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This week on Cognitive Dissonance, Tom and Cecil cover more disturbing articles from recent news. The first story on the block, Pakistan bans Valentine’s Day for being Un-Islamic. No more heart shaped burkas for your sweetie. Faith-based organizations from Christian News express opposition to a St. Louis proposal adding Women who’ve aborted to the Non-Discrimination Ordinance. According to these groups: “This horrible piece of legislation will now force city residents to be unwilling participants in the abortion business by requiring business owners and individuals to tacitly approve any ‘reproductive health’ decisions made by their employees or tenants.” Did you know that pregnant women’s bodies aren’t their own because they are “hosts?” Oklahoma lawmaker states, “pregnant women’s bodies aren’t their own because they are “hosts.” Yup, we are still having the argument in 2017 that half of us are people. The cognitive dissonance that comes out of this story is astounding: “I believe one of the breakdowns in our society is that we have excluded the man out of all of these types of decisions,” he said. “I understand that they feel like that is their body,” he said of women. “I feel like it is separate — what I call them is, is you’re a ‘host.’ More disturbing stories from the news: Malaysia opening endorses “Gay cure” therapy through fasting. Serial pedophile priest Raymond Cheek gets his three-year sentence reduced to two years, so it was not a “life crushing life sentence.” Dave Daubenmire says “Public schools are engaged in The Spiritual Raping of Children...whatever that means… Lance Wallnau: Donald Trump evicted witchcraft from The White House Alex Jones: Lady Gaga is 'The Goddess Of Satan.' Stories covered in episode: -  

Thanks to for joining us. Tom, Cecil, and Ishmael talk about Jesse Lee Peterson’s opinion that if there were no black people in America, we wouldn’t have as many murders and riots.  Cecil and Tom then discuss how and why the Republican side was so much better at cock blocking than liberals are. Hillbilly God comes back to talk about the apples of Gods eye, aka his scrotum. Lastly, a Philadelphia woman is married to Jesus and is considered an extra fancy virgin by the Catholic Church.  Stories covered in episode: Extra:  We will be doing a live show next Sunday the 19th at 3 pm central. Here is a link to our Livestream page:   

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Thanks to Andre, from for stopping by the studio. The Atheist Candidate Project is designed to connect people who are thinking about running for office as an atheist with individuals who can offer mentorship, guidance, and web skills. How can you help? Contribute. Donate at  Share online Sign up to volunteer - Need skilled volunteers to help with data analyzation and various ways of marketing online Facebook: Twitter: In this episode, Cecil and Tom talk about the Women's Marches throughout the U.S.  During the Women's March, Nazi Richard Spencer was punched in the face on air. Cecil and Tom discuss the problem with using violence and how we can't give up our moral high ground. Donald Trump has been busy during his first week in office. Trump signed a number of executive orders including The Sanctity of Human Life Act that declares the right to life is guaranteed in the constitution, and it begins at fertilization aka "Make America get coat hangers again" - Cecil. They also discuss a story about how some creationists are claiming Beowulf proves humans and dinosaurs coexisted. Stories we covered in episode: Extra Stories: Are scientists going to march on Washington? Inauguration Live Show:  A shout out to Camp Quest! Registration is now open for our mid-west listeners.  Register at: Not from the Michigan area? Find your local Camp Quest at

In this episode, Cecil and Tom discuss a couple of stories including one about a politician allegedly inappropriately grabbing a woman in her genital area, a story about how we will all become Muslim because of atheism and paganism, a priest files a complaint with Irish Government after comedian calls Communion "Haunted Bread", and how Prayer Warriors descend on Washington to provide a prayer shield for Donald Trump. Stories covered in episode:    Check out our live show in Chicago with the God Awful Movies Crew:    

Thanks to everyone who came to the show this weekend. We had a blast. This episode, Tom, and Cecil discuss how Scientology is being used as drug prevention in London schools. Hillbilly God is back to review some sex devotional slides from BYU.  Tom and Cecil end the show with another David Icke quiz. Stories covered in episode:  Youtube:

This episode is a special episode in that it is the first show of 2017. We are finally out of the garbage dump that was 2016.  In this episode, Tom and Cecil start by discussing what’s been ruining Jim Bakker’s week.  They move on to a story about Donald Trump's misconceptions and tweets about vaccines. Tom and Cecil review a couple of other clips and articles about ridiculous things Michael Savage says, the psychic and astrology world predictions for 2017, and how superstition prevents action against children drowning in Bangladesh. Stories covered in episode:  

