The Non-prophets

Come one, come all, and witness the most dangerous church on earth. That's right, it's the Moonies! Join Malty, Jena, Jim, and Autumn as they discuss the heavily armed church of the Reverend King Moon. Next up, we take a more somber look at the newly discovered unmarked graves at former religious residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada. Thirdly, we look at the religious tests being given to candidates for public office in Tennessee, including looking at an opinion piece by Andrew Seidel. Lastly, our panel gives us their best takes on Lemon Laws and church-state separation. Segment 1 [2:45]: "The Reverend King Moon "LINKSGun Church That Worships With AR-15s Bought a 40-Acre Compound in Texas for Its ‘Patriots’ http://tiny.cc/GunChurchCompound Segment 2 [27:20] : "Canadian Residential Schools"LINKSCanada discovers 751 unmarked graves at former residential school http://tiny.cc/SKUnmarkedGraves The American church needs to reckon with its legacy in Indigenous boarding schools http://tiny.cc/Americ

The Non-Prophets, Episode 20.26 airing Sunday, June 27th featuring Cynthia McDonald, Phoenix, Malty, and Guest Host Jason Sherwood, Producer Extraordinaire of the Atheist Community of AustinThe NPs this week speak on the current backlash of CRT and how states are trying to ban it. It also seems like the Southern Baptist Church is losing members, some of which include the darlings, the Moores (no relation). Silly apologetics continues in the state of Ohio where a doctor makes unsubstantiated claims concerning the COVID-19 vaccines and the peril facing the replica of Noah’s arc wraps up this week’s show. Segment 1 [00:02:35]: “States Want to Ban Critical Race Theory in Schools”Link:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/critical-race-theory-state-bans/ Additional References: “What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?”Link:https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05 “States that have Passed Critical Race Theory Bills” Link:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/

The Non-Prophets, Episode 20.24 airing Sunday, June 13th featuring Jena Miyu, Laura Magee, Martin Robert and Guest Host Ragabash Dabbler. What colors are you wearing this month? Are they colors that represent your helpfulness towards providing meals to sex workers? Do you feel your colors have brightened or changed since discovering your more sensual side since you’ve been at home for the past year? Or do your colors represent the pride you feel seeing the progressive changes most media, TV shows, and toys are making in an effort to promote inclusion. On this Sunday show, the hosts discuss and celebrate Pride Month. Because every fight deserves an “Ally.”

Archbishop turns a blind eye to abuse of children in the church, yet gives a personal apology...from God? Also, perhaps faith leaders should stop being in charge of taking care of children, especially those coming out of the Bethany Church in Louisiana. The dark side of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity order is revealed through a new podcast “The Turning: The Sisters Who Left.” The Mormon cult sets their bets in the stock trade by purchasing large shares in GameStop and Tesla.Article 1 [10:45] : “Maybe God Should Apologize”“Archbishop of Canterbury Issues 'Personal Apology'”LINK:http://tiny.cc/np_archbishopapologyAdditional References: “Louisiana-Based Bethany Church Accused of Running Abusive Training Program”LINK:https://bit.ly/3uQPIVc“Church Program is Accused of Abusing Teens”LINK: hhttp://tiny.cc/np_churchabuseteens Article 2 [45:10] : “The Order of Mother Teresa”“‘The Turning’: The Dark Side of Mother Teresa’s Order”LINK:http://tiny.cc/np_mothertheresadarksideAdditional References:b“A New Podcast

