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This week on SarahTalk...  Rick Marazzani is the creator of the Atheist Christmas Coloring Book.  We talk about his experience with religion and awakening, how the coloring book came to be, and more!  Visit atheistchristmas.org to learn more, get links to Amazon to purchase or print out your favorite pages!  Buy one for you and one for a friend and use code GIFTBOOK18 at Amazon for $5 off your $20 purchase.  In the News  War On Christmas:  United States Air Force Commander Forces Muslim to Dress as Santa Claus as Base Christmas Party US Air Force Base in Qatar Thanksgiving Cake Featured Bible Verses California School Superintendent Resigns After 2016 Sermon Attacking LGBT Students in Yearbook Surfaces Virginia High School Teacher Terminated for Refusing to Use Transgender Student's Pronouns Former Pastor and Private School Principal in North Carolina Plead Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Minor Student/Congregant North Carolina Pastor Arrested for Sexual Assault of Three Minor Children Star Telegram's Investigation

Alyssa is developing recording artist (who also happens to be trans) and her new album “Re-Established” is dropping December 21st!  We share a couple of her singles on this episode, “Excuses” and “Satisfaction”.  Check out her social below, and if you’re local, attend the launch party at the Quench Lounge in Largo, FL. Facebook Fan Page – facebook.com/Alyssa.The.Fan.Site Twitter – @AlyssaPop85 Soundcloud – soundcloud.com/official-alyssa-tg Instagram – @official_alyssa_tg

This week on SarahTalk... Trump Suggests State-Run Media A Civics Lesson on the 4th Estate Massachusetts Democratic Party Adopts Resolution Recognizing Nonbelievers/Atheists Massive Chicken Pox Outbreak in Asheville, North Carolina School Due to Anti-Vaxxer Parents Former Pastor in Missouri Who Shot One Woman and Raped Two Others Hates "Gun-Free Zones" Kate Beckinsale Reveals Her Beauty Secret:  Infant Foreskin Facial Florida Man

This week on SarahTalk... Sally Hunt is a strong atheist, progressive, and humanist who advocates for the separation of church & state, comprehensive sex education, sex-positivity, feminism, social, racial, & economic justice, and equal human rights for all.  She joins us on this episode to discuss her activism against "In God We Trust" displays, unscientific sex education in schools, and more. Follow Sally Hunt, The Passionate Atheist Facebook YouTube In the News/Talk Segment... *PATRON EXCLUSIVE SEGMENT*:  First Same-Sex Kiss Televised on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Idaho School Under Fire For Allowing Gideons to Distribute Bibles Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi's Anti-Abortion "Gestational Age Act" Christian Missionary Killed by Endangered Tribe on North Sentinel Island Trying to Spread the Christian Disease; Christian Group Calls for Murder Charge The War on Christmas:  Liberty Counsel Announces 2018 "Naughty or Nice" Retailer List Denmark Revokes $9.8M in Aid to Tanzania Over Homophobic Rh

This week on SarahTalk... We're joined by Director Jason Carman and Baby Bagos Hood, co-creators of "Super Gay", a musical sitcom series about a group of queer college students who, in trying to find themselves, discover they have superpowers which they must use against an ultra-conservative, alt-right campus club hell-bend on making any LGBTQ students suffer.  It's a 10-episode series with a very diverse, representative cast, compelling story and musical numbers that will be pitched to Netflix, but they need our help!  Producing a series costs a lot of money, and without a big studio writing the checks, it's hard to get a good idea off the ground.  That's where we come in.  Listen to this episode, then check out their fundraiser and the various rewards you can get for donating, and help make this series a success! In the News/Talk Segment Mid-Week Episode You May Have Missed! We Met Seth Andrews at Central Florida Freethought Community Event Thanksgiving:  What are you thankful for?  What are Sarah & Be

