Blasphemy In The Bluegrass

"Meet a Podcaster" episode: John Kiel interviews Michael Stark. ——– Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa,  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents  

Show notes: Alberta Jones Documentary: https://www.leoweekly.com/2021/08/documentary-being-made-about-alberta-jones-louisville-attorney-and-activist-that-was-murdered-in-1965/ Team Kentucky Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund: https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/WKYRelief LBGTQ+ Equality at the Fairness Campaign: https://www.fairness.org/ Kentucky 2022 Legislative Session Pre-filed B...

The "lizard sex lady" The rise of astrology How trolling became the new governing for Trumpist Republicans like Lauren Boebert https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/08/politics/lauren-boebert-tom-massie-christmas-card/index.html Ms. Lauren Boebert and her Christmas photo https://news.yahoo.com/lauren-boebert-poses-her-children-150023917.html

End Religious Exemption in Federal Contractors - Take Action:  https://atheists. quorum.us/campaign/36644/   Christmas Nice & Naughty List:  https://friendlyatheist. patheos.com/2021/11/26/ christian-group-reposts-list- of-naughty-supposedly-anti- christmas-retailers/   Concerns about CRT could ease changes to school councils:  https://www. bgdailynews.com/news/concerns- about-crt-could-ease-chang...

Topics: Two evangelical seminaries sue to block vaccine mandates, citing religious freedom https://religionnews.com/2021/11/05/two-prominent-evangelical-seminaries-sue-to-block-vaccine-mandates-southern-baptist-seminary-asbury/ Kentucky college president fired after sexual assault report https://apnews.com/article/religion-education-kentucky-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-sexual-assault-309c163cff9f10e40e...

Special guest: Brett Parker, State Policy Director for American Atheists, bparker@atheists.org Redistricting Map Information: League of Women Voters Kentucky - https://www.lwvky.org/ Voter Registration Information: elect.ky.gov

Interview with Heather Gatnarek of ACLU KY. Ken Ham tries to raise money off of Tom Flynn's death. https://www.wdrb.com/news/aclu-argues-kentucky-state-fair-board-violated-first-amendment-with-removal-of-billboard/article_66dccfd2-314b-11ec-a179-238c4f4bf6d1.html https://centerforinquiry.org/press_releases/creationist-ken-ham-raises-money-off-death-of-secular-humanist-icon-tom-flynn/ https://answe...

Topics and links: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/10/20/pastor-who-denounced-godless-immorality-arrested-for-grooming-underage-girl/ https://twitter.com/kyoag/status/1437026455171575813?s=21&fbclid=IwAR1WP_EQ5kjZEyi-KwIrF_9yzMLa4TOVsk92W2vLky1IHMmOnI7YtgZzem8 https://arkencounter.com/blog/2020/09/10/worlds-largest-christian-music-festival-coming-in-2021/ https://www.nkytribune.com/2021/07...

Show Topics:    https://www.npr.org/2021/10/ 08/1044512475/texas-abortion- ban-reinstated   https://www.kentucky.com/news/ local/education/ article254607407.html   https://twitter.com/aigkenham/ status/1442836086963720207?s= 21   https://www.bbc.com/news/ world-europe-58801183   https://www.courier-journal. com/story/news/2021/09/28/ what-to-know-about-fords-new- battery-park-kentucky/ 5890741001/...

Apologies for last week's missed podcast! We had some delays in publishing the episode. The recording from last week is this week's show.  This week's topics: Kentucky Schools: https:// spectrumnews1.com/ky/ louisville/news/2021/09/15/ kentucky-school-board- association-mask-requirements New York Recovery Legislation:  https://spectrumlocalnews.com/ nys/central-ny/ny-state-of- politics/2021/09/24/...

Introducing a new host: Regina Hobbs This week's topics: Louisville abortion clinic "buffer zone" being ignored; a brilliant way to challenge COVID vaccine "religious exemptions" Protesters ignore new safety zone at Louisville abortion clinic. Police say they're too busy. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/09/18/abortion-protesters-mostly-ignore-new-safety-zone-louisville-clinic...

Introducing Michael Stark of Bowling Green; Kentucky Special Session ends state mask mandates; Remembering Sep 11, 2001. https://www.courier-journal. com/story/news/politics/ky- general-assembly/2021/09/09/ kentucky-senate-passes-bill- eliminating-school-mask- mandate/8256292002/   -----   Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa,  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/C...

This week on Blasphemy in the Bluegrass, we discuss: the Supreme Court decision not to block a Texas Law that prohibits abortions after 6 weeks and permits citizens to sue those who get or assist with such abortions; right-wingers using horse heartworm medicine to treat Covid-19; a pre-filed KY bill that would ban abortions during emergency pandemic executive orders; and a Christian preacher and p...

