A meeting on tolerance turns into shouting match, Pope Francis admits that a gay lobby exists within the Vatican Curia, Mending Vatican ties with Islam, Science curriculum in Kansas schools, Mike Huckabee tweets that churches should give up tax exemption, “possessed” parent beats child to death.
A wedding cake for dogs not gays, Utah Boy Scouts defy orders and wear their uniforms in Pride Parade, Arizona lawmaker does humanist prayer, Miss World beauty pageant, Amish romance novels, and a monument to atheism misses the point.
Utah gay rights group protests naming of family center after Boyd K. Packer, Mormon owned DI cuts workers hours ahead of Obamacare, American Atheists settle case against six-ton Ten Commandments, vaccinations, and El Salvador has a very serious prohibition against abortion.
According to Pope Francis atheists are saved by Christ’s blood too, the Sistine Chapel has become haven for pickpockets, Westboro Baptist Church blames Oklahoma City tornadoes on supporters of Jason Collins, autistic kids and atheism, Pope Francis names new saints, Virginia lt. gov. nominee not sorry for hate speech, and more news from the road including a Church Review.
Saudi Arabia punishes men over Christian convert, Mahony continues public life after rebuke, Georgia places Bibles in public cabins, the end is near, and Frank and Dan have been on the road for almost a week: Giant Cross, Branch Davidians, and Houston Atheists.
Interview with noted physicist Lawrence Krauss, psychic’s predictions proven wrong, cheerleaders in Texas win ‘Bible Banner’ lawsuit, Methodist minister caught in faith’s split over same-sex marriage, Mormon offshoot ‘Community of Christ’ accepts homosexuals into clergy, Cardinal Dolan says ‘wash your hands,’ and “Sorry, kids. Graduation’s canceled.”
Britons trust Google as much as “the church” (meaning not very much), US Muslims more moderate than Muslims worldwide, atheist’s hold “National Day of Reason”, blasphemers punished in Malta, women praying at the wailing wall, atheist pamphlets in Florida school, and this week in gayness.
Atheist bloggers imprisoned in Bangladesh, Mark Driscoll criticizes “nagging wives” during sermon, prominent “ex-gay” denounces years denouncing gay community, US Christians rally around homeschooling family facing deportation, praying couple allows another child to die from lack of medical care, Chilean baby killed for being antichrist, and is Islam any more to blame for violence than other world religions (namely Christianity)?
Pope Francis redirects employees’ bonuses to charity, pastors claim city’s annual registration fee is really a tax, McDonalds sells non-halal chicken McNuggets and gets sued, high school senior takes on her principal, a fake rabbi helps a real one, Post Christians, and dealing with grief as an atheist.
Frequent texters tend to be shallow according to study, Vatican IP address connected to illegal downloads, Peter Higgs: “Stop calling Higgs Boson the God particle,” atheist organizations vow for online civility; Catholic Bishop in Michigan says supporters of gay marriage shouldn’t take communion; Seventh Day Adventists unhappy to have been around long enough for a sesquicentennial; and the Mormons—yawn—hold General Conference.
Classroom activity causes trouble for professor at Florida Atlantic University, Mormon women don’t want the priesthood (even though half of Mormon men would be willing to give it to them), Utah polygamists ask local government to alter zoning to allow for new retirement community, the US and the second coming, North Carolina tries to pass official state religion, American attitudes about the Bible defy reality, and Frank and Dan announce plans for their upcoming Bible Belt road trip.
Bhutan seeks to curb STI’s in monk population, Pope Francis’ new digs, women told to know their place, creationists want to bet with you, German shoe company discovers why their shipments haven't arrived in the US, a helpful new app to be excommunicated from the Catholic church, and Mother Teresa was a bad person.
Paige pays us a visit, pride-flag-painted ‘Equality House’ set up across from Westboro Baptist Church, Mormon General Conference set to make history, Jews trek to the Mojave Desert for a visceral Passover, Mormon businessman attempts tax dodge citing tithing, religion in prison, and there’s a new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sarah Palin writes a book about Christmas, a gay bath house in building owned by Vatican, Americans see gay marriage as inevitable, Ahmadinejad and the hug, atheists are compassionate, atheists banned from Kansas City St. Patrick's day parade, and habemus papam!
