Humanists Take on the World

This week we are joined by Erin Riley and KC Hunt and talk about the difference between Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, a school contractor in Texas getting fired for refusing to sign a pro-Israel pledge, the government shutdown over Trump's wall, a West Virgina mom's lawsuit over Bible in the Schools, and more. Patrons also get our 2019 predictions. Email us at contact@htotw.com” or leav...

We're joined by Cass Midgley of the Everyone's Agnostic podcast and talk about his podcast and journey from fundamentalist pastor to atheist podcaster.www.everyonesagnostic.comEmail us at contact@htotw.com" or leave us a voice message at (541) 203-0666 or htotw.com/speakpipeSupport the show at htotw.com/donateTake the survey at htotw.com/surveyThis episode is brought to you by:Danie...

Erin is with us for the annual waging of the War on the War on the War on Christmas. Contact us at contact@htotw.com, call (541) 203-0666, or by going to htotw.com/speakpipe. Support the show at htotw.com/donateTake the survey at htotw.com/surveyDUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE - Is Christmas a Christian holiday? NEWSOH Mayor reluctantly removes Christian displays, saying atheists “Have a point”American Ath...

We're joined by Idaho Atheists President Gary Mitchell and talk about Christian creeds, Trump, a new conspiracy theory about Hillary, nuns stealing $500,000 to go gambling, and more! Contact us on Speakpipe or email us at contact@htotw.comSupport the show at htotw.com/donateTake the survey at htotw.com/surveyDustin’ off the Degree - Christian CreedsNEWSTrump criticized for not reading Apostle...

On this week's episode Erin Riley is back and we talk about a lost of missionaries behaving badly, satanic stuff, and the anti-vax movement's successes in driving up disease rates. Survey - htotw.com/survey NEWS Neil De Grasse Tyosn me too’d http://bit.ly/an280-tyson Gideons distribute Bibles at Idaho school, draw complaints http://bit.ly/an280-gideons   Oregon man fired for refusing to...

We're joined by Lawrence Millman to talk about his book At the End of the World: A True Story of Murder in the Arctic which is about the murderous cult you never heard of that rose up in the midst of a recently contacted and converted Inuit community in 1941. We talk about other black marks missionaries have left on the Tundra and a bit about his feelings about the digital revolution. This ep...

Gary Mitchell is back and we talk about Trump's attacks on the press, impressive voter numbers, Mississippi senator's public hanging joke, Ohio's heartbeat bill, a public school teacher making her students memorize Bible verses, an atheist winning lawsuit over being thrown out of a city council meeting, and more! Survey - https://htotw.com/surveyNEWSJudge orders White House to retur...

Jason Ward is back and we talk about Jeff Sessions, Kim Davis, Greece firing priests, Satanic Temple v. Netflix, and more. NEWSAttorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump's requesthttp://bit.ly/an277-sessionsActing Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Once Said Jews, Muslims and Atheists Should Not Be Federal Judgeshttp://bit.ly/an277-whitakerTrump administration weakens Obamacare birth cont...

This week’s we talk about God’s wife, some of the responses to the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, cover a few regional stories, and the latest on blasphemy around the world. Dustin’ off the Degree - God’s Wifehttp://bit.ly/an276-gods_wifehttp://bit.ly/an276-archaologyThroughout the Old Testament, especially the older books, God is sometimes identified as Yahweh, but more often he’s called El or...

This week we are joined by Valerie Wade and Deanna Adams who wrote essays, parts one and two, on “Black Women & Christianity in the United States: A Historical Perspective” for the book WOMEN v. RELIGION: The Case Against Faith... and for Freedom. The book is available in paperback or on Kindle and can be purchased through this Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2DefwEq. This episode is br...

We're joined by Erin Riley and talk about the Adventist Church vs itself, evangelicals vs Civil Rights Act, US Attorney vs Catholic Church, Oklahoma vs abortion, pharmacist vs miscarriage drugs, exorcist vs witches. Dustin’ off the Degree - Who holds the power in the Adventist Church? The Seventh-day Adventist Church employees representative democracy as it’s form of governance. In local cong...

This week Merry is back and we talk about Quebec's hypocritical plan to remove religious symbols from government, the Pope blaming the devil, Mormon's blaming the LGBTQ community on Satan, the SDA church's unity through division and more. INTRONamed one of 10 top atheist podcasts by Feedspothttps://blog.feedspot.com/atheist_podcasts/Atheist Nomads app to be retired if you are using...

