The Scathing Atheist27 Feb 2025

626: Alarm Belle Edition

In this week’s episode, we’ll get good news about pews from Pew, British Bishops make an illegal move, and we’ll learn who’s succeeding Cardinal Pell as Australia’s worst living person.
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Headlines:
Survey mentioned in the diatribe: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/
Pew survey shows low levels of Christian nationalism in America: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/01/28/comparing-levels-of-religious-nationalism-around-the-world/
Despite republican efforts, the gayness persists
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/despite-republican-attacks-americans
Bishop of Liverpool resigns after assault claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6gze93mpno
Bishop comes forward as Bishop of Liverpool accuser
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj30ddrjm7o
Nominee to be the next Bishop of Durham withdraws from appointment
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/21-february/news/uk/nominee-for-see-of-durham-withdraws-from-appointment
Church of England bishop calls for disestablishment
https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/02/church-of-england-bishop-calls-for-disestablishment
Dusty Deevers insane laws fail
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmakers-shoot-down-slew
Ryan Walters now wants “Bible based character lessons” for Oklahoma public school students: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-wants-to-buy-bible-based
Nigel Farage: Britons must have more children to save Judeo-Christian culture
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-britons-must-have-more-children-to-save-judeo-christian-culture-nkq60pjwl / https://archive.is/atD2B
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This Week in Misogyny:
Anti-abortion Trump supporters freaking out over IVF order: https://religionnews.com/2025/02/21/trumps-ivf-executive-order-worries-abortion-foes/
SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to abortion clinic “bubble laws”: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/abortion-clinics-protest-zones-supreme-court/index.html
Christian efforts to disenfranchise women: https://newrepublic.com/article/191420/christian-nationalism-save-act-voter-suppression

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