Episode 18: The Archbishop and the Porn Collection

Okay, this is going to be a short episode again, owing to the fact that I'm running low on space this month.

More details emerge about the ancient Grecian tomb mentioned in episode 11.

The documentary about The Ark Before Noah, apparently just debuted in the UK.  It does not appear to be available for those of us in the US.  But you can watch the trailer for it below:

If you're in the UK, you can watch it here.

Boko Haram still running amok in Africa.

Map produced by aid workers showing the locations of ebola outbreaks.

Liberian health minister forced into isolation after staff member dies from ebola.

There are concerns that this could reignite the Liberian civil war.

Archbishop busted with 145K child porn images on his PC

Opulent archdiocese residences

HP looking to start 3D printing glass

Plastic 3D lenses are already a reality.

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Episode 0017: The Ham Bone's Connected to the Klan Bone

Kentucky senate candidate has an anti-semitic platform.

Federal judge cites Hobby Lobby case as justification in not requiring a member of Warren Jeffs Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints to testify in a child labor case.

49% of Americans think that religion should have a GREATER role in politics.  Bunch of fucking idiots.

Ken Ham to speak at a function held by bigots who want to bring back the Confederacy.

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Episode 16: The Miraculous Birth of Christ Part 1.

And it'll be Wednesday before I can get the next news episode up.

Alexander Hislop, being a nutter who utterly hated the Catholic Church.

Wiki article on Hislop's most infamous work: The Two Babylons Or the Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife

Online edition of Hislop's book, hosted by a group of Christian nutters.

Google books edition of The Two Babylons.

Internet Archive edition.

Kindle and dead tree editions from Amazon.

Wiki article on Ultramontanism.

Wiki article on Collyridianism

Vicegerent

Will this be the last Dalai Lama?

Amunothph III is actually Amenhotep III

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Episode 15: If You're Happy and You Know It, Go To Jail!

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A news episode at long last!  I must admit I got a bit ranty during the first part of the episode.

Iranians get up to 1 year in jail and 91 lashes for dancing.  Here's the video which got them into trouble.

Parents who gouged out 5 year old boys eyes with spoon during a Satanic ritual given 30 years in prison.

Exorcists and 'Saint Death'

Arab region has fastest growing HIV rate.

CDC on MERS

Bible college president guilty of being a slave owner.

Egyptian imam and an Iranian member of parliament claim ISIS is a plot hatched by the US and Israel.

Foundation Beyond Belief

Solar 'light' inventor not in it for the money

iPad app enables kids to learn math significantly faster.

Onebillion math app

Load carrier for labor

Local Motors 3D prints a car in 44 hours.

'Wolverine' style 3D printed prosthetic hand developed for kids.

Stop motion children's movie makes extensive use of 3D printing.

NASA to launch 3D printer to the ISS soon.

Episode 14: Who Wrote the Old Testament, Part Two

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I'll be the first to admit that this episode is a bitch to get through in spots.  (You can listen to it here.)  It is actually kind of important when you're trying to understand Biblical history and how the myths came to be.  Respected scholar Irving Finkel, in January of this year, talking about the discovery of  the oldest account of the Flood myth.  Finkel's book about the discovery The Ark Before Noah, which is well worth a listen.  Finkel's book on ancient board games.

Plum ketchup recipe I mentioned in the episode.  Here's the BBQ sauce recipe I mentioned.  In addition to the use of corn starch, the other variation I used was Smoked Chipotle Tabasco sauce.

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Episode 13: Who wrote the Old Testament?

Okay, so I didn't have time to do a news story episode, and just read a chapter from Bible Myths, since I was already several days late in getting an episode posted.  You can listen to the latest show and past episodes here.  Follow the show on Twitter.  Like the Show on Facebook.  You can email the show at trailerparkatheist <at> gmail.com

Steven Novella's skeptical look at the claims that the Ripper murders have been solved.

Biblical scribe Hilkiah credited with "discovering" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) portions of the Old Testament.

Ezra, another biblical scribe credited with "discovering" parts of the Old Testament.

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Episode 12: Jonah Gets Circumcised!

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A bit of a bonus episode this week!  Its chapters 9 and 10 of Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions by TW Doane.  Chapter 9 details Jonah and the whale, and how Jonah was most likely a sun god, while chapter 10 discusses circumcision in Judaism and other societies.  The Tale of Little Golden Hood, another sun god (or in this case, goddess) myth.  Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex

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Episode 0011 -- Kentucky Ham's Bigoted Bones

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Archeologists in Greece discover giant tomb which dates from 325-300 BC and may have connections to Alexander the Great.

Italian tomb with paintings which look like they're done by Neil Gaiman.

Indian province running low on priests as people would rather make money than join the priesthood.

Ken Ham's Ark Encounter engages in illegal hiring practices and has ties to a racist organization.

Jordan's LGBT community fears the possibility of growing intolerance in a region gripped by violence.

1848: The Year of Revolutions in Europe

Allied efforts during WW II to sabotage Norwegian heavy water production.

World's first 3D printed vertebra implanted in a child.

Mind blowing 3D printed chess set.

Two Indian teenage girls commit suicide after months of sexual harassment.

Ohio law maker has issue with the scientific method being taught in schools.

Foundation Beyond Belief

Rugged bicycles for Africa

Simple adapter turns bicycle into a power source for people.

99 year old works to sew 1,000 dresses for young girls in Africa.