561: The Heart of War Edition

The Scathing Atheist

On this week’s episode: An Arizona judge leaves child abuse to the professionals ... A Florida health clinic leaves medicine to the UN-professionals ... And Tom and Cecil will be here for the parts we recorded before Noah was cleared to return to work.
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Headlines:
Judge tosses out child abuse lawsuit because laws don’t apply to clergy: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/az-judge-tosses-out-child-abuse-lawsuit
Election Day was good for pro-choice and bad for Republicans during their debate in Miami: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-presidential-candidates-abortion-views-stances/
Rick Santorum says "very sexy" issues like abortion and marijuana make the GOP lose: https://news.yahoo.com/rick-santorum-gets-weird-very-073413619.html
Pope says that trans people…exist: https://www.reuters.com/world/transsexuals-can-be-baptized-catholic-serve-godparents-vatican-says-2023-11-08/
Inside the Clinic Where Being a Discredited Doctor Is a Plus: https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-the-people-health-and-wellness-center-in-venice-florida-sprung-up-from-anti-covid-19-concerns
Christian girl wins lawsuit after being forced to participate in weird ™ cult rituals: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/former-student-awarded-150k-after-cps-forced-participation-in-hindu-rituals/