ScathingAtheist 211: Aron Ra Edition

Published: March 2, 2017, noon

In this week\u2019s episode, we learn that transphobia is a great way to lose your kid a state championship, we review a new mug technology that turns hydrogen hydroxide into water, and Aron Ra will be here to talk about maintaining an election for more than four hours.\n\n\n

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Headlines:\nDiatribe References: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pope-quietly-trims-sanctions-sex-abusers-seeking-mercy-45732198\nhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/23/pope-francis-if-catholics-are-going-to-be-hypocrites-it-is-better-to-be-an-atheist/

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Trump admin to rollback rights for trans students: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/politics/doj-withdraws-federal-protections-on-transgender-bathrooms-in-schools/index.html\nLargest US Christian bookstore chain goes bankrupt: http://religionnews.com/2017/02/23/family-christian-stores-largest-christian-retailer-closing-after-85-years/\nCPAC panel: God has a wall and extreme vetting, why not us? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/22/the-cpac-panel-if-heaven-has-a-gate-a-wall-and-extreme-vetting-why-cant-america-is-absurd/\nGrant County experiencing buyer\u2019s remorse over Ark Park: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/26/referring-to-economy-grant-county-ky-official-says-ark-encounter-has-not-done-us-good-at-all/\nTX judge sues to avoid watching video on LGBT equality: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/22/fragile-texas-judge-sues-to-get-out-of-watching-lgbt-diversity-training-video-2/

\n\n\n$73 magic cup promises to magic-ify your water: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/24/this-73-magical-cup-promises-to-do-something-to-your-water/\n\n\n\n

This Week in Misogyny:\nThe person whose name you shouldn\u2019t make your planned parenthood donation to is Greg Locke, and the address you shouldn\u2019t have the thank you mailed to is 2060 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd Mt Juliet, TN 37122.