No more living goddesses in Nepal?  We will discuss a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Nepal that may put an end to the tradition.

Voodoo child slavery outlawed in Togo.

Dogma and Vaccines.

And much, much, more

Flynn returns from his brush with illness. 

News of crazy dogma, including:

Murder as a penalty for blasphemy in Nigeria.
Outlawing dogs and cats in Saudi Arabia.
A victory for freedom of speech and for Ezra Levant in Canada, or is it just more intimidation in disguise?
The cross gets to stay atop Mr. Solidad in San Diego, CA.

And much, much, more.

If you want to listen to Rich on the Reason Driven Podcast, click here.

Interview with Justin Knapp of the blog We Blog about his investigation into the practices of Amazon.com in deleting negative reviews of the book Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard.

Also, we have a special guest co-host Karl Mamer, who tried to get a Wikipedia entry for Dogma Free America.  Karl is also the host of the Conspiracy Skeptic Podcast, author of the book The Truth Is in Here: Conspiracies, Mysteries, Superstitions, Kooks, and Cults on the Internet.   He also has a webpage on Franglais. 

We will have news of dogma from around the world, including a man in Chicago who has had his $3,000,000 mansion designated a church, so as not to pay property tax, hexes against the police, and more stonings in Iran for adultery.

Please check out the new Dogma Free America Know site.

Our resident legal analyst, Flynn Owens joins Rich as they discuss the latests news of Dogma from around the world, and read listener mail.

Stories include: 

Students in religious education class in the UK forced to pray to Allah, and sent to detention for refusing.

New license plates for Kentucky.

Sniffer dogs in the UK to wear booties when searching the homes of Muslims.

A run-down on the infamous cracker kidnapping.

Untouchable killed in India for writing a love poem praising an upper-caste woman.

All of this, and your listener email.

Interview taken at The Amazing Meeting 6 with Lori Lipman Brown of the Secular Coalition of America.

Click here to play this episode on Itunes.

Lots of news this episode, including a story from Scotland where followers of a certain major religion were highly offended by a police advertisement featuring an adorable German Shepherd puppy (pictured).

Also, a presidential hopeful announces that he wants to expand the current administration's funding of faith-based initiatives.

A recent survey reports that a surprisingly large percentage of self-identified atheists claim to believe in a personal god.

Special bonus this week.  You can actually see the first 9:30 of this episode on Youtube.  Rich and Rob recorded the episode together in Aspen, Colorado, and to mark the occasion they made a video of them recording the beginning of the show.

Dogma Free America takes a field trip to speak the the Anonymous protesters against the Church Of Scientology for Operation Sea Arrgh on June 14, 2008.  Join Rich as he puts on his Guy Fawlkes mask and pith helmet and joins the march against the evil cult.

The field report has interviews with protesters, former scientologists, and much, much more.

Free Speech under threat in Canada.  We interview journalist and attorney Ezra Levant.  Ezra has been persecuted by bureaucratic busy-bodies under the guise of  Human Rights Commision, all for publishing the famous Danish cartoons of Muhammed.  We will talk about the Human Rights Commissions, their power, and how they are stifiling freedom of speech in a free nation.  Oh Canada! indeed.  The interview with Ezra starts at about 34 minutes into the show.

Also, news of Dogma from around the world, including more people murdered in India for suspected witchcraft, albinos killed in Tanzinia because of bizarre superstitions, and the State of South Carolina offering Christians their own special license plates.

Interview with Atheist Ethicist Alonzo Fyfe about the Pledge Project, dealing with the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.

Also, news of dogma from around the world, including Tony Blair's plan to save the world through religious faith, more UK harassment of anti-scientology protesters, and more.

Rob makes a plea for a DFA Wikipedia page.

Rob plays spot the fake dogma.

Rich invites listeners to join him for breakfast at The Amazing Meeting.

Interview with Anna Lemma of the blog Underground Unbeliever about a local Ford dealership running an ad saying that the 14 percent of Americans who do not believe in God should sit down and shut up.

Also, news of dogma from around the world, including:

Another horrific honor killing, this time from India.

Justice for an anti-scientology protestor in the U.K.

"In God We Trust" called the very acme of patriotism.

And much much more.

Plus Flynn plays "Spot The Fake Dogma."

Hope you like our new intro.

Interview with Swedish artist Lars Vilks.  We will speak to Lars about his contraversial modoggie cartoons, about the threats to his life, and about the limits of freedom of speech and artistic expression that religious extremists would like to impose on all of us.

To listen to the show on Itunes (probably the best way), click here.

To find out more about Ladonia, click here.

We will also have news of dogma from around the world, including updates on the Westboro Baptist Church, blasphemy laws in the U.K., hate crime investigations in Canada, and good news from Malaysia.

 

Episode 52--Welcome Back Rob!