The Non-Prophets, Episode 20.22 airing Sunday, May 30th at 3PM CST featuring Cynthia McDonald, Jena Miyu, Kenneth Leonard and Guest Host Jack Parker (he/they), Moderator of the Atheist Community of Discord fan server.Summary & Article LinksAlright my fellow homosapians, we talked about “Christian Tested. Lord Approved“ A Viral ‘Vaccinated by the Lord’ Card?” We explored: SHIT APOLOGIST’S SAY “‘What’s Your Favorite Bible Verse? That Backfired” We hit on a STRANGE BUT TRUE “Jesus Between the Cushions,“ or as I like to call it, Jesus’ murder weapon was hidden in furniture for every home has ‘a blessing of some kind.’ And finally we dived into some “Christian Counselling on Same-sex Attraction,” which was less counseling and more finger wagging at people who feel. Article 1 [TIME STAMP HERE] : “Christian Tested. Lord Approved“ “What’s Up with this Viral ‘Vaccinated by the Lord’ Card?”LINK:http://tiny.cc/np_godvaccination Segment 2 [TIME STAMP HERE] : SHIT APOLOGIST’S SAY - “‘What’s Your Favorite Bible Verse?

The Non-Prophets, Episode 20.21 airing Sunday, May 23rd at 3PM CST featuring P*ck, Cynthia McDonald, Arden of Eden and Guest Host Jessica Bluemke, co-host of Friendly Atheist Podcast.Summary & Article LinksSHIT APOLOGISTS SAY: ...and Where They Say It“The Rise of Christian TikTok” LINK:https://www.bustle.com/life/christian-tiktok-influencers-gen-z-evangelicalismSegment 2 [23:30] - LOOKING BACK: Can You Believe This Was Only Six Years Ago??“FFRF Wins Orange County Schools Lawsuit Over Literature Discrimination (May 4, 2015)”LINK:https://ffrf.org/legal/challenges/highlighted-court-successes/item/17970-ffrf-sues-orange-county-schools-over-literature-discriminationSegment 3 [37:35] - STRANGE BUT TRUE: I Call Bulls**t“Indian Doctors Warn Against Cow Dung as COVID Cure”LINK:https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-doctors-warn-against-cow-dung-covid-cure-2021-05-11/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=SocialSegment 4 [51:30] - STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: A Progressive Christian Boarding School?!“School Priest

Bertrand Russell, Jim Bakker, Gov. Abbott and teaching the “good” of slavery. The Non-Prophets, Episode 20.20 airing Sunday, May 16th at 3PM CST featuring Malty, Jena Miyu, Laura Magee and Guest Host Katie Stewart, Associate Producer of the ACA.This week’s episode of The Non-Prophets welcomes Katie Stewart as the hosts cover recent news out of the state of Louisiana where State Representative Raymond E. Garofalo brings forth a bill attempting to enforce teachers to not discuss “divisive concepts” and instead pushing for them to emphasize “the good of slavery.” What?! Also, we give a mention to the FFRF for winning a recent court battle over a Nativity scene, and it looks like Jim Bakker was looking to return back to prison over a COVID cure scam. Lastly, we round out the episode with a “Looking Back” segment on the work of Bertrand Russell.Article 1: Teaching the ‘good of slavery’Forbes Louisiana Lawmaker Argues Schools Must Teach ‘Good’ Of SlaveryBy Nicholas Reimann Apr 28, 2021http://tiny.cc/np_goodofslaver

Episode 20.19 of The Non Prophets, airing on May 9th 2021 featuring Johnny P Angel, Malty, Neil the 604 Atheist, and featuring the return of Jamie Boone.On this week’s episode we will be discussing how Evangelicals are searching google for “Male Enhancement”. How plastics are killing our sperm. The Supreme Court has a Shadow Docket and how the church is bigoted about anesthiesa. 1. Jesus, anti-science, irresponsibility and weinersNew study links evangelical Christianity to phallic insecurity in the United States (PsyPost)http://tiny.cc/np_jesusweinersEvangelical Christians are more insecure about their penis size than other menhttp://tiny.cc/np_christianpenissizeWhy Are Evangelicals Googling About Penis Size? (GEN from Medium)http://tiny.cc/np_googlingpenissizeLinking Evangelical Subculture and Phallically Insecure Masculinity Using Google Searches for Male Enhancement: Abstract (Samuel L. Perry, Andrew L. Whitehead)http://tiny.cc/np_maleenhancementUnbuckling the Bible Belt: A State-Level Analysis of Religi

