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The Legion of Reason

The Legion of Reasonwww.legionofreason.com
The Legion of Reason Podcast brings into sharp focus the intersection of society and skepticism. Topics range from religions attempting to impose dogma, to the threat modern social justice can pose to individual rights and freedoms, to the measurable harm pseudoscience can cause. We broadcast LIVE every second Sunday evening at 8:30 pm MT on [Facebook Live](https://www.facebook.com/LegionOfReason/) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLegionofReason/live), and audio episodes appear on podcatchers such as iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher shortly thereafter. Check our schedule for upcoming live sessions and their topics du jour. We even have a toll-free number for you to phone in!
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Episodes

The 'Canceling' Episode - Thoughts on the George Floyd incident and the consequences

The death of George Floyd was tragic and horrific and the outpouring of outrage justified. So where was this anger when Tony Timpa died in exactly the same way? Why is Black Lives Matter silent over the death of retired police captain David Dorn at the hands of looters and so many others? What kind of sick and depraved individual takes video of Dorn's death and uploads it to Facebook Live instead of rendering aid? Some people may not like what I have to say, but it has to be said. We need real c...

Jul 27, 20202 hrEp. 275

Assisted dying news, BC court sides with father and orders children be vaccinated over mother's objections, and MORE!

I was loath to edit this one. The audio on my side took a lot of work to correct because of some glitch in the audio chain, but I think it came out well in the end. The volume was all over the place and I had to take the time to go through it and alter the volume envelope. Better late than never! For Feb 6, 2020... Assisted dying news - Justice Minister David Lametti to table new legislation expanding access to medical assistance in dying; Catholic authority predictably plays the fear card; a Br...

May 13, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 272

Jeff Goldblum questions whether Islam is LGBTQ friendly, philosopher doesn't understand the "slippery slope" fallacy, and MORE!

Webpages talked about in this episode: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-vaccine_uk_5ea067f2c5b6b2e5b83ba372?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNhLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABeF8UsCHHLZucmhXmIR9BWbiP66vWWRUNNhpHZLshfgquUlOuycSrltEnyeCg8iCndQvkbwI90KKY-I5RIWHHFmJ0PZ2z3Tc7YcrZZCgK0nbSfOn_8Z-zghH87bW6CMRlPtNxm1f-hB7wtUqRDmhVIiUf_9UeDACIg_FBCB9Xyu https://globalnews.ca/news/6873046/jeff-goldblum-islam-comments-rupauls-drag-race/ https://www.mysteinbach.ca/blo...

May 11, 20201 hr 39 minEp. 273

Free speech on Canadian campuses, MAID legislation and religious interference

Links: Terry Gilliam in memoriam: https://tinyurl.com/tese8sl Student group wins free speech court battle: https://tinyurl.com/uo4meyf https://tinyurl.com/t4v9bce Alberta government and campus free speech: https://tinyurl.com/rt7jum8 MAID story links: https://tinyurl.com/y5r53ysw https://tinyurl.com/r8naery https://tinyurl.com/wlp5wtu https://tinyurl.com/ue45rge Hospice refuses to offer MAID: https://tinyurl.com/rcp8v34 Catholic Watch... More Catholic opposition to MAID: https://tinyurl.com/qlee...

Jan 29, 20201 hr 40 minEp. 269

Infestation of woke culture in entertainment

It's been a while, but we're back! The topic du jour has been welling up inside me for some time and I need to get this rant out. We'll have a look at how our entertainment has been hijacked by those who want to use it as a propaganda tool for their political agendas, starting patient zero (Ghostbusters 2016) and ending with some truly spectacular failures. And of course men are to blame for poor box office showings. Seriously. They actually say this. And movies like Joker and Ford v Ferrari can...

Jan 23, 20202 hr 25 minEp. 265

More on Jessica Yaniv, KSA allows women to travel unchaperoned, Democratic Socialists, and MORE!

For episode 264, Sunday, August 11, 2019... The Regressive Left Files... The Democratic Socialists of America had their national convention and showed why they aren't fit to run a lemonade stand, let alone a nation state... http://tiny.cc/i200az Serial HRC complainant Jessica Yaniv is in hot water following a YouTube debate with Blair White (also trans)... http://tiny.cc/m400az http://tiny.cc/2400az http://tiny.cc/a500az Vancouver Pride bars the Public Library for merely being the venue for spea...

