In this week\u2019s episode, Joel Osteen cashes out, the Fox News Christmas tree in NYC burst into flames and spontaneous commentary, and Tom and Cecil will bring too much vulgarity to fit in a mere 60 minute episode.\n---\nTo make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist\n\nTo buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/\n\nTo check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat\n\nTo check out our sister show\u2019s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies\n\nTo check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/\n\nTo check out our sister show\u2019s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/\n\nTo hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/\n\n---\nGuest Links:\nHear more of Tom and Cecil here: https://dissonancepod.com/\n\nHear more of Thomas and Andrew here: https://openargs.com/\n\nCheck out Rocks for Brains on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/RocksForBrains\n\n---\nHeadlines:\nUtah throttles assistance to force people into church programs (diatribe) https://www.propublica.org/article/utahs-social-safety-net-is-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-what-does-that-mean-if-youre-not-one\n\nA plumber found envelopes full of cash in the walls of Joel Osteen's megachurch: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/03/a-plumber-found-envelopes-full-of-cash-in-the-walls-of-joel-osteens-megachurch/\n\nRichard Dawkins Urges People to Sign \u201cDeclaration\u201d Opposing Trans Rights: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/01/richard-dawkins-urges-people-to-sign-declaration-opposing-trans-rights/\n\nAHA announces new leader:\xa0\nhttps://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/01/the-american-humanist-associations-new-leader-embodies-a-shift-in-the-movement/\nDavid Barton says the 2nd Amendment gives us the right to own a nuclear weapon: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/04/david-barton-the-second-amendment-gives-us-the-right-to-own-a-nuclear-weapon/\n\nConspiracy Theorist Anna Khait Says Mark Taylor Is \u2018Literally a Pawn of the Devil Himself\u2019: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/conspiracy-theorist-anna-khait-says-mark-taylor-is-literally-a-pawn-of-the-devil-himself/\n\nCouple of great candidates for the Herman Cain award: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/02/evangelical-eric-metaxas-who-told-people-dont-get-the-vaccine-has-covid/ and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/06/joshua-feuerstein-who-said-jesus-made-vaccines-unnecessary-now-has-covid/ and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/11/30/marcus-lamb-whose-christian-tv-network-spread-covid-lies-has-died-of-covid/\n\n---\nThis Week in Misogyny:\nSCOTUS signals the end of Roe: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/mississippi-abortion-case-supreme-court/2021/12/01/367004a6-52b4-11ec-9267-17ae3bde2f26_story.html\n\nPastor resigns after endorsing spousal rape during sermon: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/11/24/pastor-resigns-after-telling-men-the-best-person-to-rape-is-your-wife/\n\nControversy around PP fundraiser at Catholic college: https://religionnews.com/2021/11/18/loyola-marymount-students-protest-university-over-its-handling-of-planned-parenthood-fundraiser-backlash/\n