In this week’s episode, New zealand will shoot yet another arrow through our heart, the MyPillow guy finally gets recognized for his contribution to the intellectual progress of humanity, and we’ll dip into a little more ursine wisdom.

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So see Heath say words at the Kentucky Freethought Convention: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kentucky-freethought-convention-2019-tickets-59172485497

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--- Guest Links: Check out the Left at the Valley podcast here: https://www.leftatthevalley.com/

--- Headlines: The Babylon Bee's satire is confusing Christians who think the stories are real: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/21/the-babylon-bees-satire-is-confusing-christians-who-think-the-stories-are-real/

A Man Threatened to Kill His Friend With a Crossbow Over Their Flat Earth Wager: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/21/a-man-threatened-to-kill-his-friend-with-a-crossbow-over-their-flat-earth-wager/

Democrats notice atheists exist: https://secular.org/2019/08/democratic-party-embraces-nonreligious-voters-at-annual-summer-meeting/

Liberty University students just got $600,000 worth of MyPillow products: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/22/liberty-university-students-just-got-600000-worth-of-mypillow-products/

Bethel (CT) Officials Finally Agree to Fair Lottery for All Holiday Displays: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/21/bethel-ct-officials-finally-agree-to-fair-lottery-for-all-holiday-displays/

Priest Who Allegedly Stole $100K in Donations Sent Some to Men He Met on Grindr: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/22/priest-who-allegedly-stole-100k-in-donations-sent-some-to-men-he-met-on-grindr/

--- This Week in Misogyny:

GA school expels a girl for ‘sexually impropriety’ after she gets sexually assaulted: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/28/a-ga-school-expelled-a-girl-for-sexual-impropriety-after-she-was-assaulted/

A TN Church’s Sermon Series on “The Christian Woman” Has Only Male Speakers: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/25/a-tn-churchs-sermon-series-on-the-christian-woman-has-only-male-speakers/

Pastor Running for Colorado State House Says It’s Wrong for Women to Wear Pants: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/08/15/pastor-running-for-colorado-state-house-says-its-wrong-for-women-to-wear-pants/