Jason Ward is back for his second time and we talk about Kavanaugh's confirmation, the Oath of Citizenship, atheist's being blocked, Saga, and more! Remember, if you want to save the app, you need to act fast. CONTESTGive away - two signed copies of “The Trouble with God” by Chris Matheson1. One goes to the person who donates the most for our equipment upgrades. Deadline is Thanksgiving....

We are joined by Josh Hansen. In the news we have Kavanaugh, a church responding to anti-gay vandalism, a faith healing documentary, crazy NM cult, US Senate resolution to repeal blasphemy laws, the Hayabusa 2 rover, and Iceland's proposed ban on circumcision. We also discuss raising children without religion. NEWS'Thanks to the Lord and Donald Trump' Paula White and Terri Pearson u...

Justin Murray is an atheist who has applied to be a chaplain with the Australian armed forces. Since only Christians and Jews are allowed to be chaplains, his application was rejected as was his application for an exemption to that requirement. He has since filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission and will have a hearing soon. SupportersUpgrading patron - SoJoNew patron - Adam...

It's just Dustin and Lauren and we talk about what blowhards had to say about the Hurricane, Patreon weirdness, PayPal giving in to 8chan, YouTube radicalization, bad things happening to school curricula, and more. NEWSHurricane Florencehttp://bit.ly/an269-florencePat Robertson claims the hurricane's path was a miraclehttp://bit.ly/an269-roberson1That wasn’t what Robertson prayed forhttp...

We're joined by Mikey Pullman and talk about new clergy sex abuse investigations, the worst court ruling calling for a cross to be removed, Kavanaugh, gay sex being decriminalized in India, Goop's settlement, the origin of sports, and more. NewsSeven states launch investigations in wake of Pennsylvania clergy sex abuse reporthttp://bit.ly/an268-investigationsAppeals court rules Pensacola...

This week we are joined by Gary Mitchel and talk about a court ruling against Boise's homeless policy, Pence's defense to being called a Christian Supremacist, conspiracies, and space duck tape. NEWSBoise can’t ban homeless sleeping in public, court ruleshttp://bit.ly/an267-homelessMike Pence responds to being called a "Christian supremacist"http://bit.ly/an267-penceHow God Con...

This week we're joined by Erin Riley and Jason Ward and we talk about Christian privilege, dead kids, Russia, and other news. Trust me, it's not all depressing and I will try lightening it up next time. Dustin’ off the Degree - Catching up on some vaccine news37 dead as measles cases spike in Europehttp://bit.ly/an266-measles_europeIn the first half of this year there were more than 41,0...

This week we are joined by Justin and talk about the Pittsburgh grand jury report on the Catholic Sex Abuse scandal, what we can do to fight the "In God We Trust" in schools laws, Mormon's not wanting to be called Mormons any more, and more. Interview with Robert Rayhttp://originalmotto.us/NEWSOutcry in Malaysia over two women sentenced to caning for lesbian sexhttp://bit.ly/an265-m...

Dustin’ off the Degree - IndulgencesNEWSCatholic school puts counselor on leave over same-sex marriagehttp://bit.ly/an264-counselorShelly Fitzgerald married her then partner of 18 years in 2014 and has worked as a counselor for Roncalli High School in Indianapolis for 15 years. Someone learned of her marriage, got a copy of the marriage license, a public record, and sent it to the school administr...

Dustin’ off the Degree - Asceticismnoun - severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.: "acts of physical asceticism".In modern days you'll mostly find asceticism practiced publicly in India, but it has a long history in Christianity as well. Some of the early church fathers got into it and the gnostics really got into it. It is r...

Mikey Pullman is back and we talk about mysticism, conspiracies, and Christian nationalism. Stepping Stones is raising money for back to school backpacks for impoverished kids.https://www.facebook.com/Stepping. Stones. Boise1Dustin’ off the Degree - MysticismThe term "mysticism" has been around since at least Classical Greece, but the practice definitely dates back much earlier and I wou...

We're joined by Mike Wiseman from The Bible Says What!? a podcast where he debates pastors, rabbis, and other people pushing dogma. We talk about the types of pastors, Followers of Christ finally getting arrested for abuse, the House gutting the Johnson Amendment, a Russian spy who infiltrated the NRA and religious right, and who's really behind Bigfoot and UFOs.https://thebiblesayswhat....

This week we joined by Justin and talk about the Trump/Putin press conference, conspiracies, fasting, and the latest news. Dustin’ off the Degree - FastingNEWSIndian lawmaker says Mother Teresa should be stripped of civilian honor over baby-trafficking scandalhttp://bit.ly/an260-mother-teresaAuthorities in India are cracking down on baby-trafficking that her Missionaries of Charity has been doing...