mueller-suspects-big-lies-experts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/nyregion/michael-cohen-trump-strategy.html https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-takes-down-mike-huckabee-leave-lying-your-daughter-1240605 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/673246844/dutch-man-loses-bid-to-change-his-age-plans-to-appeal Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

Friend of the show Tylean Polley returns with her husband Justin Tuijl to once again talk about her Atheist Christmas album and their new project of restoring an old church in the Scottish Highlands that was built in the 1840s. Please go donate a little to their Go Fund Me campaign to help them get a jump start on the repairs. https://www.atheistchristmas.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/lochcarron-east-church-new-roof https://www.lochcarronchurch.com/ Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA