The Non-Prophets, Episode 21.40 airing Sunday, October 2, 2022 featuring Secular Rarity, Neil the 604 Atheist, Kelley Laughlin and Scott DickieFirst up, you know your racist uncle who will stop at nothing to ruin Thanksgiving? Well it seems him and a majority of Republicans support calling the United States a Christian nation. This is not surprising. With the article of last week saying Christians will “soon” be in a minority, and science gaining ground, it tracks that Christians are feeling more persecuted than ever before. So can’t wait to hear about how they are losing while drinking out of their holiday cups in a few more weeks…Next up, we take a look in a book, but reading rainbow is a little different these days. One of the headlines we have been tracking over the past few months are all the book bans going on. We have also seen good old fashioned book burnings. Seems no one has told the older generations about e-books, tablets, or phones. While making it difficult for people (eg someone please think of the children!) to gain information is terrible. It seems that someone forgot to tell these banners that PDFs exist. You know if they just ban the internet for themselves they can set up their own echo chamber and we can all go on with our lives. One can dream.Mooving on. Two cow segments in as many weeks? Well this one is more about the end of days this time around. You see, five red heifers have been brought to Israel as a sign that temples should be rebuilt, or descend from the heavens, or something. I mean it’s like prophesy right? Its not like someone could read Numbers 19:2 and totally say that is a sure way to know The Bible is real. I mean fulfilling prophesy from well known materials would just be silly and could never be proof. Right?Lastly, why are atheist numbers growing all over the world? Researchers set out to study that very phenomenon. Could it be that a book that is full of contradictions and doesn’t account for things that actually happened is no longer believable? Is it the hyper woke media elite really controlling the youth through memes and the tick tocks (sic)? Maybe the aptly named “Kinda obvious if you think about it” study will shed light onto what is going on. Solid Rick and Morty reference!Well that about does it for this week. Again to our friends and family affected by hurricane Ian, please stay safe as you pick up the pieces that storm has left behind. We want to see you back here for even more episodes!Segment 1: Most Republicans Support Declaring the United States a Christian Nation By Stella Rouse and Shibley Telhami September 21,2022 https://politi.co/3UT7uFLSegment 2: Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read The Conversation By Trisha Tucker September 20, 2022 https://bit.ly/3dVaiBISegment 3: (Strange But True) Does the arrival of five red heifers in Israel signal the third temple, end times? By Nicole Jansezian September 17, 2022 https://bit.ly/3CnYyRjSegment 4: Researchers to explore why atheism is growing across the world By Queen’s University Belfast September 21,2022 https://bit.ly/3LZllGhDon't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: http://tiny.cc/patreonnp We welcome your comments on the thread for this show. ► http://tiny.cc/fbnp► Contact us with questions or news stories at: community.org">nonprophets@atheist-community.org