Aug 19, 20193 hr 10 minEp. 264

ScarJo roasted for comments, Misandry chair design wins award, Slate on trigger warnings, and MORE!

For episode 263, Sunday, July 21, 2019... This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings, yet not only are we NOT back on the moon, conspiracy theories claiming the moon landings were faked still abound... http://tiny.cc/iga19y http://tiny.cc/0ga19y The Regressive Left Files... Scarlett Johansson is roasted for daring to say she can play any character she wants http://tiny.cc/f12z9y BC trans woman claims salon violated her human rights for refusing to Brazilian her male genita...

Jul 24, 20192 hr 42 minEp. 263

Antifa shot dead in WA; Stephans' Retrial Saga Cont'd; Nicki Manaj aborts KSA appearance; and MORE!

For episode 262, Monday, July 15, 2019... The Regressive Left Files... Well, it happened. Just like I predicted. An armed Antifa terrorist was shot dead as he tried to firebomb the ICE detention facility in Tacoma, WA. The same one that Ted Wheeler would not allow police to respond to a 9-11 call from. This is on YOU, Wheeler.... http://tiny.cc/z8lp9y An interesting Twitter thread illustrative of the Regressive Left.... http://tiny.cc/p6cp9y Rapper withdraws from Detroit music fistival over raci...

Jul 16, 20191 hr 55 minEp. 262

Antifa violence, Bishop plans to use 'holy water' to cull crime, Stephan retrial update, and MORE!

For episode 261, Sunday, July 7, 2019... The Regressive Left Files.... Antifa assaults journalist Andy Ngo in Portland... http://tiny.cc/rvdd9y http://tiny.cc/b0dd9y http://tiny.cc/a1dd9y http://tiny.cc/91dd9y http://tiny.cc/02dd9y http://tiny.cc/j3dd9y To dismantle 'fat phobia' the whole of Western civilization must be dismantled! Wouldn't it be easier to just lose some weight? http://tiny.cc/l4dd9y Catholic Watch... Bishop in Columbia plans to spray city with holy water to combat his city's hi...

Jul 08, 20191 hr 38 minEp. 261

Judge rejects Stephans' motion to dismiss, Shatner calls out SJWs, and MORE!

For episode 260, Sunday, June 23, 2019... The Regressive Left Files.... Why women's national soccer teams think they should get the same pay as the men's (and why theyt don't) http://tiny.cc/erip8y More on the Oberlin College civil suit https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc... Coleman Hughes speaks out against slavery reparations in the US Congress, gets called racial slurs http://tiny.cc/btip8y http://tiny.cc/puip8y William Shatner owns podcaster who whished he was dead instead of Leonard Nimoy...

Jun 24, 20191 hr 58 minEp. 260

Stephans trial notes, Pell's appeal, Dodgeball is oppression, Homophobic bishop tweet, and MORE!

For episode 259, Sunday, June 9, 2019... Catholic Watch... We take a look at the grounds for appeal Cardinal Pell's lawyers believe will reverse their client's guilty verdict. It is debatable if the court will find the com-Pell-ing. http://tiny.cc/vyoy7y http://tiny.cc/kcpy7y Bishops in California bravely state the "seal of confession" is more important than reporting child molestation that a recent law would require them to do. Hope you like "orange", clergy! http://tiny.cc/o3oy7y A Rhode Islan...

Jun 14, 20191 hr 58 minEp. 259

Ark suffers flood damage, Meryl Streep flirts with the mob, Stephans' denied stay, and MORE!

For episode 258, Monday, June 2, 2019... The new government of Alberta has canceled the process which would have banned so-called "gay conversion therapy". A pro-"forced birth" group in Lethbridge is taking the city to court over its refusal to place their ads on buses. Ken Ham's "Ark Encounter" is suing its insurers for $1M after it refused to cover costs due to rain damage to the access road. The irony is not lost on anyone. A UK nurse 'sacked' by the NHS for repeatedly proselytizing to patien...

Jun 04, 20192 hr 4 minEp. 258

US Abortion Laws, Harvard Dean Let Go, Pastor Kills 27 in Africa, Ramadan Etiquette, and MORE!