Episode 20.18 of The Non Prophets, airing on May 2nd 2021 featuring Laura Magee, Arden of Eden, Cynthia McDonald, and featuring Shannon Q.[Summary of topics covered in this episode]1.The Independent: Beth Moore apologises for her teachings on women after leaving evangelical church.http://tiny.cc/np_twitterchurch2. Psychology Today: Who Hears the Voice of God?http://tiny.cc/np_voiceofgodSensing the presence of gods and spirits across cultures and faiths http://tiny.cc/np_presenceofgods3. Dunning-Kruger Effect can cause overestimations during the intuitive decision-making process.https://bit.ly/3ntQzt0Dunning-Kruger Effect: Intuitive Errors Predict Overconfidence on the Cognitive Reflection Test http://tiny.cc/np_dunningkruger4. The Florida Department of Education is moving forward with new curriculum standards that would indoctrinate students with a false Christian nationalist version of history.http://tiny.cc/np_floridadoeChristian nationalism should not be taught in public schools! http://tiny.cc/np_christia

Episode 20.17 of The Non Prophets, airing on April 26 2021 featuring P*ck, Laura Magee, and Arden of Eden.This week, we talk about atheists and their place and perception in modern society, some misunderstood allegations about homeschooling, some global tendencies of those who are not religiously affiliated, and we’ll end by grading a top ten list that says who we are.TOPICS LIST:Topic 1: How can both of these be true?Atheism is declining, says report; what should Christians do?http://tiny.cc/np_atheismdecliningChurch membership is in a freefall, and the Christian right has only themselves to blamehttp://tiny.cc/np_churchdecliningTopic 2: Home schooling in the time of COVIDNewsweek: Atheists Hate Homeschooling Because Kids Spend Time with Their Parentshttp://tiny.cc/np_atheistshomeschoolingTopic 3: Not saying ‘correlation equals causation’, but…Religiously unaffiliated people more likely than those with a religion to lean left, accept homosexualityhttp://tiny.cc/np_nonreligiousleftThe Gender Puzzle http://ti

The Non-Prophets 20.16 2021-04-14 Martin Robert, Neil the 604 Atheist, Laura Magee, PhoenixOn this week’s episode of the Non-Prophets, we discuss some great topics. Phoenix opens up the floor with some history about Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the life and times of one of the most prominent atheists in America. Next, Laura and Martin discuss how religiosity influences a greater wage gap, as opposed to more secular workforces which tend to have a smaller gap. After that, our hosts go over the ins and outs of Scientology’s monetary habits, and how they may be losing their financial foothold as a non-profit. Our fourth article is about the Freedom From Religion Foundation and how they dropped a recent lawsuit after the state they were suing accommodated the FfRF’s request...or did they? Alabama sure is a tricky one. Lastly, we get into the issue of censorship in Italy and how the grasp of religiosity has been removed from their movie industry.Looking Back...https://freethoughtalmanac.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/april-13

This week we covered Lil Nas X, MSCHF and their ‘Satan Shoes’. How religious trauma is no longer a taboo subject for counselors. Gallup says that U.S. church membership has fallen below majority. And the Board of Edu. is getting schooled, I mean sued for complicity in student abuse. Links to referenced articles are below.Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes:Nike Is Suing an Art Collective for Turning Its Air Max Sneakers Into ‘Satan Shoes’ Filled With Human Bloodhttp://tiny.cc/np_satanshoesLil Nas X's $1,018 'Satan Nikes' Sell Out in Less Than a Minutehttp://tiny.cc/np_lilnasxMSCHF ordered to halt fulfillment for 'Satan Shoes' in Nike lawsuithttp://tiny.cc/np_nikelawsuitThe following is an official statement regarding the court case between MSCHF and Nikehttps://bit.ly/2OjUlbnWhy did Nike sue over the ‘Satan Shoes’ but not ‘Jesus Shoes’?https://bit.ly/2PYahAjLil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) (Official Video)http://tiny.cc/np_lilnasxmonteroLil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes' trolled some Christians. But 'Montero' is about

