This week we are joined by Erin Riley and talk about high powered murder machines, Irish nuns blocking principals, the impending doom of the Johnson Amendment, attacks on abortion and birth control, and more. NEWS 8 were killed in the Manhattan truck attack https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Lower_Manhattan_attack 26 dead in Texas church shooting https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/texas-church-shooting/several-casualties-reported-texas-church-shooting-n817751 Irish nuns have blocked a Protestant and a single mom from principal jobs https://extra.ie/news/irish-news/nun-blocks-unmarried-mothers-promotion Pat Robertson claims that God may have let a 15 year old die to keep him from drinking or becoming an atheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/02/pat-robertson-god-let-a-15-year-old-die-to-stop-him-from-becoming-an-atheist/ GOP tax bill would allow churches to endorse political candidates http://thehill.com/policy/finance/358447-gop-tax-bill-would-allow-churches-to-endorse-political-candidates The House is has a bill that would ban abortions once heartbeats are detectable. That would be at about six weeks and effectively ban abortion. http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/358223-republicans-consider-ban-on-abortion-after-heartbeat-is-detected The EPA cited the Bible in its rule to no longer allow scientists to advise them if they've done any research funded by the EPA https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji/epa-pruitt-new-science-advisors Notre Dame is taking advantage of Trump's new rules and dropping the coverage they aren't providing (the insurance company is) for contraceptives https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/31/16584026/notre-dame-birth-control This episode is brought to you by: Dark Matter Sponsor – >US$35.00 * Travis Megee Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – US$35.00 per month * Mike Platinum Sponsor – US$8.00 – US$19.00 per month * Darryl Goossen * Kim * Danielle Gold Sponsor – US$4.00 – US$7.00 per month * Rachel * John * Josh * Rob * Alfred * Henry * Alex * Mike * The Flying Skeptic Bronze Sponsor – < US$4.00 per month * George * Frank * Revan * 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. DOWNLOAD EPISODE