Blasphemy In The Bluegrass

In this episode, Regina and Monica discuss Kentucky legislation regarding Anti-Trans Senate bill 150 and House Bill 470, along with censorship House bill 5. ***Warning*** This episode has conversations regarding suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available:   Call the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 or chat online 988lifeline.org/cha...

Filthy Monkey Brains Celebrating International Atheist Day - Laws anti-drags - Demographics issues                    Thanks to SuRRism for the jungle ambiance, and  Ketsa for the intro/outro music.

On today's episode, we'll be discussing the "He Gets Us" Campaign and the Servant Foundation, the Asbury Revival in Kentucky, and the Satanic panic caused by Sam Smith/Kim Petras Oscar's performance. Monica and Regina also touch on the drag controversy and its purposeful conflations by conservatives. Last we discuss disgusting comments by Tennessee Christian pastor Greg Locke regarding children, a...

This week Ed Hensley give us a update of the news in Kentucky, and follows the money behind the "He Gets Us" commercial campaign.  

On this episode, we talk with special guest, Rogiers, former BN-DC affiliate organizer, regarding why five affiliate organizers decided to walk away from Black Nonbelievers, Inc. (BN) and its founder and president, Mandisa Thomas, amid allegations of misconduct, abuse of power, manipulation, and coercion. ARTICLE: Black Nonbelievers president tries to dodge allegations using ties to well-known ath...

We discuss the trauma that can ensue from being taught end times scenarios like the rapture and being "left behind".

Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, speaking at the Kentucky Freethought Convention on September 3rd, 2022 at the KY Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky.

This episode discusses the case in which a Nebraska teen and her mom face felony charges due to an alleged, unreported abortion. We'll talk about high profile conspiracy theorist provocateur, Alex Jones and his long, overdue comeuppance. Then we'll dive into the Mar-A-Lago "raid" and lastly the reprehensible stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the famous novelist that has lived in hiding for over 30 years...

In this week's episode, we discuss the Freedom From Religion Foundations "We Vote" campaign, which features Ed and Mikel Hensley. We'll also be discussing the 10-year old that was raped and impregnated in Ohio and had to travel to Indiana to abort the fetus. We'll touch on the January 6th committee hearings and the Supreme Courts' latest move allowing prayer in schools.

This episode is hosted by John Keil and Michael Stark, with special guest Johnny Pike. They will discuss atheists in the military, and their own experiences. 

National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ Kennedy vs. Bremerton Carson vs. Makin Sabotaging Secular Education: The Supreme Court's Carson Decision Setting Back the Clocks: Impacts of the Dobbs Decision Community of Reason: Reasonable Discourse Book Club for 1984 via Zoom

John Kiel and Michael Stark interview Callie Wright and discuss a wide range of topics, including: how our country got to this point; mass shootings and the broader problem of gun-related deaths; difficulties with grassroots organizing; pride month and coming out; questioning the worldview you were raised with; identifying as "atheist"; roller derby; and the Kentucky Freethought Convention.

This week's episode touches on Pride Month and the recent Riseup4abortionrights.org protests @Osteen's church in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft that will overturn Roe v. Wade. We'll also delve into the church's tax-exempt status to combat poverty and food insecurity in the U.S. Lastly we'll focus on a pastor out of California's weird, ludicrous assertion that the teaching of evolution...

We discuss Justice Alito's leaked opinion piece poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and its implications plus Christian Academy of Louisville's anti-LGBTQ+ homework assignment. Roe v. Wade Overview https://www.thoughtco.com/roe-v-wade-overview-3528244 Roe v. Wade Poll https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/04/poll-roe-v-wade-00029889 Fox News Polling Info https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-...

In this episode, Jen Scott and J.T. Andrews from the Community of Reason interviewed Dusty Sabourin, Virginia State Director for American Atheists. Dusty's atheist activism was recently recognized at the American Atheists National Convention when she was awarded the title of State Director of the Year Award. Referenced links:  Educate Us: https://www.facebook.com/educateusaction Voter Pledge: http...

Here's where all of KY Gov. Andy Beshear's 2022 vetoes stand https://news.yahoo.com/gov-beshear-vetoes-unemployment-benefit-193407567.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Tennessee deputy groped woman, forced her into 'baptism' in frigid lake waters, lawsuit claims https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2019/10/03/tennessee-deputy-forces-womans-baptism-chattanooga-lake-lawsuit/3850537002/?fbclid=IwAR1LguU...

American Atheists convention coming up Easter weekend! Visit atheists.org for more information. The story behind one of Pastor Greg Locke's witch accusations. Spoiler: she's not actually a witch. Former Mississippi GOP lawmaker Robert Foster says those who support trans rights should be executed by firing squad. The nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the SCOTUS, and her wonderful answers when...

For this episode, Dan Canon has joined our Reasonable Living group to discuss his new book Pleading Out.  Also, apologies for the uneven release schedule. We are all volunteers doing this in our free time after taking care of our families and jobs, and that can be a bit messy at times. But we will do our best to keep the episodes coming! Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa,  https://fr...

We'll be discussing KY House Bill 149 and the right to assisted suicide for the terminally ill and we'll talk about Greg Locke, pastor at Global Vision Bible Church and his rant on witches in his congregation. We'll briefly discuss the Missouri bill being debated regarding ectopic pregnancies.   

Apologies to our listeners: There was a mixup with the audio files in the last upload, and we ended up uploading an old episode. Now the audio has been updated with the correct podcast for this week. List of historic documents for SB 83:   https://local12.com/news/local/kentucky-bill-would-require-24-historical-texts-be-taught-as-part-of-history-courses-sb-138 Help for Ukraine:  https://www.npr.or...

Topics: Kentucky House Bill HB43, which proposes exceptions for "houses of worship" from being prevented from having mass gatherings by the government due to a  emergency (such as for a pandemic) and to treat them as an "essential service." https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb43.html Biden's pick for Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson. Students walk out of Huntington High Schoo...

Topics: Cults, religious and political Kentucky Senator Max Wise has sponsored a bill to probit critical race theory in schools. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2022/02/04/anti-critical-race-theory-fervor-triggers-new-kentucky-legislation/6662013001/ Black Folks in American History: Mary Bowser, freed slave who became a spy for the Union within the Conferera...

American Atheist statement on Breyer:  https://www.atheists. org/2022/01/american-atheists- justice-breyer-retirement/   Fairness Rally Lobby Day:  https://facebook.com/events/s/ ky-fairness-rally-lobby-day/ 415494520365513/   UK Students Help Revitalize Historical African-American Community http://uknow.uky.edu/student- news/uk-students-help- revitalize-historical- community   Our intro and outro...

Today's Topics Lebanon Schools response to After School Satan Club  Newt Gingrich floats idea of jailtime for January 6 Committee members Sixth mass extinction in progress ______ Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa,  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents

Topics: Book banning and "cancel culture" Sexual abuse in the churches (other than the Catholic church) New After School Satan Club in Illinois ——– Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa,  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents