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b'This week we talk about prophecy, purity pledges, toxic masculinity, the theocratic blitz, and much more. We also finally get to the survey demographic findings.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nEmail us at contact@htotw.com or leave us a voice message at (541) 203-0666 or htotw.com/speakpipeSupport the show at htotw.com/donateSubscribe at htotw.com/subscribe\\n\\n\\n\\nANNOUNCEMENTS\\n\\n\\n\\nPotluck with the Atheist Nomads January 27\\n\\n\\n\\nDUSTIN\\u2019 OFF THE DEGREE - Prophecy Unsealed\\n\\n\\n\\nIt\\u2019s not often I\\u2019m excited about junk mail, and then the \\u201cProphecy Unsealed\\u201d advertisement arrived.\\n\\n\\n\\nNEWS\\n\\n\\n\\nWhatever Happened To Those Girls Who Signed \'Purity Pledges\'?\\n\\n\\n\\nHead of the Southern Baptist Seminary thinks the concept of \\u201ctoxic masculinity\\u201d is anti-Christian\\n\\n\\n\\nIn August the American Psychological Association released a report with guidelines for mental health professionals to follow in addressing the toxic effects of traditional masculinity ideology. Areas they have identified as particularly toxic are self reliance, \\u201canti-femininity, achievement, eschewal of the appearance of weakness, and adventure, risk, and violence\\u201d.\\n\\n\\n\\nNow, let\\u2019s bring in Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a member of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. He said that the APA guidelines cannot \\u201cbe honestly and consistently squared with any form of historic biblical Christianity.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nSuspect in last year\'s refugee stabbing in Boise wants to change name to \'Eternal Love\' because that\'s the name God has given him but he\'s not fit for trial\\n\\n\\n\\nLast month Timmy Kinner who is awaiting trial for last year\'s fatal refugee stabbing in Boise filed a petition with the court to change name to \'Eternal Love\'. Why? As it put it \\u201cthis is my God-given right and the title I want to be known as and remembered by."\\n\\n\\n\\nThis petition is not likely to go anywhere considering the judge has found him unfit to stand for trial and committed him to the Idaho Secure Medical Facility at the Idaho State Maximum Security Institution.\\n\\n\\n\\nGov Little: Climate change is real and we need to do something about it\\n\\n\\n\\nA the Idaho Environment Forum Idaho\'s new governor, Brad Little, acknowledged climate change is real and must be addressed, both to minimize it getting worse and to protect the state from its effects. Apparently climate change is obvious enough here that the Republican governor of one of the most Republican states might actually start taking it seriously.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe blitz for theocracy in state legislatures has started\\n\\n\\n\\nThe Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation released their 140 page Project Blitz playbook last year and with the aim to quote \\u201cprotect religious freedom, preserve America\\u2019s Judeo-Christian heritage and promote prayer\\u201d. And it\\u2019s underway. Across the states there are bills to put \\u201cin God We Trust\\u201d in public buildings, on cop cars, and in schools. There are bills to have Christian Bible study classes, religious freedom acts to protect anti-gay discrimination, and so much more. We will be talking about these bills, but as a general rule, we only cover crazy and horrible state legislation when it\\u2019s been passed by a one of the houses of a state legislature. The reason for this is the states are the test bed for democracy, and all kinds of crazy gets introduced and most of it doesn\\u2019t even see a committee.\\n\\n\\n\\nChristian homeless shelter is suing Anchorage because they want to be able to turn away trans people\\n\\n\\n\\nThe city of Anchorage, AK has a non-discrimination ordinance that includes gender identity and is investigating Christian run women\\u2019s shelter for turning away a transwoman. In response to this investigation the so-called Alliance Defending Freedom is suing the city on behalf of the shelter claiming that it violates the privacy of the women in the shelter and violates the shelter\\u2019s religious freedom.\\n\\n\\n\\nJudge rules Pastafarianism a parody, not a religion\\n\\n\\n\\nA Nebraska man who is serving a 4-8 year sentence for assault and weapons charges sued the Nebraska St...'