Episode 180 – News for January 5, 2017

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DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE – Guilt and fear

NEWS

Vandals dismantled a Jewish family’s 7′ PVC menorah and turned it into a swastika
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/30/vandals-turned-a-jewish-familys-menorah-into-a-swastika/?utm_term=.751a10b08ba3

Kentucky’s governor has again declared a “Year of the Bible”
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/28356-kentucky-governor-needs-to-rescind-his-religious-proclamation

Woman resigned from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir over its decision to perform at Trump’s inauguration
http://www.localnews8.com/news/politics/mormon-tabernacle-choir-member-resigns-over-inauguration-performance/237423587

Something I never thought that I’d say…
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/youre-asking-us-to-be-tolerant-of-intolerance-rockettes-reveal-how-they-rejected-trump-performance/

India’s top court has ruled that politicians cannot use religion or castes in their campaigns
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-india-law-religion-idUKKBN14M0IH

Surprise! Congress is too Christian and not atheist enough
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/03/508037656/non-religious-americans-remain-far-underrepresented-in-congress

Old study that said people distrust atheists morals a bunch
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-12-10/religion-atheism/51777612/1

Phony ex Muslim terrorist Kamal Saleem says The Democrats Are Plotting To Let Islamic Terrorists Take Over America
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/kamal-saleem-the-democrats-are-plotting-to-let-islamic-terrorists-take-over-america/

Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox and heading to NBC
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/business/media/megyn-kelly-nbc-fox-news.html

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