{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Ready, James, Fire Edition","description":"In this week’s episode, Christians will persecute THEMSELVES if were not gonna do it, Republicans warn us that dinosaur demons are eating the cats and dogs, and Don Ford will be here for more of the Bible’s “yadda yadda yadda” chapters.\n---\nTo make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist\nTo buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/\nIf you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com (mailto:scathingnews@gmail.com)\nTo check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat\nTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies\nTo check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/\nTo check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/\nReport instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/\n---\nHeadlines:\nMeanwhile, Trump is ACTUALLY targeting churches: https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/11-faith-groups-accuse-trump-administration-of-violating-court-order-while-spying-on-churches/\nSurvivors Just Built the First National Database of Accused Protestant Abusers\nhttps://relevantmagazine.com/current/survivors-just-built-the-first-national-database-of-accused-protestant-abusers/\nPete Hegseth is bringing Blue Bonnet like bullshit to military schools: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegseth-is-bringing-christian\nSwiss Tourist Sentenced to Prison After Violating ‘Day of Silence’ in Bali: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/travel/bali-swiss-tourist-nyepi.html\nThe GOP nominee for governor of Illinois doesn’t want to talk about his Creationist beliefs: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-gop-nominee-for-governor-of-illinois\nColorado GOP Gov Nominee Claims to Have Battled ‘Demons’ With ‘Reptilian’ Eyes: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/colorado-gop-gov-nominee-claims-to-have-battled-demons-with-reptilian-eyes","author_name":"The Scathing Atheist","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4829847-the-scathing-atheist","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/24317238/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}