Episode 20.14 of The Non-Prophets airing April 4th featuring Jena Miyu, Arden of Eden, Mikey Famine and guest host Christy Powell of Secular Sexuality.This week’s episode starts with recent news from China and how the Chinese education system is pushing for teaching masculinity to young boys in school due to illegitimate fears of an effeminate take over. To no one’s surprise, the Catholic Church recently changed its stance on same-sex unions. Hear what the hosts have to say about the Vatican’s reasons of why Pope Francis’ original statements on same-sex unions have been taken out of context. In our “Shit Apologists Say” segment, the host comment on a recent interview from a former transgender woman, now transitioned man and Christian apologist Walt Heyer and how his faith and unfortunate experience is setting a bad precedent of misinformation regarding transgender people. In our final segment, the hosts positively reflect on the importance and meaning of March 31st, 2021, which marked the 12th annual Internat

The Non-Prophets episode 20.13 airing 3/21/28 was hosted by Johnny P, Cynthia McDonald, Martin Robert, and the return of special guest host Kenneth Leonard! This week’s episode covered the Georgia shooter, purity culture, Orientalism, Reparations, Anti-vaxxer update, and the tiniest bit of the awesomeness of of Marilla Marks Ricker Thank you all for watching, please share your feedback in the comments!ART - Georgia Shooter, Unhealthy Sexuality, and Racism Against Asian-AmericansDon’t Discount Evangelism As A Factor In Racist Murder Of Asian Spa Workers In Georgiahttps://religiondispatches.org/dont-discount-evangelicalism-as-a-factor-in-racist-murder-of-asian-spa-workers-in-georgia/The Alleged Atlanta Shooter’s Church Tried to Disappear From the Internethttps://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpymm/the-alleged-atlanta-shooters-church-tried-to-disappear-from-the-internetSuspect in Atlanta spa killings ‘big into religion’https://religionnews.com/2021/03/17/atlanta-massage-parlor-murder-suspect-big-into-religion/Woodst

The Non-Prophets episode 20.12 airing 3/21/21 was hosted by P*ck, Malty, and special guest host Laura Magee! This week’s episode covered new legislation in Kentucky, religious human trafficking in Pakistan, a problematic sermon in Missouri, and how many people are starting to volunteer.Thank you all for watching, please share your feedback in the comments! Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult a police officerhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-bill-would-make-it-a-crime-to-insult-a-police-officer/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7eLink to the bill: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21rs/sb211.htmlAbducted, shackled and forced to marry at 12https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-56337182How can you report human trafficking in your area?https://www.state.gov/domestic-trafficking-hotlines/Fox News: Missouri pastor on leave after telling wives to 'lose weight,' strive to look like Melania Trump.https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-pastor-on-leave-after-telling-wives-to-lose-weight-and-make-themselves-sexually-available

A constructive panel discussion of episode 20.11 of The Non-Prophets airing March 14th with Jena Miyu, Cynthia McDonald, Neil The 604 Atheist and welcoming back our guest host X from Utah Outcast.This episode focuses on various international issues starting with the “worth” of managing a home and addressing the problem of period poverty. In our “Strange But True” segment, a woman claims a miracle birth and a deeper dive into the issue with miracle claims. Since March is Women’s History Month, we end with highlighting contributions of women throughout our history.A Woman’s “Worth”The Guardian, Feb 24, 2021: By Helen DavidsonWoman awarded $7,700 for five years of housework in China divorce rulinghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/woman-awarded-7700-for-five-years-of-housework-in-china-divorce-rulingHindustan Times, Feb 6,2021: By Soumya Kapoor Mehta and Sona MitraRecognising housework: Is paying the only way?https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/recognising-housework-is-paying-the-only-way-101612532

