{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Communion Busting Edition","description":"In this week’s episode, Christians remember how well the last public execution went for their image, Oklahoma takes another step towards approving the Eli Bosnick Charter School, and it turns out Heath did NOT forget we said we’d read the JD Vance book.\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:\nChristians react to calls for public execution: https://religionnews.com/2026/10/09/head-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-conference-condemns-public-execution-plans-as-promoting-a-culture-of-death/\nA pastor in an interracial marriage says he won’t let his daughter marry a Black man: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-pastor-in-an-interracial-marriage\nChristian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/christian-nationalism-uk-far-right-people-rarely-go-to-church-report\nSatanic prayer causes insane magic fight at city council meeting in Iowa: https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/local_news/satanic-invocation-causes-uproar-at-city-council-meeting/article_47fecb72-be23-4269-a71a-4c95ed596413.html\nVideo of the Ottumwa City Council meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhnHU8YTitU&t=120s\nFederal judge clears path for taxpayer-funded religious school in Oklahoma: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/federal-judge-clears-path-for-taxpayer","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":""}