This week on SarahTalk... Objectively Dan is the host of Truth Wanted, a new show from the Atheist Community of Austin (Texas), and practices a conversation technique called Street Epistemology to help people examine their beliefs.  In this episode, I talk to Dan about growing up religious in Texas, his chance encounter with SE Practitioner Anthony Magnabosco [ YouTube ] and how SE helped him question and explore his god belief.  HUGE THANKS to friend of the show Morgan for taking time out of her lunch to help us demonstrate the SE method, and an extra dash of thanks to Dan for putting up with yet another SarahTalk power outage.  #PatreonGoals You can find Dan... YouTube Truth Wanted Twitter @ObjectivelyDan YouTube ObjectivelyDan Street Epistemology Podcast Otherwise heard on this episode: Peter Boghossian's "A Manual for Creating Atheists" (Your Purchase Supports the Show) StreetEpistemology.com YouTube Anthony Magnabosco YouTube Cordial Curiosity

This week on SarahTalk... Brent and Nikki of the Unapologetix Podcast [Listen on Stitcher or SoundCloud] join us to talk about their lives growing up and away from religion, how doing their podcast is helping Brent catch up for years lost to Christian homeschooling, and Nikki helps school me on the relationship between the black community and the Church in America. THROWDOWN!  Jim Acosta vs DJT, Acosta Loses White House Pass Iowa Atheist Raises Over $2,000 after Christian Terrorist Burns LGBTQ Library Books Donate $10 or more at SarahTalk.com/ACT and SarahTalk will donate an LGBTQ-empowering book to our own local library. Post-Election Talk Grace Church of God in New Port Richey, FL Posts "Don't Vote Democrat" Sign Outside Church/Polling Place Florida Recounts Dems Take Back US House Women, LGBTQ, Religious Minorities, etc Ran and Won in Unprecedented Numbers Colorado's Anti-Gay Baker Now Has a Gay Governor Author of Failed Texas Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Unseated What does 2020 Look Like from 2018? Flo

This week on SarahTalk... Magistra Ygraine joins us in the SarahTalk Lair to discuss the Church of Satan, Satanism vs. Satan Worship, and Atheism.  Ygraine responded to our local paper, The Ledger, after news broke about two middle school girls who were plotting - and almost succeeded - to kill smaller students at school and drink their blood, saying that they're Satan worshippers who wanted to sin so badly they would die and be in hell with Satan.  Ygraine talks about the distinction between organized Satanic groups and self-proclaimed "Satan worshippers".  Our conversations also dipped into some recent news: Orlando Woman Cornered in Tampa Stadium Restroom: "ARE YOU A MAN?!" Muslim Community Raises Over $233,000 For Victims of Jewish Synagogue Shooting Local Florida GOP Office Shot Up.  STOP IT. Florida Man

This week on SarahTalk... Sarah & Becca break down the final debate between Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Race for Florida Governor.

Sarah & Becca are back from the dead with more blashpemy (now legal in Ireland) and outrage! This week on SarahTalk... Catholic Priests Abused Deaf Students at Antonio Provolo Institute Appellate Court Rules Boise, Idaho Cannot Punish Homeless People For Refusing Religious Shelters This Week in Trump 14 Pipe Bomb Packages Found in Mail to Prominent Liberal Figures, #MAGABomber Leaked Draft Memo:  Define Trans People Out of (Legal) Existence US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for Gay Sex West Virginia City Councilman:  "Better get you're (sic) coathangers ready liberals." Two Girls Arrested at Bartow (FL) Middle School Planned to Kill, Drink Blood, Eat Flesh, and Worship Satan Florida MidTerm Races Andrew Gillum v. Ron DeSantis Bill Nelson v. Rick Scott Darren Soto v. Wayne Liebnitzky 12 Constitutional Amendments on Florida's 2018 Ballot Florida Today: Voter's Guide to 12 Amendments A Florida Man