For episode 257, Monday, May 20, 2019... Quack Tracts.... Germany may adopt fining parents who refuse to vaccinate their children http://tiny.cc/t4sw6y Kentucky teen anti-vaxxer contracts gets poetic justice when he contracts chicken pox http://tiny.cc/75sw6y Ontario court rules doctors can't impeded access to medical assistance in dying services by refusing to make referrals http://tiny.cc/36sw6y South African preacher Ruffus Phala urges congregants to embibe 'jik' - essentially bleach - to was...

May 21, 20192 hr 50 minEp. 257

Guest Colin Wright

For episode 256, Sunday, May 5, 2019... Evolutionary biologist Colin Wright joins us to talk about evo, the new science denialism from the left, trans women in sport and sex differences in behavior. Colin is an Eberly Fellow at the Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University.

May 06, 20191 hr 41 minEp. 256

Attacks in Sri Lanka, Cockroach visits Winnipeg, more Brunei stoning penalty stuff, and MORE!

For Episode 255, April 28, 2019: Eye on Islam... Of course we'll talk about the Islamist attacks in Sri Lanka. Linda "Cockroach" Sarsour was invited to speak in Winnipeg, but the city's mayor Brian Bowman is demanding she be disinvited. The Sadistic Sultan of Brunei defends signing the death penalty by stoning for homosexuality and adultery into law against its European critics, writing that there is a high bar for finding someone guilty. Cuz yeah. That's what the problem is, not that these are ...

Apr 30, 20192 hr 3 minEp. 255

Atheists are the REAL X-Men, Pope fights abuse in spiritual combat, "Woke" nonsense, Brunei legislat

Episode 254, for April 7, 2019.... A paper published Evolutionary Psychological Science claims atheists are really X-Men! (X-Men? Not very woke, is it?) The Regressive Left Files... Speaking of "woke"... New York Times op piece "I broke up with her because she's white" - how being woke is a barrier to interracial relationships. We comment on the Jussie Smollett debacle... Quebec government tables a bill banning public employees from wearing religious symbols. At least this time they moved the cr...

Apr 08, 20192 hr 45 minEp. 254

New Zealand hate crime and reaciton, Proactive vaccination strategies, More Catholic scandal

The elephant in the room... We look at the horrific hate crime in New Zealand. This was a heinous act. But the reaction of the regressive left won't leave it alone, and we look at some of the reactions indicative of what Gad Saad has called "collective munchausen syndrome". Catholic Watch The state of West Virginia is suing a diocese, charging they knowingly employed pedophile priests. Alain de la Morandais demonstrates his pedophilic propensities and child molestation apologetics on a French te...

Mar 25, 20191 hr 50 minEp. 253

Cardinal Pell in prison, Homeopathy 'aid' group defunded, NZ blasphemy law repealed, and more!

For March 10, 2019.... Catholic Watch.... Cardinal Pell makes prison his new home after he was found guilty on all 5 charges laid against him in the sexual abuse of two choir boys 22 years ago. Not to be outdone, the archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was found guilty for failing to report allegations of sexual abuse. Police in Costa Rica raid the offices of the Archdiocese of San José and the Costa Rican bishops' conference as part of their investigation of two predatory priests. B...

Mar 11, 20191 hr 14 minEp. 252

SIS fighters pine for home, nun abuse, Clarks sentencing, and more!

For episode 251.... Quack Tract A "Down Under" chiropractor is fined $30k for claims he made of his profession curing cancer. Not enough, I say, but still good news. What about up here in the Great White North? Hundreds protest in Washington for the "right" to not vaccinate their children. Organizers of an upcoming "natural health" (as if there's an "unnatural health"...) conference on Toronto have canceled the appearance of prominent anti-vaxxer Del Bigtree. Sentencing hearings have concluded f...

Mar 07, 20193 hrEp. 251

Asia Bibi headed to Canada; Vatican official resigns over sex abuse allegations; and more!

For February 3, 2019.... Eye on Islam... Asia Bibi, recently acquitted on charges of that fictitious crime blasphemy, is likely headed to Canada. Let's see... Canada's middle finger extended to the Barbaric State of Saudi Arabia - check. Canada's middle finger extended to Pakistan - check. Who's next? February 1st is World Hijab Day. Screw that. When these women take off their hijabs in support of their sisters in the Middle East or in families living in the western world whose values are stuck ...

Feb 04, 20191 hr 34 minEp. 250

Stephans lose legal fee battle; Your Ward News convicted of hate speech; Was rapey priest shuffled around Alberta?

