Cognitive Dissonance

Notes for week 2/13/12 Poll confirms strong sense of faith in S.C. ,Air Force unit removes 'God' from logo; lawmakers warn of 'dangerous precedent'; Shaul Spitzer, Hasidic Man Admits Burning Neighbor In New York Religious Dispute; Google and Disney are Not Getting Better! ;Miracle Soap claims lead to £25,000 fine for religious TV channel ; Second 'sunken UFO' claim doesn't really hold water; The r...

Notes for week 2/6/12 TENNESSEE RESTAURANT THROWS OUT ANTI-GAY LAWMAKER Pastor complains that Starbucks is "turning against God" and following Satan Muslims Declare Jihad on Dogs in Europe One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay Santorum To Gay Man: You Don’t Deserve ‘Privilege’ Of Marriage Because Gay Unions Don’t ‘Benefit Society’ Alabama Republican Senator: Low teacher pay mandated...

We have a guest, Reap from Reapsow Radio and The Angry Atheist. PURITY BEAR SEZ: KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS, Pope warns of ‘radical secularism’, Atheist Temple: Nonbelievers To Get Place Of 'Worship' In UK, Rick Santorum: Left uses college for "indoctrination", Rick Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases Of Rape: 'Make The Best Out Of A Bad Situation', Santorum Promises To Outlaw Gay Civil Marriag...

Notes for week 1/ 21/ 12 U.K. Men On Trial For 'Death Penalty' Leaflets Suggesting Gay People Should Be Punished, Saudi boy faces death after killing man who raped him, Atheist faces jail after Facebook remark, The Sins of Eve: Baptist preacher thinks women should suffer during childbirth because God planned it that way, Secular humanists flunk 2011 Congress, Princess Diana's Ghost? (VIDEO, PHOTO)...

Notes for week 1/ 16/ 12 Former Worldwide Church of God preacher says Jesus Christ is returning on May 27, 2012 and that today marks the end of time and beginning of "half time", White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars, In Jerusalem, women are voiceless at a decidedly womanly event, My Guantánamo Nightmare, Generous Governor Pardons Men Who Murdered Their Wives, Christian Extremists Rewrit...

Notes for week 1/ 07/ 12 Santorum’s wife’s abortion was different, you see, Santorum wants to impose 'Judeo-Christian Sharia', Santorum: No One Has Ever Died Because They Didn’t Have Health Care, Santorum Joins Bachmann, Pledges to Ban Porn, Same-Sex Marriages, Surging Santorum Would Annul All Same-Sex Marriages, Santorum singles out Blacks for entitlement reform, Gingrich defends food stamp comme...

Hugo Chávez hints at US cancer plot, Archbishop of Chicago under fire for comparing Gay Pride parade to Ku Klux Klan , 31 years for 31$ worth of weed, Utra-Orthodox bounty, Gingrich’s Commission On Religious Freedom Caters To NOM/Catholics’ Self-Victimization, Gingrich Puts a Price on His Family Values : He sheltered his $4-million book bonanza from his struggling, non-trophy ex-wife, Gingrich Flo...

Psychic Fails: 2011 Failed and Forgotten Predictions, The $37.6 Million Dollar Fine HE Doesn’t Want You To Know About, 2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard, Pope Benedict Peace Message Calls For Wealth Redistribution, Vatican Declares Boy's Recovery A 'Miracle', Dad who botched circumcision loses court appeal, Baby’s death shocks parents, EXPERIENCE HOW PROFESSIONAL BIGFOOT TRACKERS OPERATE IN WE...

Visit Our Website for the show notes: http://dissonancepod.com Contest: Want two free plane tickets to the Reason Rally? Social Media Contest: Ten Point Vision of a Secular America. Christopher Hitchens' 'God Is Not Great' Trends on Twitter, Christians Threaten Violence, Police shave mohawks off punks at Indonesia concert, Saudi Woman Beheaded for 'Witchcraft', The nightmarish SOPA hearings, Ameri...

Visit Our Website for the show notes: http://dissonancepod.com Rick Perry's "Strong Ad" Michele Bachmann On Glenn Beck Calls 8 Year Old Boy's Act "Shameless", One Million Moms, N Korea furious at South's Christmas lights plan, Noam Chomsky's "9/11", Atheists Who Go to Church: Doing It for the Children, Followup -Afghan Rapist, Mercy for the drunk Muslim girl gang who attacked woman, Islamic cleric...

This weeks news items: 6 Dead From HIV from Holy Water Cure, Kentucky Church Bans Interracial Marriage, Bachmann on US Embassy in Iran, VIDEO Bachmann on Gay Marriage, Indefinite Detention for Americans, Therapist and Satanic Cults, Yoga and Harry Potter are Evil, Gingrich and Child Labor, Patrick Redmond - Skeptics on the Pub Birmingham blog and Podcast. Clips used: James Randi on God, Gingrich o...

