629: John Musings Edition

In this week’s episode, Robert Morris LEAPS ahead of Philip in last name assholery, we learn from a SECRET Vatican document that the future is actually now, and we’ll finally get to the first book of the Bible named after a toilet.
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Guest Links:
Check Eli out on the “Bring Me The Axe!” podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/143VD2m2wUwWe90MA7j9NZ
Learn more about Noah’s talk for Skeptics in the Pub Online here: https://sitp.online/show/god-awful-gaming-noah-lugeons/
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Headlines:
RFK Jr’s plan for bird flu (from the Diatribe): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html
Megachurch founder and Trump “spiritual advisor” Robert Morris indicted for child sex abuse: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/megachurch-founder-robert-morris
Peter Popoff’s "Miracle Spring Water" scam costs religious TV network £150,000: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/peter-popoffs-miracle-spring-water
Crazy Christian Post article about the conclusion of the DOJ investigation of the SBC: https://www.christianpost.com/news/doj-ends-investigation-of-sbc.html
900-year-old Vatican doomsday prophecy resurfaces amid Pope Francis’ illness: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/03/14/900-year-old-vatican-doomsday-prophecy-resurfaces-amid-pope-francis-illness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes
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This Week in Misogyny:
Texas arrests midwife for providing abortions: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74kr8vp4w0o
Christian misogynists can’t get women to show up at their singles events: https://www.wonkette.com/p/ladies-now-is-your-chance-to-meet