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We're joined by Gary from Idaho Atheists and talk about the Methodist Church's current issues, a trans man suing a Catholic hospital, South Dakota putting "In God We Trust" in schools, Idaho calling for the end of persecution of Christians, and what it's like to be an atheist in Idaho.\n\n\n\nEpisode 300 - Live April 20\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\nCORRECTION\n\n\n\nLee via email\n\n\n\nNEWS\n\n\n\nUnited Methodist Church is having issues after approving the \u201cTraditional Plan\u201d\n\n\n\nLast month a General Conference session for the United Methodist Church voted by a 6% margin in favor of the \u201cTraditional Plan\u201d over the \u201cOne Church\u201d plan. The \u201cOne Church\u201d plan would have allowed local jurisdictions to determine their own policies for LGBT members, clergy, and weddings. The \u201cTraditional Plan\u201d does not change the church\u2019s doctrine that sex is only allowed within marriage and marriage can only be between one man and one woman, and creates punishments for violations of this doctrine.\n\n\n\nNow openly gay pastors and bishops are trying to figure out where they fit in their church. Parts of the Traditional Plan have been ruled unconstitutional by the church\u2019s judicial counsel. Some parts of the church, such as the US\u2019s Western Jurisdiction and the German Jurisdiction are going to be adopting the \u201cOne Church\u201d plan. We even saw \u201cOne Church\u201d on a reader board at the Methodist church on Ustick in Boise.\n\n\n\nCatholic Bishops stopped a trans man's surgery after he had been admitted and the IV started\n\n\n\nAugust 30, 2017 Oliver Knight, a trans man, was admitted to St Joseph\u2019s Hospital in Eureka, CA, the only hospital in the area, for a hysterectomy. He found the check in and surgery prep, quote \u201cextremely uncomfortable and triggering\u201d. Part of why as that he was given a pink gown and when he asked for a blue gown, he was told he needed to wear pink because it\u2019s a \u201cfemale surgery\u201d. Then after the IV was started he had to wait for an hour, at the end of which the surgeon came in and said the Catholic church denied the surgery for ethical reasons and the bishops didn\u2019t approve. 15 minutes he was kicked out of the hospital. With the help of the ALCU he is suing them for how he was treated.\n\n\n\nSouth Dakota public schools will be required to post \u201cIn God We Trust\u201d signs by the start of the next school year\n\n\n\nSouth Dakota has passed a law that requires that \u201cIn God We Trust\u201d signs be posted in all public schools. Interestingly, there was some controversy, but it\u2019s actually still kind of disappointing. The senate version only permitted posting the signs, while the house version required it. The compromise was to require it but for the state to take any and all legal and financial liability.\n\n\n\nIdaho HR6 calls for the end of religious persecution, but just for Christians\n\n\n\nThe Idaho State House has a resolution that calls for the end of religious persecution for Christians around the world.\n\n\n\nBoise has set a goal of using only renewable energy by 2040\n\n\n\nDISCUSSION - What\u2019s it like being an atheist in Idaho?\n\n\n\nThis episode is brought to you by:\n\n\n\nJimmy NinetoesDaniel MRebecca PPat Acks from the Humanists of IdahoDarryl GRachel BGeorge GKim BSoJoJenErik from WyomingThe Flying Skeptic\n\n\n\nAnd by our $1 patrons and those who want no reward.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.\n\n\n\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOWNLOAD EPISODE