ScathingAtheist 167: Wizard of Boz Edition

Published: April 28, 2016, noon

On this week\u2019s episode the Pope\nfrantically downloads Turbotax, Curt Schilling gets bloody sacked,\nand a Utah republican thinks the\njizz on his McDonald\u2019s food got there by\naccident.CALENDAR\nLINKS:

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SkepKon 2016; Hamburg, Germany,\nMay 5-7th: http://www.skepkon.org/

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NECSS; New York, NY, May\n12-15th: http://necss.org/

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SkeptiCal; Oakland, CA, May\n15th: http://www.skepticalcon.com/

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Imagine No Religion 6;\nVancouver, May 20-22nd: http://www.imaginenoreligion.ca/

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American Humanist Association\n75th Anniversary Conference; Chicago, IL, May\n26-29th:http://conference.americanhumanist.org/

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GUEST LINK:

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Click Here to check out the Gaytheist Manifesto\nPodcast

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HEADLINES:

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Vatican unexpectedly halts\nindependent financial audit: \nhttp://religionnews.com/2016/04/21/vatican-unexpectedly-suspends-independent-financial-audit/

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Christians boycott Target over\ntrans bathroom policy: \nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/04/transgender-bathroom-hysteria-christian-bigots-boycott-target/

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TN repeals protections for faith\nhealing parents: \nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/04/tennessee-repeals-protections-for-faith-healing-parents/

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Disabled daughter wants to see\nher faith healing parents prosecuted: \nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/disabled-daughter-of-u-s-faith-healers-wants-to-see-her-parents-prosecuted/

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ESPN finally fires Curt\nSchilling: \nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/curt-schilling-finally-fired-from-espn-after-posting-anti-trans-meme/

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Appeals court rejects claim that\nteaching evolution \u201cpromotes atheism\u201d \nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/21/appeals-court-rejects-lawsuit-claiming-the-teaching-of-evolution-in-kansas-promotes-atheism/

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Utah Republican: \u201cThe 1st\namendment protects me from second hand porn at McDonald\u2019s\u201d

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/utah-republican-the-first-amendment-protects-me-from-second-hand-porn-at-mcdonalds/

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THIS WEEK IN MISOGYNY:

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Girls forced to wear full dress\nat water park: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.716349

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Saudi Therapist offers advice on\nproper wife-beating: \nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/04/20/how-to-beat-your-wife-properly-according-to-a-saudi-family-therapist/

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This mother fucker right\nhere: \nhttp://time.com/4297234/rodrigo-duterte-davao-city-philippines-rape-president-election-jacqueline-hamill/