For January 27, 2018.... Christmas came late for me (or really, really early), as we learn that Justin Trudeau has unexpectedly replaced Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould with David Lametti. Quack Tracks A judge has ruled that the Stephans will not have their legal fees paid for by the Province of Alberta. The Regressive Left Files Comedian Zach Poitras has been denied a spot to perform at the Université du Québec à Montréal. The reason? He's white and has dreadlocks. The event, the Snowflak...

Jan 28, 20191 hr 38 minEp. 249

Rahaf Al-Qunun arrives in Canada; Women in KSA notified of divorce by text message; German cardinal blames homosexuality for sex abuse scandal, and more!

On our plate for this episode…. Eye on Islam While on vacation with her family in Kuwait, 18-year old Rahaf al-Qunun escaped in a bid to seek asylum in Australia. Detained by Thai authorities at the request of the Barbaric State, social media put pressure on Thai immigration officials to rescind their original decision to repatriate her into the clutches of her patriarchal family. Now she’s on her way to Canada, and that makes me very proud of this great nation. In an era where social media is a...

Jan 14, 20191 hr 40 minEp. 248

Nuns rock Vegas with stolen cash; Blasphemy law gone; Alberta Health Minister feels heat over Covenant Health

In this episode: The big new is that Canada no longer has a blasphemy law on its books. Bill C-51 passed in the Senate 49-17, with 26 abstentions, and has received Royal Assent. Catholic Watch Local priest and vicar of Catholic education Jerome Lavigne claims the rainbow flag flown at city hall earlier this year is the work of none other than Satan. We learn, despite the gag order on the trial, that Cardinal Pell has been convicted on charges of sexual abuse of minors and plans to appeal the ver...

Dec 24, 20181 hr 22 minEp. 247

David Stephan wants court costs covered; Rania Youssef 'incites debauchery' in Cairo

In Quack Track… David Stephan wants the province of Alberta to dish out $4M for his pending re-trial on charges of failing to provide the necessaries of life for his young son Ezekiel. In Eye on Islam… Actress Rania Youssef has been accused of ‘inciting debauchery’ for her dress at the Cairo Film Festival, the […]

Dec 14, 20181 hr 38 minEp. 246

Guest Brian Dalton

Brian Dalton, known in our circles as “Mr. Deity”, joins us for an interview, and has graciously agreed to help us out with a few stories that have crossed our radar. In American Theocracy Today… Aspiring missionary John Chau picks the wrong place to evangelize. But don’t worry, his evangelical group has forgiven the tribe […]

Dec 01, 20182 hr 5 minEp. 245

Potpourri with Kevin Sawatzky

In ‘Catholic Watch’… Britain’s Supreme Court rules that refusing to put LGBT-supportive messages on cakes is not discriminatory. Ireland votes on repealing its blasphemy law this past Friday. We’ll tell you the results. Doreen Nowicki, an elderly woman with ALS and a patient under the care of Catholic-run Covenant Health, was forced to be moved […]

Nov 02, 20182 hr 23 minEp. 243

Potpourri

In Catholic Watch…. They should have named the hurricane about to hit the shores of Virginia ‘Francis’ in honor of the Catholic Church’s destructive power. How long has the predatory priest problem gone on, and only now Francis is convening a meeting of bishops to discuss what to do moving forward? But he continually shows […]

Oct 03, 20181 hr 36 minEp. 241

The Glyphosate Manufacturesy – Guest Robert Wager

Recent events have given the weed killer glyphosate a rough ride. The WHO’s International Agency for Cancer Research reclassified it as a “probable carcinogen” in 2015. Last month a California state court awarded $289 million to Dewayne Johnson who claimed his terminal case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was caused by the herbicde. This past week a […]

Sep 17, 20182 hrEp. 240

Potpourri

Topics for this episode include: In Catholic Watch…. We address the elephant in the room, the recent Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse by predatory priests and their subsequent cover up by bishops. The report identified 301 predatory priests, and that’s just one diocese. The report is chilling in its descriptions of the worst […]

Aug 29, 20182 hr 12 minEp. 239

Potpourri

Topics for this episode include: In The American Theocracy Today…. If you needed any more evidence that the US is a theocracy, look no further than Jeff Sessions’ announcement of the creation of a ‘religious liberty task force’ which which will ensure the religious have the freedom to impose their religion on everyone by crushing […]

Aug 07, 20182 hr 50 minEp. 238
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