199 - Blood Moon

Published: Oct. 25, 2018, 4 a.m.

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Original release April 18, 2014.

Encore release October 25, 2018.

Encore release July 18, 2017.

We look at the controversy in some Christian circles regarding the recent "blood moon" lunar eclipse. Is it a sign of the End Times? (Probably not.)

Plus:

Parents in Oviedo, Florida claim a public school teacher stopped their kindergartener from praying before lunch. Is this a legitimate beef, or just a cheap publicity stunt engineered by a father who just happens to work for a Christian book publisher who just happens to be publishing a book (by a Fox News personality, no less) about how put-upon Christians are in the U S of A nowadays.

Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a bill that would declare the\\xa0Holy Bible as the official state book. Really.

Check out Chuck Hall\'s new book\\xa0Playing Chess with Pigeons, a collection of refutations of common religious attacks against nonbelievers.

Announcements:

Atlanta SkeptiCamp is May 2-4, 2014! For more visit\\xa0atlantaskeptics.com/skepticamp

Atlanta Coalition of Reason ("ATL CoR") is holding a pair of kick-off events June 21-22, featuring rapper Greydon Square, satirist Sam Singleton, author Jeremiah Camara, and comedian Steve "The King of Consciousness" Hill.\\xa0Tickets are on sale now! For more visit\\xa0unitedcor.org/atl

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