Chavez will return with Jesus, Cardinal O'Brien resigns, Iowan legislator attempts to end no fault divorce, priest burns photo of Benedict during mass, anti-bigot bigotry, Mr. Mahony goes to Rome, and the Mormons edit their scriptures.
Anti-Catholicism on BuzzFeed, Scott Lively announces Obama's homosexuality, Roma Downey brings "The Bible" to TV, guru suggests way to fend off rapists, NYC goes after Orthodox Jews for dress codes, the douchebag Mahony goes to Rome (and keeps blogging), and Frank and Dan fail to make any sense during the second half of the show.
Mormons and space, Twitter tracks lent, parents sue under separation of church and state to stop the teaching of yoga in public schools, legislator attempts to change definitions of scientific terms, Bill O'Reilly writes another book, the pope dominates international religion news, and Sarah Silverman's sister arrested at Wailing Wall.
"Downton Abbey" and the question of god, Cardinal Roger Mahony feels like Jesus is humiliating him for a purpose, a public school refuses to take down picture of Jesus, US House of Representatives votes to extend disaster relief to religious groups, transgender priest, and we take your calls and emails.
Our interview with the president of American Atheists, David Silverman; 'ex-gay' activist found using gay dating app; woman burned for sorcery; Christian quits job for being given 666 as his employee number; Catholics object to the name of a flavor; Brazilian pastor provides unique path to the 'spirit'; and your kosher hot dog may not be that kosher.
Dan and Frank continue their look into Scientology, the Catholic Church acknowledges they're out of touch, Jesus in Japan, Texas "schools" teach the Bible, money to fight DOMA comes from an unexpected place, and a gay dog finds a new home.
Lego accused of racism with Star Wars set; LDS woman respond to church pants, "meh"; list of Bible-minded cities; Catholic hospital says, "that fetus wasn't alive!" in wrongful death case; France requires Twitter to identify racist posters; and Dan and Frank start their discussion of Scientology.
Flight attendant wins right to wear crucifix at work, Scientology is falling apart, new statistics on Roe v. Wade support, the fight against the Sundance Film Festival, a priest breaks bad, a new dating website for gay Mormons, and psychic readings for Mormons in the form of "Patriarchal Blessings."
Editor and Chief of Gallup Poll says God is alive and well, megachurch tries to dodge rape charge, RFID chips = mark of the beast, Jesus wasn't as clean as Christians like to think, and our interview with Mike Norton—the man with the secret camera in the LDS temple.
Vatican credit card machines cut off by Italy's central bank, supposed Muslim bias turns out to be a very real Christian bias (oops), Catholic school teachers get a crazy suggestion to offset their low pay, Superman is a Jew, and Dan and Frank ask themselves if they actually might be a couple of "angry" ex-Mormons.
'Tis the season for Humanlight, a new secular holiday; the Pope doesn't like gays; an exorcism hotline in Italy; "stroking" horses as a "cure" for homosexuality, and the Mormon temple ceremony hits the web.
Mike Huckabee opens his mouth and says awful things about the Newtown shooting, churches use gun classes as outreach, a good Atheist billboard, a bad Atheist billboard, a woman says God made her drive over the speed limit, the New Orleans school district wins for reason, and American Atheist president David Silverman hurts the Atheist cause once again on national television.
Gay Orthodox Jews, Mormons launch gay website, Atheist blogger jailed in Egypt, network and the "half" in Two and a Half Men squabble, and Mormon feminists plan "Wear Pants to Church Day."
A very large water bill gets settled in the Middle East, another cure for homosexuality discovered, man pretends to be gay (for a year!), and talk of secession and its religious overtones.
Ratzinger declares war on Christmas, Mormon Dems fast for nation, Michigan needlessly tries to outlaw Sharia law, the "Muslim 500," Church of England rejects women, and Dan and Frank design their ideal religions.
Anti-gay, Christian, child ographer; lying textbooks; a really bad statue of the pope; a woman in Ireland dies when denied an abortion; and public displays of Christmas.