Episode and stories covered in episode: Episode 273: Verb to Noun recorded on January 25, 2016 Women putting herb balls in vagina to 'detox their wombs' have been warned of dangers Episode 277: Thank You Sky! recorded on February 11, 2016 ‘Here am I Lord, use me’: Ted Cruz’s dad says Holy Ghost authorized White House run Episode 285: Never Go Full Alex Jones recorded on March 28, 2016 Alex Jones Will Save Humanity From Satan Episode 291: Ye Olde Crooner recorded on May 1, 2016 Pat Boone: The Government Should Outlaw Blasphemy And Punish Saturday Night Live If It Blasphemes Again Episode 292: Ted Cruz Pulls Out recorded on May 9, 2016 Gordon Klingenschmitt: Gays Will ‘Demand To Have Sex In Your Guest Bedroom’  Episode 296: Victoria Gettman recorded on May 30, 2016 Televangelist Jim Bakker: Buy My Giant Buckets of Mexican Food Because “Things Are Coming” Episode 306: Juggle my Poké Balls recorded on July 18, 2016 Bryan Fischer: ‘It’s Not Okay For Christians To Have Diverse Opinions’ Episode 308: Say Super PAC! recorded on August 1, 2016 Michael Savage: Hillary Clinton ‘Looks Like Stalin’s Housekeeper’ Episode 316: José Can You Sí… recorded on September 19, 2016 KY Gov. Matt Bevin: Election Of Hillary Clinton May Call For Shedding Blood Of ‘Tyrants’ And ‘Patriots’  Episode 320: What Would JT Do? recorded on October 10, 2016 Bryan Fischer: Diversity And Multiculturalism Are God’s Curse Upon America Because We Have Become Utterly Evil Episode 322: Ishmael Brown recorded on October 24, 2016 Ted Cruz Tries To Justify Trump Endorsement To A Furious Glenn Beck Episode 334: Googly Eyes recorded on December 26, 2016  ‘Cum Rags for Congress’: Satanists Protest Texas Abortion Law with Semen Socks  

Happy New Year! Tom and Cecil have a flashback to their old podcasting days while reading off the Tupac rap lyrics that the Sri Lankan church printed by accident. Tom predicts the end of the world while discussing news that the Pakistani Minister directed a nuclear threat to Israel based off of fake news and the guys review the many Donald Trump conspiracy theories. Stories covered in episode:  See us live with the GAM crew on January 13, 2017. Tickets are selling out fast:      

Between the laughter, Tom and Cecil discuss recent and disturbing news about the death of a girl banished for menstruating and the Satanist 'Cum Rags for Congress' political statement. Lastly, we get to hear quizzes from the next chapter in David Icke's book, The Biggest Secret. Stories covered in episode: 

We interview Scott about his latest project "Suspect Convictions"   The show will be available in early January.

Thanks to our guest, Thomas from Thomas and The Bible, Atheistically Speaking, Comedy Shoeshine, Opening Arguments....and probably ten more podcasts we can't remember... Congrats to Thomas for finally finishing The Bible, check out his video here: Stories covered in the episode:       Join us and the GAM crew in Chicago Jan 13th. The show is selling out fast!  Li'l Despots - Thanks Kernan! How to actually drink Eggnog:   

"There is no such thing anymore as fact because it's all subjective"....what!?  Tom and Cecil talk about a recent episode of The Diane Rehm Show where guest Scottie Nell Hughes discusses her ideas on facts. They also discuss Alex Jones and "Pizzagate" and why Math only works because Jesus created it.

Tom and Cecil have Talk Nerdy host Cara Santa Maria on the show. They talk about the rise of “fake-news” and how personal biases can influence how we consume media.   About Cara:  Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy and Knight Foundation Award-winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster. http://carasantamaria.com/

We had the honor of having Dan Arel on the show last week. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we lost the recording. Thankfully Dan was super cool and understanding and agreed to come back on the show in January. Tom and Cecil cover some of the stories they recorded with Dan from his blog Danthropology.  Stories:  Check out info on our live show with GAM in Chicago:

Tom and Cecil discuss The Atlantic's article about the alt-right event in Washington. And how, surprisingly, slap therapy may not work and why going to the Chiropractor may be more harmful than it seems. We Transfer link:             -  

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This is our live show from Manchester at QED this year. There are some sight gags in the beginning that don’t translate well, but that doesn’t go on throughout. Stay after the outro for some pre-show mic check with the crowd. Some of it is a little hard to hear but it was fun.

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