A man cuts off his hand in Idaho because he thinks it contains the number of the beast.

A Texas man thinks that he should get special treatment as a bus driver so that he does not have to drop people off at Planned Parenthood, because dropping off people at Planned Parenthood is against his religion.

It is not good to be an atheist in the Maldives.

If you are are a woman, don't read the Torah at the Western Wall.

You can now have take the Lord's name in vain when naming a corporation in Pennsylvania.

DFA has a new hotline.  Please leave us a message at (720) 324-7153

Plus, a number of interviews live from The Amazing Meeting 8, including:

Tana Owens of Thinking Critically.

Hemant Metha of the Friendly Atheist

Amazing magician Banacheck

Flynn and Rich return from vacation.

A man cuts off his hand in Idaho because he thinks it contains the number of the beast.

A Texas man thinks that he should get special treatment as a bus driver so that he does not have to drop people off at Planned Parenthood, because dropping off people at Planned Parenthood is against his religion.

It is not good to be an atheist in the Maldives.

If you are are a woman, don't read the Torah at the Western Wall.

You can now have take the Lord's name in vain when naming a corporation in Pennsylvania.

DFA has a new hotline.  Please leave us a message at (720) 324-7153

Plus, a number of interviews live from The Amazing Meeting 8, including:

Tana Owens of Thinking Critically.

Hemant Metha of the Friendly Atheist

Amazing magician Banacheck

Religious authorities in Russia want creationism tought in schools.

Paris police cancel a sausage and wine protest against preceived creeping Islamization of a Paris Suburb, but protesters hold it near the Arc De Triumph.

Ads showing a pregnant nun are subjected to censorship in the UK.

Protests in the UK after a local council replaces prayers with poetry recitals.

The New York mets are really strict about keeping Kosher.

The results of the Great Accent Poll.

And some emails.

Jamye joins Rich to talk about the Sausage Fest in Paris. 

Religious authorities in Russia want creationism tought in schools.

Paris police cancel a sausage and wine protest against preceived creeping Islamization of a Paris Suburb, but protesters hold it near the Arc De Triumph.

Ads showing a pregnant nun are subjected to censorship in the UK.

Protests in the UK after a local council replaces prayers with poetry recitals.

The New York mets are really strict about keeping Kosher.

The results of the Great Accent Poll.

And some emails.

Rich and Flynn talk College Football, and a teacher in Mississippi who was fired for leading students in prayer, and then re-hired in the same 24 hour period.

Rich and Rob talk about an Irish woman sentenced to 7 years in the Middle East for throwing a Koran on the floor, and also about Lars Vilks joining anti-Lars Vilks groups on Facebook.

Then we play all of Trebuchet, in stereo (usually our show is in mono).  Because the show contains music, no high speed version will be provided.

Here are the tracks for Trebuchet:

featuring Phil Plait, Peter Gregson, Slau, and The Skeptical Shoe Horns.

1. God is Not Great
 2. Everything Alive Will Die Someday
 3. Ms.Information
 4. Fifty Stories
 5. FAR
 6. Remora
 7. Sviatoslav Lobster
 8. When I Was Your Age
 9. Trebuchet
10. Atlanta
11. Death From The Skies
12. Never Knew
13. Hai Yookito ‘Ya
14. Where Have You Been?
15. One Hypnopompic Jerk
16. Small Comfort
17. Happy Birthday Baby

available at cdbaby.com/hrab6  and iTunes

all songs © 2010 Geologic Records / You Call That Music

Frankly, a very banal and boring location, and because of that the report is not all that interesting, but since we have the audio, here it is for your listening "enjoyment."

Rich gives a preliminary report on the polling.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a raving loon.

A State Department spokesperson is not much better.

A West Bank rabbi says that women should not run for public office.

A federal judge rules that two high school graduation ceremonies cannot take place in a church.

A Catholic school fires a teacher for maybe having thoughts contrary to Catholic dogma, and then, to add insult to injury, objects when she files a claim for unemployment compensation.

Emails about accents.

The early returns are in on the great Southern Accent vote.

Rich gives a preliminary report on the polling.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a raving loon.

A State Department spokesperson is not much better.

A West Bank rabbi says that women should not run for public office.

A federal judge rules that two high school graduation ceremonies cannot take place in a church.

A Catholic school fires a teacher for maybe having thoughts contrary to Catholic dogma, and then, to add insult to injury, objects when she files a claim for unemployment compensation.

Emails about accents.

Here is the link to the recording of Emery's phone conversation with the Apple rep.

Also, an angry email about Southern accents.

Rich announces a listener ballot--send us an email to dogmafreeamerica@q.com and let your voice be heard.  Should the accents stay, or should they go?

A hospital administrator is demoted because she authorized saving a patient's life--unfortunately for her the dogma of the religious group that she reports to forbade this particular medical procedure.

Greensboro, North Carolina thinks it is a good idea to start ciy council meetings with prayers.

A woman strikes back in Saudi Arabia.