Sarah & Becca return home from Orlando Pride with friends Kailin and Bailey (aka #KaiBai).  We talk National Coming Out Day, LGBT History Month, and follow up on the Transgender student in Virginia who was singled out and made to sit alone during a lockdown drill. This week on SarahTalk... Listener Mail Sarah's 3 Year Hormone Replacement Therapy Anniversary National Coming Out Day Sarah, Becca, Kailin and Bailey Discuss Their Own Coming Out Stories Listener Calls - Coming Out Stories Orlando Pride 2018 - Keep Dancing Orlando! LGBT History Month Stafford County, Virginia Transgender Student Singled Out During Lockdown Drill BREAKDOWN:  Public Comments at Stafford School Board Meeting 10/09/18 [VIDEO]

This week on SarahTalk... I know we're all exhausted from the Kavanaugh Confirmation News Cycle, but we have a few more things to say. Sarah & Becca's 7th Wedding Anniversary Brett Kavanaugh: Won't Someone Thing of the Men?! Men Behaving Badly SC Republican Ralph Norman Makes Inappropriate Joke about Ruth Bader Ginsburg Soddy-Daisy, TN High School AD/Asst Principal Says "Blame the Girls" IA Republican Senator Chuck Grassley: Maybe Judiciary Committee Doesn't Have a Lot of Women Because It's Hard Work Disgraced Coach Dave Daubenmire: What if Women Lead Men On? UT Senator Orrin Hatch Calls Dr. Ford "Attractive" and "Pleasing" Donald Trump Says It's a Scary Time To Be a Man, Makes Fun of Sexual Assault Victim Dr. Ford Bozeman, Montana Woman Says Groping is "No Big Deal" with Daughters At Her Side Sexual Assault Victims Corner Arizona Senator Jeff Flake in an Elevator Gender Reveals and Why Sarah Doesn't Like Them Gender Reveal in Arizona using Tannerite Leads to 47,000 Acre Fire, Man Ordered to Pay $8M R

This week on SarahTalk... Sam Young is a father of 6 daughters, a business owner, and has served in various roles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints including (but not limited to) bishop, bishopric counselor, ward mission leader, stake public affairs director, and seminary teacher.  In the summer of 2017, Sam learned that his daughter was regularly subjected to sexually explicit questions from age 12 to 17 during regular interviews with the bishop of their congregation.  These meetings generally happen once or twice a year in a private, closed-door, one-on-one setting where children are asked a series of questions to determine "worthiness".  Sam started Protect LDS Children as a movement to influence changes to the policy ensuring that no child ever has to undergo these meetings without another trusted adult in the room. Visit ProtectLDSChildren.org to learn more, SIGN THE PETITION!, and be sure to Like/Follow on Facebook. Segment 2: Jehovah's Witnesses May Have to Pay $35M to Montana Abuse S

This week on SarahTalk... Part 2 of this week's episode features a few news stories, plus we break down the first televised debate between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz. In the news... Father Jonathan Morris, Roman Catholic Priest, tells Fox & Friends Baby Died in Hurricane Florence Because "God's Purpose" Londonn Moore, Florida Trans Woman of Color Shot to Death "I am Enough" - Cheryl B. Evans Purchase "Wonderfully and Purposely Made: I am Enough" (for trans people)     Purchase "My Parenting Journey" (for parents of LGBTQ people) Kimberly Daniels Investigated by Florida Commission on Ethics over $1M in Undeclared Assets Cody Wilson, Defense Distributed - Company Behind Downloadable 3D Printer Instructions to Make Guns, Charged with Sexual Assault of an Underage Girl Beto O'Rourke v. Ted Cruze Beto on Kneeling for Anthem [Video] A Florida Man

This week on SarahTalk... McKenna Denson is taking on the status quo.  She was raped by Joseph L. Bishop, then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah.  Hers is an all too common story of religious organizations and leaders covering up abuses within the church to protect the church, leaving victims powerless, afraid and without closure.  Listen to this episode to hear McKenna's story and if you are compelled to help in her journey, you can contribute to her expenses for travel and such by PayPal or Venmo using the email address mckenna.aitcounseling@gmail.com