This week on the show we discuss the very disturbing honor killing of a 17 year old Iraqi girl by her father and her brothers in Basra, because she developed a freindship with an infidel.  The victim of this horrible murder is pictured to the right.

We also have news of a new method to fight crime in Birmingham, Alabama, laws on religious conversions in India, and more news.

To see my personal blog entry detailing my recent trip to a local museum that does not welcome atheists, you can click here.

Remember, we have a new Dogma Free America fans group on facebook.  You can also check out Rich's personal facebook page and become his facebook friend to get updates on all things Dogma Free America.

Reborn and refreshed, Dogma Free America returns!

This week stories of Dogma from around the world, including:

Debate in Ontario about whether to keep the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of each session of the provincial legislature.

Muslims convicted of sex offenses in the U.K. seek exception from sex offender treatment on religious grounds.

More witchcraft hysteria.

And much, much more.

If you want to see Rich's personal blog, here is the link.

Good news.  Dogma Free America will be back!  I am currently in the process of preparing Episode 51.  The new episode will be posted in late April or early May.

Our final Episode, with co-hosts Flynn and Rob

The Lars Wilks Awards for Best Story, Best Guest, Best Co-Host, and Personality Of The Year.

The winner of our Festivus Feats Of Strength Challenge.

Plus, news from around the world, including a man who married a dog in India (pictures).

Thank you to all the listeners.

Episode 49--

A dark day for separation of religion and government in Kern County, California, just when things were looking so bright.

A major announcment about this Podcast.

Only four more days to get in your ideas for Rich's Festivus party and the noniminees for the Lars Wilks awards.

 

Rich makes another plea for listeners to give him ideas for the feats of strength at this year's Festivus party.

A man is executed in Saudi Arabia for sorcery, adultery, and blasphemy.

The Mayor of Peoria, Illinois (pictured) wants to fight crime with prayer.

A new study shows that vast majorities of Americans believe in the literal truth of six common Bible stories.

If you want to listen to Rich on the Indigo Room podcast, here are the links:

On Itunes

Website

Rich appears on Episode 40, about an hour into the show.

Episode 47--Dogma Free America

"Christian Heratige Week" in the State Of Washington.

 Korans bearing the state seal in Oklahoma sent to the members of the state legislature.

"In God We Trust" will not be placed on the walls of High School Classrooms in Kern County, California.

A "Family Values" candidate in Australia has to withdraw from the election after it is revealed that pictures of his family jewels are posted on the Internet.

A speial contest for our listeners.

Meet Swedish artist Lars Wilks and his new animal protector Mohammed.  Flynn calls Lars Wilks perhaps the coolest man in the world, and Rich agrees.

This week on the show we feature news of dogma from around the world, including:

--The Pope saying that governments should pay for faith schools.

--Another suspected witch murdered in Africa.

--A request for a congressional earmark for a creationist group withdrawn.

--A lawsuit against the WBC.

--The Chief of Staff of the UK army wants to help soldiers prepare for Heaven.

All this and much more.

Episode 45.

News of dogma, including the UK Ministry of Defense purchasing religious garments for soldiers who don't want them, and the same time that soldiers in Iraq have to buy their own boots.

The U.S. Federal goverment has spent about $600,000,000 on helping faith based programs learn how to best spend federal money.

(More stuff from England) Also, outrage from a think tank that the UK that the national health service employs only 3,400 chaplains at the same time that there are not enough doctors and nurses.

And more news as well.

Our picture this week is of Derek Dyson and his band of merry protesters at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA.  You can find out more about them at their website orulawsuit.org

Welcome back Flynn!

Flynn discusses a recent review of the show on Itunes and tells the story of strange encounter that he had in California last weekend.

News of dogma from around the world, including:

--A woman sentnced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery, and she is one of eight such women awaiting imposition of their sentence in that country.

--Two men are sentenced to 7,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia for being gay.

--A maid is arrested in Saudi Arabia for casting a spell on her boss, and the potential sentence is death by beheading.

--Presidential candidate Obama's idiotic comments on faith.

--Nancy Polosi prays for President Bush and thinks that it is God's Will that a certain piece of legislation be signed by the President--that's right, God's will.

All this and more.

News of dogma for the week:

--A new opinion poll confirms that atheists are still the least popular religious group in the United States, far less popular than Muslims and Mormons.

--Police enforcing the rules of Ramadan in the Ramallah in the West Bank.

--An archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Mozambique tells his flock that European-made condoms and anti-retroviral drugs contain HIV.

--Ten Comandments removed from a Kentucky courthouse.

--Students in Boulder, Colorado refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance because of the "under God" reference.

