Chariots of Iron

Brother Richard sits in as our guest co-host this week as we discuss the virtues of not knowing a god-damn thing. (Richard is brought in as an expert (ooohh, BURN.))

But first: le news.

The US Military has finally done something right, the Catholic Church is once again stealing headlines for wholesale kiddy diddling, another concerned parent has prevented their child from recieving life saving medical treatment for “religious reasons,” some poor sap is looking for a new job because he isn’t a drunk driver, Eli’s forehead explodes over a 12 jillion year old monkey and some clever atheist chap finally figured out how to get in on some of the sweet, sweet money that flows freely from the wallets of the hyper-religious.

Eli and Lamar lead us through a discussion on the merits of counter-evangelism and then we talk about how you go about using the socratic method on door knockers and street preachers and why it works so well. We throw down some handy tips that atheists can use to plant the seed of doubt even if they aren’t a “pro.”

In the show Joe also mentions a video that is really damning to Mormonism. Here is the link.

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Nate Phelps, the estranged brother of Shirley Phelps-Roper and the estranged son of Pastor Fred Phelps of the Infamous Westboro Baptist Church sits shotgun with us through the whole show.

In the atheist news segment: VenomfangX’s recent deportation from the internet has us pondering the complex interplay between insanity, compassion and guilt. Atheists disrespecting the separation of church and state have us mulling over a road-trip / asswhupping. Obama dissing prayer day has us wondering if he’s REALLY A SEKRET ATHEIST?! OMG!?! No, not really. The U.S. Military’s recent actions have us contemplating an intervention. And finally, a Baptist Church’s desire to get children into their white party van has us entertaining the notion of home-schooling our kids.

In our main segment, we interview Nate Phelps. His father is the patriarchal overlord of what has been called “The most hated family in America.” Their church has been increasingly in the public eye as they picket funerals in their attempt to inform the rest of the world that they are going to hell. Or something. Nate was a great guest and he hung in with us through some difficult questions about his beliefs, his philosophical outlooks and about his life before and after he disentangled himself from the church. He also answers the question that has been nagging America since 1998: has Shirley Phelps-Roper ever smoked a J?

This was an incredibly rewarding show to do. Nate was an amazing guest co-host and it was a real joy to get to sit and talk with him about his life. We hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.

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