Topics: The situation in Afganistan and the effects on people living there who are nonreligious and ex-Muslims who are being threatened by the Taliban.  Recent Abortion Bans -- including on in Texas that targets people for helping people getting abortions. And how a city in Ohio is attempting to do the same. Blitzwatch update and the exposure of their updated legislative playbook: https://www.blit...

This week's topics: PRRI study reveals that evangelicals who are hesitant to get vaccinated say that they could be persuaded by their religious leaders. Ministers who encourage their flock to get vaccinated, ministers who demonize vaccination, and ministers who are afraid to tell their flock to get vaccinated. Religious Identities and the Race Against the Virus: (Wave 2: June 2021), https://www.pr...

This week's topics: Secular Weddings! And Ed's first time officiating one!  The Holy Land Theme Park in Orlando sold to a Seventh-Day Adventist health-care company https://religionnews.com/2021/08/05/orlandos-holy-land-theme-park-sold-by-tbn-to-healthcare-company/ Ken Ham now claiming that pedophilia is part of the "Secular Worldview" (hint: it's not) https://rightingamerica.net/to-be-secular-is-t...

KY agrees to pay $16 million per year to let Baptists discriminate against LGBTQ community; Ark Encounter attendance is below 2018 and 2019 numbers despite Ken Ham's claims of setting records;  Creationist Kent Hovind charged with domestic assault; Supreme Court to take case on taxpayer funding of religious schools.   https://www.kentuckytoday.com/ stories/sunrise-and-chfs-sign- contract-agreement...

We are now a weekly podcast, with a rotating team of hosts around Kentucky! New episodes to be released on Mondays. Ken Ham and the Tower of Babel, Ken Ham breaking ties with Holt International for their "LGBTQ advocacy", Rand Paul/Fauci and the medical conscience bill that passed in Ohio, and how it's likely to be introduced again in Kentucky. Our intro and outro music is Crescents by Ketsa, http...

Hobby Lobby's un-American July 4 ad; KY bills to whitewash history; McConnell would block Biden Supreme Court picks; Derek Chauvin senteced to 22.5 years in jail   https://www.newsweek.com/ hobby-lobby-christian-july-4- advert-1606873?fbclid= IwAR2fZ2U- 0rYRE1MaOviuKEsxs8JU7QixSk5Lof nMLRAO9ChHp4XbWSCuwtQ   https://www.courier-journal. com/story/news/education/2021/ 06/01/kentucky-bill-would- limi...

Josh Duggar arrested on child porn charges. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/ 30/us/joshua-duggar-arrest- child-pornography/index.html Josh Duggar with the Duggar clan visiting Ark Encounter. https://www.duggarfamilyblog. com/2017/03/duggars-in- kentucky.html https://www.courier-journal. com/story/news/politics/ky- general-assembly/2021/03/30/ what-are-scholarship-tax- credits-heres-what-to-know-in- ke...

CPAC attendees worship a Trump golden idol; McConnell is 2-faced again; Ark Encounter screws Grant County Schools again; Biden's inauguration church service; KY bills granting religious exceptions for COVID-19 vaccines.    https://www.lexology.com/ library/detail.aspx... https://www.cbsnews.com/.../ mitch-mcconnell-trump.../ https://www.nbcnews.com/.../ mcconnell-says-he-would... https://www.newsw...

Welcome 2021! (Should we skip to 2022 already?)  Trump supporters riot, Kentucky preachers and White Supremists attend, 5 die.     https://www.wave3.com/2021/01/ 07/owensboro-pastor-among- protestors-capitol-hill/   https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/ 09/us/capitol-hill- insurrection-extremist-flags- soh/index.html   https://www.reuters.com/ article/uk-factcheck- protester-capitol-antifa-qa/ fact-check-m...

This month's podcast features the audio of the FFRF Kentucky meeting in December with Patrick Elliot,  Senior Litigation Counsel for the Freedom From Religion Foundation. He will be discussing the current state of Church/State separation in the USA.

Discussing the November 2020 election. 

The Great Louisville Riot that never happened; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Supreme Court Battle; LMPD Officer indicted for not shooting Breonna Taylor; Do you want to be a podcaster?   https://www.leoweekly.com/ 2020/09/rumors-caused-city- havoc-not-the-protests/   https://www.usatoday.com/ story/news/nation/2020/09/26/ breonna-taylor-decision- unanswered-questions-daniel- cameron-grand-jury/3548920001/...