--All this and more on this week's Dogma Free America

Interview with the Extant Dodos about their battle with creationists who have attempted to get critical videos withdrawn from YouTube.  You can find them on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/extantdodo

The interview starts at around 40 minutes into the show

Also, news for the week, including a verdit in the Warren Jeffs trial, a congressional earmark for creationism, more on blasphemy at the Emmies, and more from India about Rama's Bridge.

A very special episode with a very special guest!  News of a religious reaction to a scientific report in India.  Also, a crackdown on un-Islamic behavior in Iran, the president of the European Commission thanks Christianity for European integration.  Also, Swedish cartoonist Lars Wilks now has a price on his head for drawing cartoons of Muhammed as a dog.

If you want to hear the interview of Rich on the "Warning" podcast, you can pull it up in Itunes by clicking here or you can go to the podcast's website here: http://web.mac.com/straybullit/Warning%3A/Warning%3A_Paranormal_Podcast/Entries/2007/9/3_Rich_Orman.html

 

Freethought books behind bars--we interview Leslie Zukor of the Reed Secular Alliance from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.  Leslie has started a program that sends non-theist books to prisoners across the U.S.A.  She has collected over 1700 books so far.  To donate to the Freethought Books to Prisoners Drive, please send your materials to Reed Secular Alliance c/o Leslie A. Zukor, Reed College #1170, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202.  Inquiries about the project can be directed to the Reed Secular Alliance at rsa.secular@gmail.com.

Also, we will have news of dogma from around the world, including an update on Ted Haggard and his recent solicitation for funds, more witchcraft murders in Africa, and a proposal to teach creationism in schools in Ontario, Canada.

Modern day geocentrism, believing that the Sun revolves around the Earth. We interview skeptic Robert Scheaffer about the fringe movement that wants us to go back to the conception of the universe prior to Galileo and Copernicus and base all of science on the teachings of the Bible. Mr. Scheaffer has a website, http://www.debunker.com. He has written several books. Also, news of dogma for the week, including a proposal to impose sharia on the entire judicial system of Malaysia. If you want to chat with Rich, you can use his yahoo instant message screen name blackclawdog (the name is in honor of his 70 pound dalmatian mix Cesear, who has one black toenail.

Scientific investigation of the Great Beyond; we speak with Bryan of Rocky Mountain Paranormal.  Bryan is also the host of the weekly internet radio show Paranormal Radio.

Also, news of dogma for the past week, including an update from Skanda Vale in Wales, closing of barber shops in Iran, and Ted Haggard asking for a monthly stipend from his former flock.

Religion and research into human embyronic stem cells.  We speak with Bob Park, author of the book Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud.   We will discuss the religious dogma behind opposition to research into human embyronic stem cell research, and the muddled concept of "ensoulment."  We will also discuss how Washington politicians handle science issues.

Also, news of dogma for the week. 

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The Out Campaign--we interview organizer Josh Timonen, who is working with Dr. Richard Dawkins on a new campaign aimed at getting atheists to acknowledge their lack of religious belief.  We will talk with Josh about why he and Dr. Dawkins started the campaign, and where he thinks that it will go from here.

To listen to this episode on your Ipod or on Itunes, you can click here: 

 

Also, news of dogma from around the world, including "advice" to hospital staff in Scotland that they should refrain from eating in front of Muslims during the "holy" month of Ramadan, religious care packages to the U.S. military in Iraq, and a principal of a New York City high school disciplined for arranging bizarre religious rituals involving spraying chicken blood on the school.

To subscribe to this podcast on Itunes, you can click on the Itunes icon to the right (you may have to scroll down slightly).  Once Itunes opens up, click on "subscribe."

As stated on the show, Flynn was recently featured in an article in the Baltimore alternative weekly magazine, City Paper.  Here is the link.  We hope to discuss this with Flynn in the next episode.

Lastly, Rich was featured on television this week.  Here are the links to the television stories. 

http://www.9news.com/video/player.aspx?aid=39164&bw=

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4058025&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Of course, Rich's participation in this program is in no way endorsed by his employer, and the views expressed herein are his own views, and do not reflect those of his employer.

 

Interview with author John Armstrong of God Versus the Bible.  John will discuss his conclusions that the language of Bible proves that it was not inspired by the creator of the universe.  John bases this conclusion on a scientific errors in the Bible, contradictions in the Bible, and other reasons.  John also has a website.

Also, news of dogma from around the world, including more witchcraft murders in India, trafficking in human body parts for religious rituals in Africa, and more antics by the Committee for the Preservation Of Virtue and the Prevention Of Vice in Saudi Arabia.

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Interview of The Exterminator from No More Hornets.  We interview one of our favorite atheist bloggers about whether the "atheisophere" takes itself too seriously, and the role of humor in atheist blogging.  We will also have news of dogma from around the world, including updates on attacks on the freedom to criticize religion on college and university campuses, including Pace University in New York and San Francisco State University.

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