The Scathing Atheist

In this week’s episode, Donald Trump will read the only book dumber than he is, this new connection between public health and raccoon penis will surprise you, and we’ll take a look at Christianity’s security blanket.
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Headlines:
Debunking the religious revival among young men (again): https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/are-young-men-really-becoming-more
Non-religious NASA astronaut 'broke down in tears' seeing cross after Artemis II mission: https://www.christianpost.com/news/non-religious-nasa-astronaut-broke-down-in-tears-seeing-cross.html
Trump tries to appease Christians by reading a Bible verse: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/after-angering-christians-all-week
A barista says she was fired for her Christian faith - the facts are far more nuanced: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-barista-says-she-was-fired-for
RFK Jr. lied about measles vaccines: 
https://apnews.com/article/measles-vaccine-outbreak-mmr-rfk-canada-mexico-bed6d69b668b9d8548ad65dab1a4fd9c
And he has a podcast now: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/20/rfk-jr-podcast-maha-health
Also he cut off a raccoon's penis: https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/us-news/rfk-jr-once-chopped-off-a-dead-racoons-penis-to-study-later-while-on-a-family-road-trip/

In this week’s episode, Donald Trump gets THIS close to saying he won the papal election too, we meet a bigotry-based puppet act almost as obnoxious as Jeff Dunham, and Ross Douthat will devote six whole pages to the problem of evil.
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Headlines:
Trump feuds with Pope: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/13/us/trump-news and https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pope-leo-what-they-said-c9a721a132f1941eaebc139e1213937d
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/04/11/anthropic-christians-claude-morals/
Nuns caring for cancer patients challenge NY LGBT law forcing them to 'violate' beliefs on sex: https://www.christianpost.com/news/nuns-challenge-new-york-lgbt-law-they-say-violates-their-faith.html
Newsmax reports that aliens are too androgynous and never pee standing up: https://www.wonkette.com/p/newsmax-guy-why-do-we-never-see-aliens
Trump shares image of himself as Jesus: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/trump-social-media-jesus-image-deleted-00869061
National puppetry group faces backlash for platforming anti-LGBTQ Christian puppetry group
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/national-puppetry-group-faces-backlash

In this week’s episode, Trump’s Easter message goes a little off track, we learn that Jesus Christ definitely skipped egg day again, and Biblepiece Theater will check the New Testament’s spam folder.
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Headlines:
Trump’s easter message goes off the rails: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-easter-egg-roll-iran-comments-b2952521.html
Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set; Producers Say They “Don’t Negotiate With Communists”: https://deadline.com/2026/04/jonathan-majors-falls-through-window-crew-strike-daily-wire-1236773038/
Florida attorney general says state can ignore its own constitution to fund religion: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-attorney-general-says-state
JD Vance’s book uses random church for cover photo: https://people.com/jd-vance-memoir-catholicism-shows-methodist-church-11940702
Nuns who broke back into their Austrian convent ‘are step closer to being able to stay’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/nuns-who-broke-back-into-their-austrian-convent-are-step-closer-to-being-able-to-stay
Massive Texas drone show brings Easter story to the sky: https://dallasexpress.com/state/massive-texas-drone-show-brings-easter-story-to-the-sky/
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This Week in Misogyny:
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/these-christian-men-want-women-barefoot
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/opinion/women-workplace-dei-feminism.html

In this week’s episode, The Washington Post puts the edit in editorialize, Republicans at CPAC plan to destroy the left with their girthy rizz, and Michael Marshall will be here to give you new people to hate.
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Headlines:
Finnish Religious Freedom Case isn’t what Bezos seems to think: https://yle.fi/a/74-20217856 and https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/27/finland-free-speech-religion-paivi-rasanen/
Church attendance report pulled after YouGov finds 'fraudulent' responses: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwjxx5eyn1o
JD Vance warns that extraterrestrials are demons: 'I'm going to get to the bottom of this'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jd-vance-warns-extraterrestrials-demons-030714971.html
Pope Leo hosts exorcist summit at the Vatican over fears of worldwide surge in Satanism: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/pope-leo-hosts-exorcist-summit-at-the-vatican-over-fears-of-worldwide-surge-in-satanism/
Minnesota Priests claim charging them with sexual assault is a violation of religious freedom: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/catholic-priests-say-charging-them
Benny Johnson: MAGA Will “Outbreed Hideous Left”
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/benny-johnson-maga-will-outbreed-hideous-left/

In this week’s episode, Pete Hegseth puts the A hole in “a holy war,” a top-level FEMA official makes up a lie about being the worst X-Man ever, and we’ll make sure our obituary skills are warmed up for when the big one happens.
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Headlines:
Mikey Weinstein’s full of shit, but Hegseth is still being WAY too Christian about killing Muslims: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/politics/hegseth-christianity-military.html
Christian Right congresswoman wants you to put your abortion in a potty colander: https://www.wonkette.com/p/very-sane-congresswoman-wants-you
Russel Brand baptized a guy in the penguin pool at a Christian zoo: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/russell-brand-baptism-penguin-enclosure-zoo-kvnd9pmb5
Top FEMA official says he once teleported to a Waffle House: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house