Fact or Fiction: Does ‘cancel culture’ work in holding people accountable?https://globalnews.ca/news/7633799/fact-or-fiction-cancel-culture-accountability/ CNN.com Feb. 8, 2021Analysis: The end of the road for Lou Dobbsby Brian Stelter, Chief Media Correspondenthttps://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/media/lou-dobbs-fox-news-last-show/index.html VULTURE JAN. 18, 2021Simon & Schuster Cancels Senator Josh Hawley’s Forthcoming Book After Capitol RiotBy Chris Murphy@christresshttps://www.vulture.com/2021/01/simon-and-schuster-cancels-senator-josh-hawleys-book-riot.html The Magazine of the University of Central Florida Fall 2020Is Cancel Culture Effective? (Opinion) By Nicole Dudenhoeferhttps://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/is-cancel-culture-effective/ LOOKING BACK: Michel de MontaigneFreethought Almanac https://freethoughtalmanac.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/february-28-michel-de-montaigne/ The New York Times Jun 28, 2020Montaigne Fled the Plague, and Found Himselfhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/opinion/montaigne-plague-essays.

The Non-Prophets episode 20.09 airing on February 28, 2021 was hosted by Martin, P*ck and guest host Jenna Belk. We aim to discuss all of these topics with an open mind and to bring a skeptical and humanist perspective to the news of the day. We discuss the passing of conservative radio hate-spewer, Rush Limbaugh. We also talk about the crippling winter storm that wiped out the Texas power grid and public water system. We touch on the issue of school vouchers and discuss what they are and how they work. And lastly, for our looking back segment, we look at Pussy Riot and how they were arrested about 9 years ago for protesting in a church. Thank you all for watching, please share your feedback in the comments!Segment 1 - Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh Leaves Behind a Conservative Movement No Longer Interested in Truth. That Alarms Me as a Conservativehttps://time.com/5915574/rush-limbaugh-dies-legacy/ Rush Limbaugh, Bigoted King Of Talk Radio, Dies At 70https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rush-limbaugh-talk-radio-dies_n

The Non-Prophets 20.08 for February 21, 2021 with Puck, Rudy Bee, Cynthia McDonald and Malty.Articles discussed:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/abortion-law-protests-poland-put-civil-liberties-spotlight-n1256252https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/01/27/chaplains-facebook-post-denigrating-transgender-troops-under-investigation-by-army/https://freethoughtalmanac.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/february-15-susan-b-anthony/https://www.egyptindependent.com/middle-east-are-people-losing-their-religion/ https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oklahoma-trying-to-return-its-2m-stockpile-of-hydroxychloroquine/ Don't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/thenonprophets We welcome your comments on the thread for this show. ► https://www.facebook.com/groups/nonprophetslive► Contact us with questions or news stories at: radio@atheist-community.org-------WHAT IS THE NON-PROPHETS?The Non-Prophets is a live internet radio show airing at 3:00pm Central time and focuses on

Art 1 – Abortion law protests in Poland put civil liberties in the spotlightAbortion law protests inPoland put civil liberties in the spotlight (nbcnews.com)Also see:https://ffrf.org/component/k2/item/25602-abortion-rightshttps://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_downloads/aww_appendix_table_1.pdfArt 2 - Chaplain’s Facebook post denigrating transgendertroops under investigation by ArmyChaplain's Facebook postdenigrating transgender troops under investigation by Army (armytimes.com)Also see: https://theconversation.com/the-military-minorities-and-social-engineering-a-long-history-81796Looking Back - Leontyne Price & February 12 founding of theNAACPNAACP: https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/social-science/sociology/reform/naacp https://historicalnaacp.weebly.com/naacp-achievements.htmlhttps://naacp.org/naacp-legal-team/naacp-legal-history/#:~:text=Painter%20and%20McLaurin%20v.,the%20NAACP's%20greatest%20legal%20victories.Leontyne Price: https://www.thoughtco.com/leontyne-price-soprano-352997