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Episode 102 – News for July 9, 2015

Podcast |: Humanists Take on the World
Publisher |: Dustin Williams, Lauren Studley
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Atheist,; Interview,; News & Politics,; Religion & Spirituality,; Science & Medicine,; Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |: Religion & Spirituality,; Science,; Society & Culture
Publication Date |: Jul 09, 2015
Episode Duration |: 01:11:45

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INTRO * USA USA USA wins Women’s World Cup!!! ANTHROPOCENTRISM THIS DAY IN HISTORY - July 9 * 1955 - Presidential Candidate Lindsey Graham born * 1976 - Female cadets enrolled at West Point * 1981 - Donkey Kong released * 1986 - The Parliament of New Zealand passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Celebrating summer when we are the farthest away from the sun * Computer glitch on NASA’s New Horizon prompts quick reboot * Happy Shark Week! * Major explosion rocks SpaceX POLITICS AND RELIGION The Backlash * Tennessee hardware store is “no gays allowed * Many county clerks don’t want to obey * Hood County, TX Clerk refused to comply until sued * South Dakota clerk seems to want to marry her dog now... * Tennessee county clerk's quit over same sex marriage * Fly the Christian flag over the American Flag Other news * Update - The California vaccine bill signed into law * Catholic Church ordered to pay $5.1 million for fraud in Norway * Oklahoma Supreme Court orders removal of Ten Commandments * Gov Mary Fallin is refusing to comply * Abstinence only sex ed advocate Bristol Palin is pregnant...again... FEEDBACK RE: 100 episodes * @jccford via Twitter * @quranifyme via Twitter * @SteveHayes via Twitter * @NgodWeTrusted via Twitter RE: Gun control * @NgodWeTrusted via Twitter RE: Marriage equality * @PixieChixie36 via Twitter * @JL_Chadbourne RE: Phenylalnine * Robert Ray vai email RE: Lauren * Paul from Quranify Me via Facebook * Steven A via email Email us at contact@htotw.com or call us at (541) 203-0666. SUPPORTERS New Patrons - $52 * Platinum - BT Motley * Gold - Duncan Margetts This episode is brought to you by: Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 - US$35.00 per month * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Travis Megee * Vernware * Frank * Darryl Goossen * Robert Ray from the Humanists of the North Puget Sound Platinum Sponsor - US$8.00 - US$19.00 per month * Virginia Dawn * Paul Burkey * BT Motley Gold Sponsor - US$4.00 - US$7.00 per month * Mark * Gary from Idaho Atheists * The Flying Skeptic * Renee Davis-Pelt * Alex * Mike Price * Mark * LaTonya * Duncan Margetts Bronze Sponsor - US$10 per year/ US1.00 per month * Mark * Hugh Mann * Peter * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com. You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

INTRO * USA USA USA wins Women’s World Cup!!!

ANTHROPOCENTRISM

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 9

* 1955 – Presidential Candidate Lindsey Graham born * 1976 – Female cadets enrolled at West Point * 1981 – Donkey Kong released * 1986 – The Parliament of New Zealand passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* 07-earth-aphelion.html">Celebrating summer when we are the farthest away from the sun * 07-spacecraft-pluto-recovers.html">Computer glitch on NASA’s New Horizon prompts quick reboot * Happy Shark Week! * Major explosion rocks SpaceX

POLITICS AND RELIGION

The Backlash

* Tennessee hardware store is “no gays allowed * Many county clerks don’t want to obey * Hood County, TX Clerk refused to comply until sued * Falls-woman-made-over-offensive-comment-from-county-employee-310824651.html?device=tablet&c=y">South Dakota clerk seems to want to marry her dog now… * Tennessee county clerk’s quit over same sex marriage * Fly the Christian flag over the American Flag

Other news

* Update – The California vaccine bill signed into law * Catholic Church ordered to pay $5.1 million for fraud in Norway * e0aa-56ec-8f0b-315b4a4475e2.html?mode=jqm">Oklahoma Supreme Court orders removal of Ten Commandments * 2d5e-5675-9929-5f18658ee5b9.html">Gov Mary Fallin is refusing to comply * Abstinence only sex ed advocate Bristol Palin is pregnant…again…

FEEDBACK

RE: 100 episodes * @jccford via Twitter * @quranifyme via Twitter * @SteveHayes via Twitter * @NgodWeTrusted via Twitter

RE: Gun control * @NgodWeTrusted via Twitter

RE: Marriage equality * @PixieChixie36 via Twitter * @JL_Chadbourne

RE: Phenylalnine * Robert Ray vai email

RE: Lauren * Paul from Quranify Me via Facebook * Steven A via email

Email us at contact@htotw.com or call us at (541) 203-0666.

SUPPORTERS

New Patrons – $52

* Platinum – BT Motley * Gold – Duncan Margetts

This episode is brought to you by:

Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – US$35.00 per month * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Travis Megee * Vernware * Frank * Darryl Goossen * Robert Ray from the Humanists of the North Puget Sound Platinum Sponsor – US$8.00 – US$19.00 per month * Virginia Dawn * Paul Burkey * BT Motley Gold Sponsor – US$4.00 – US$7.00 per month * Mark * Gary from Idaho Atheists * The Flying Skeptic * Renee Davis-Pelt * Alex * Mike Price * Mark * LaTonya * Duncan Margetts Bronze Sponsor – US$10 per year/ US1.00 per month * Mark * Hugh Mann * Peter

* Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com.

You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.

Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

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