Live recording of Episode 200 coming on May 20 at 3:00 PM MDT
NEWS
An AZ rep’s secular invocation was followed up by a prayer
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/19/an-az-state-rep-gave-a-godless-invocation-so-her-colleague-said-a-christian-prayer-to-correct-her/
San Antonio mayor blames homelessness on broken godless people
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/04/24/san-antonio-mayor-issues-non-apology-after-blaming-poverty-on-broken-people-who-arent-christian/
Federal Judge Smacks down Trump’s attack on ‘sanctuary cities’
https://thinkprogress.org/jeff-sessions-amateurish-unconstitutional-assault-on-immigrants-dd6ab8a1671e
Trump’s cabinet has a Bible study with an extreme dominionist pastor
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/trump-cabinet-has-bible-study-meetings-with-pastor-who-wants-disciples-of-christ-to-take-over-the-government/
The religious right is hoping SCOTUS will gut church state separation
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/religious-right-rallying-for-supreme-court-to-weaken-church-state-separation-with-gorsuchs-help/
Baby Names
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/world/asia/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad.html
Russia has banned Jehovah’s Witnesses
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/russia-bans-jehovahs-witnesses-after-religious-right-hailed-putin-as-christian-hero/
The Chechen president has vowed to eliminate gay men within a month
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/chechnya-president-vows-eliminate-gay-men-may/
Homeless trans woman refused meal at Christian soup kitchen
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/04/transgender-woman-ejected-church-soup-kitchen-wearing-dress/
Former priest extradited from Guatemala, charged with sexual assault of child
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/cops-priest-arrested-at-jfk-charged-with-sexual-assault-1.13516380
Saudi Arabia elected to UN women’s rights commission
https://www.unwatch.org/no-joke-u-n-elects-saudi-arabia-womens-rights-commission/
Jordan has removed the marriage rape loophole
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/39692020
Malaria vaccine to start pilot next year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/39666132
No, it’s not a waterfall of gawd’s blood