Obama leaves god out of Thanksgiving address, Sweat lodge sentencing, 12 years for being raped - or marry your attacker, blinded woman asks for mercy for her assailant, Australia tax breaks if you vaccinate, Pepper spray is delicious, occupy shooter, groping ghost. Birmingham Skeptics in the Pub Clips used: Jesus camp / Blue Swede hooked on a feeling mashup, Princess Bride, Quackery PSA, Bill O'Re...

Atheist < Rapist “Honor” killings 1 “Honor” killings 2 Airforce offers classes in crazy Who Would Jesus Vote For? In god we trust, Georgia Pope kissing ads Aliens and the Vatican Sean’s 10 point plan. Sean’s book: Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All- —and What We Can Do About It Reviews: Shocking! Will keep you on the edge of your seat! Sean Faircloth is doing such import...

This week: Irish President is an Atheist, Skeptoid on 10 worst websites, Chuck Norris on Vaccines, Chicken Pox and Lollypops, Personhood Amendment, Net Neutraliy, Herman Cain on China and groping, Rick Perry's 3 favorite things, Protester shot with rubber bullets, Gay Nurse preached to, Transgender burned alive, Burn an evolution book petition. Clips used: Irish National Athem, Quackery PSA, Walke...

Bankrupt Church wnat's food for pastor's sick wife, Faith healing kills again, Climate denyer changes mind, Bullying law passed in MI, Funny petition 1, Funny petition 2, Can't give you tea party story - it has been taken down, Reafirming In god We Trust, More damage to protesters at Occupy Oakland, Obama stimulus rebuked then taken, Rumpology. Clips: Richard Feynman on nutrition and knowledge, Ch...

Christian parents beat child to death - again, counter Westboro baptist church protest win, medical myths of huff po, rhino goes extinct, white house responds to online petition, candy and halloween myths, jesusween, occupy oakland, Wall street isn’t winning it’s cheating, gay nurses make kids gay, welfare boardgame.

Clips: Orson Wells on Cold Reading, Herman Cain on WSJ, Sarah Palin on Fox News, Herman Cain and Uzbekistan on Think Progress, Anonymous, A Few Good Men. Stories: Rapture again, Rick Santorum and Abe Lincoln, Dan Savage wants Herman Cain to suck his dick, Herman Cain said Jesus was killed by a Liberal Court, Herman Cain 999, Michelle Bachmann doesn't know where Libya is, Herman Cain and Uzbekistan...

Praying 24 hours a day, Bill 358 hates women, New date for the rapture, Bishop indicted, Rick Perry is being persecuted for his faith, Herb Cain, 999 Plan, Bachmann wants to go back to Reagan Era taxes, Gay Male Cheerleader, Human Sacrifice for wealth, ultra orthodox vs. orthodox, Fake Raki, 99% and Occupy Wall Street, Glen Beck thinks protesters are going to kill people, Indisputable proof of Yet...

This Episode covers the week of Oct 3rd - 10th, 2011. Steve Jobs followed natural medine, Creationsts caught on camera, Occupy Wall St, Bill O'Reilly says people who need jobs should just get them, Herman Cain is delusional, Conservative infighting, Conservapedia: Border Patrol, Invisible man rapes girl. Clips used: The Nightline Face-Off: Does God Have a Future?, Creationism propaganda for childr...

This is a very acerbic look at the failed political career of Sarah Palin. In celebration of her refusal to run for office in 2012 we have pasted together some of our favorite past news items that focus on her. These recordings are from our other show - Everyone's a Critic.

News items for the week of 9/26 - 10/3 B-Shoc gives a Christian prayer rally in South Carolina, Neutrino could go faster than light, Faith healing parents let son die, American secularism on the rise, Refusing to Kill Daughter, Pakistani Family Defies Tradition, 11,000 kids in California enter the school system without being vaccinated, Skeptic book reccomendations, Obama's class warfare, Huge sup...

Miracle babies aren't much of a miracle. Pat Robertson advocates divorce of Alzheimers patients. Criminals in Alabama can go to church instead of jail. Bad call by an atheist. Pledge of Allegiance petition to take Under God out. Bill O'reilly threatens to quit. President Obama will make guns illegal. Rick Perry and the crazy people who work for him. Syrian girl mutilated. Troy Davis is executed. A...

This Podcast is for the Week of September 12 through September 19, 2011. Stroies this time: The number 13. UFO’s: General’s, Pilots and Government Officials go on the record. Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann are fatalistic. Bachmann and the HPV vaccine. Rick Perry and the death penalty. Ron Paul talks about motivations for 9/11. Tea Party debates and healthcare. Paul Ryan wants to increase payroll...

This podcast is for the week of 9/5/2011 to 9/11/2011. News Items for this Week: Three homosexuals murdered in Iran for being Gay. In Uganda, AIDS patients pray for a cure instead of taking medicine. A statue of the Virgin Mary is credited with preventing a home from burning in the Texas wildfires. The jobless are encouraged to take their resume to church and put it on the altar to help them get a...

What do atheists do in a crisis; National Atheist Registry; Bachmann on hurricanes and earthquakes; Texas budget crisis; gay republicans; Gitmo; Terrorism costs a lot; how to argue; vaccines and hatred; dawkins teaches evolution to the very small; magic.