Sarah's a bit depressed so hopefully this "good news" episode will give us all a much needed laugh. Pat Robertson Fails to Pray Away Hurricane Florence To help those in need, please consider contributing to the Foundation Beyond Belief's Disaster Recovery Fund Kat Kerr, Self-Proclaimed Prophetess and Weather Warrior ALSO Fails To Pray Away Hurricane Florence Jim Carrey on Bill Maher:  Support for Nike, Colin Kaepernick, Socialized Healthcare, etc. Missouri Rep. Billy Long Auctioneers a Protester Into Silence At House Energy & Commerce Committee w/ Twitter's Jack Dorsey Good News!  Evan (ST:009, ST:073, ST:Evan Show) Went To Court And Legally Changed His Name! Good News!  Marissa Alexa McCool's Shiny New Science Vagina Barack Obama Speech @ University of Illinois A Florida Man

This week on SarahTalk... Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings #PlaidShirtGuy2020 Dee Whigham, Trans Woman, Stabbed 119 Times by Former US Navy Sailor "Move or Die" Threat Graffiti on Florida Trans Person's Garage Door City of Boston Decision to Deny Christian Flag Flown at City Hall Upheld by Court SCOTUS Declines to Hear Philadelphia Catholic Adoption Agency Discrimination Appeal Lori Bakker: If Christian Is A Mental Illness, They Will Lock Us All Up! [VIDEO] Alex Jones Banned From Everything, Still Has Own Website Tho Alex Jones Interrupts Marco Rubio Press Gaggle [VIDEO] Goop Settles Lawsuit: Product Claims Not Supported by Science A Florida Man

This week on SarahTalk... Florida Midterm Primary Results, Wins & Disappointments (Dr. Sheryl Cohn, Andrew Learned, Kala Tedder, Bob Doyel, etc.) Articulate Andrew Gillum v Racist Ron DeSantis for Florida Governor "Monkey it up" Neo-Nazi Group Making Racist Robocalls Shooting at Madden NFL Tournament in Jacksonville 9 y/0 Denver Boy Commits Suicide 4 Days After Coming Out at School Please Consider Helping the Family California Passes Resolution: Intersex Children Should be Celebrated, No More Medically Unnecessary Surgeries Tennessee Man Writes Letter to White Supremacist Group While in Prison: The Bible Is For Whites, Also, I Killed A Black Man Trump Tells Evangelical Leaders They Have To Promote Electing Republicans Or Lose Everything They've Gained; Lies About Repealing Johnson Amendment Reverend Named in Pennsylvania Catholic Church Child Sex Abuse & Coverup Report Found in Orlando, Florida Dioceses Has Been Removed From Ministry Will Florida Investigate Catholic Church, Too? Grand Rapids,

This week on SarahTalk... Uncles Mark and Dan join us from the great wasteland of Mormonland!  They talk about growing up in the LDS Church, why they abandoned the special titles given to teenage boys, mission trips, and magic underwear. How-To Heretic howtoheretic.com Listen to the Podcast (Available on all popular podcatchers) Patreon In The News... Mormon's Don't Want to Be Mormons Anymore Transgender Brigham Young University Student Faces Discipline Over Breast Removal Surgery Utah's Prop 2: Mormon Lawyer/Landlord Says Legal Medical Marijuana Would Infringe His First Amendment Rights Eight Members of Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps in New Mexico Arrested on Child Sex Abuse and Other Charges Texas Father Yelled "Jesus is Coming" While Stabbing 16-Month-Old to Death Snake-Handling Pastor at Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church Bitten by Snake Florida Amendment 8 Struck Down by Circuit Judge Follow-Up:  12-Year-Old Trans Student in Oklahoma Who Was Threatened by Parents Tries to

This week on SarahTalk... Chris Mosier is a multi-disciplined transgender athlete who, when not making me feel bad for being lazy and out of shape, is involved in creating inclusive policies for sport organizations at every level.  He's the first known trans man to make a men's US National Team, first transgender athlete in the ESPN Body Issue, and the first transgender athlete sponsored by Nike!  Now he's using his notoriety and platform to inspire, mentor, and advocate inclusivity for transgender athletes. TransAthlete.com TheChrisMosier.com