Atheist Nomads Episode 41 – Attacking the Theocrats with Sean Faircloth

Summary: INTRO FEEDBACK Russel went Nuclear and throws down the gauntlet! Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or call us at (541) 203-0666. SUPPORTERS New Nuclear Sponsors! Russel’s Challenge * Renee Davis-Pelt * Rus from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics THIS DAY IN HISTORY – December 19 * 1917 – National Hockey League (NHL) opens its first season * 1941 – Hitler takes command of the German army * 1972 – Last lunar-landing mission ends * 1998 – President Clinton impeached * 2005 – Ahmadinejad bans all Western music in Iranian state television and radio broadcasts SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Possibly life sustaining chemistry found on Mars * The crow we talked about… * A cooling station on the ISS has gone down * A second layer of code discovered in DNA * 400,000 year old hominid DNA found POLITICS AND RELIGION * Canadian student with Asthma dies due to policy prohibiting inhalers outside of the principal’s office * Gay rights in India * Judge orders San Diego cross to be removed * Air Force removed an unconstitutional sectarian holiday scene * Satanic Temple seeks to put up a monument at the OK Capital * Fox News host Megyn Kelly claims that Jesus and Santa were both white * Pat Robertson is cool sex changes, but thinks that being gay is a mental disorder INTERVIEW – Sean Faircloth Sean comes on the show to talk about the SecularityUSA project and the Global Secular Organizing & Strategy organization. You should also check out Sean’s book Attack of the Theocrats. This episode is brought to you by: Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 per month * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Renee Davis-Pelt Platinum Sponsor – US$10.00 per month * Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound * Virginia Dawn Gold Sponsor – US$5.00 per month * Vernware * Audible.com – get your free audio book at audibletrial.com/atheistnomads. * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com. * This vs. That – A new six part series available for download made just for geeky skeptics like you! Use offer code “nomads” at checkout for 25% off your purchase at thisvsthatshow.com. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred. Recorded for release on 2013-12-19 NoticeThe live streaming players below are known to be problematic. You can use one of them to sample the show, but if you want to listen to the whole episode it is recommended that you either download the episode to your computer or mobile device or subscribe using iTunes or another pod catcher.