Rich feels old.

Rich invites listeners to come and see him at Colorado Skepticamp 2010.  http://skepticamp.org/wiki/SkeptiCamp_Colorado_2010

Miscreants try to burn Lars Vilks' house down.

A hospital administrator is demoted because she authorized saving a patient's life--unfortunately for her the dogma of the religious group that she reports to forbade this particular medical procedure.

Greensboro, North Carolina thinks it is a good idea to start ciy council meetings with prayers.

A woman strikes back in Saudi Arabia.

Rich feels old.

Rich invites listeners to come and see him at Colorado Skepticamp 2010.  http://skepticamp.org/wiki/SkeptiCamp_Colorado_2010

Mayorial candidates appeal to religious voters.

A Polish pop star accused of hurting religious feelings, and faces up to two years in jail.

An Oklahoma town forms an unusual defense force against nature's destructive powers.

Sarah Palin really is an idiot.

And some emails.

Flynn and Rich discuss an attack on Lars Vilks.

Mayorial candidates appeal to religious voters.

A Polish pop star accused of hurting religious feelings, and faces up to two years in jail.

An Oklahoma town forms an unusual defense force against nature's destructive powers.

Sarah Palin really is an idiot.

And some emails.

Jamye and Rich discuss the National Day of Prayer and other issues.

Rich reads His Excellency's proclamation for the National Day of Prayer.

Chaplains in Virginia can now recite sectarian prayers at public events.

Conservative groups say that a repeal of the United States military's don't ask-don't tell system that allows for the discharge of gay and lesbian personnel would violate the religious freedom of military chaplains.

Holy semen in Israel.

Ways our government wastes money on religious projects.

And some emails.

Jamye and Rich discuss the National Day of Prayer and other issues.

Rich reads His Excellency's proclamation for the National Day of Prayer.

Chaplains in Virginia can now recite sectarian prayers at public events.

Conservative groups say that a repeal of the United States military's don't ask-don't tell system that allows for the discharge of gay and lesbian personnel would violate the religious freedom of military chaplains.

Holy semen in Israel.

Ways our government wastes money on religious projects.

And some emails.

The National Day of Prayer is declared unconstitutional by a United States district court judge.

A man gets a victory in his lawsuit to stop the State of California from forcing parolees from attending religious twelve-step programs.

Music is gone from the radio in Mogadishu, so radio stations replace it with teh sounds of gunfire, frogs, birds, and donkeys.

Surgical staff religious political correctness in the UK.

Your emails.

And more.

Rich buys an Ipad.  Rob makes fun of him for it.

The National Day of Prayer is declared unconstitutional by a United States district court judge.

A man gets a victory in his lawsuit to stop the State of California from forcing parolees from attending religious twelve-step programs.

Music is gone from the radio in Mogadishu, so radio stations replace it with teh sounds of gunfire, frogs, birds, and donkeys.

Surgical staff religious political correctness in the UK.

Your emails.

And more.

Rich tells an ironic anecdote from Down Under.

A Vatican exorcist provides a new and unique explanation for the recent child abuse scandal facing the Roman Catholic Church.

More news on the alleged plot to murder Lars Vilks.

The U.S. Government thinks it is better to spend money repairing mosques in Africa than spending money to get clean drinking water to members of the same community.  Really.  Not a joke.  They really did this.  And admitted to doing it.  Proudly.  Really.

The US EEOC thinks that Christians who want to take Sunday off should have that right, even if it means that all other employees have to work on Sundays.

Government office foot washing in Louisiana.

Police in Australia shut down a horrid Easter pageant.

And some emails.

Flynn joins a rejuvinated Rich, fresh back from vacation.

Rich tells an ironic anecdote from Down Under.

A Vatican exorcist provides a new and unique explanation for the recent child abuse scandal facing the Roman Catholic Church.

More news on the alleged plot to murder Lars Vilks.

The U.S. Government thinks it is better to spend money repairing mosques in Africa than spending money to get clean drinking water to members of the same community.  Really.  Not a joke.  They really did this.  And admitted to doing it.  Proudly.  Really.

The US EEOC thinks that Christians who want to take Sunday off should have that right, even if it means that all other employees have to work on Sundays.

Government office foot washing in Louisiana.

Police in Australia shut down a horrid Easter pageant.

And some emails.

Police in Kent are told not to ask people for their "Christian names."

An MP is questioned by the police because he likened the burka to a paper bag with eye-holes cut in it.

A Saudi lawyer prepares a libel case against Danish newspapers for publishing the famous cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

A teacher uses the Bible in a class at a college in Fresno, CA.

Tim Tebow in the news, once again.

And an interesting email.

Wacky stories from the UK.

Police in Kent are told not to ask people for their "Christian names."

An MP is questioned by the police because he likened the burka to a paper bag with eye-holes cut in it.

A Saudi lawyer prepares a libel case against Danish newspapers for publishing the famous cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

A teacher uses the Bible in a class at a college in Fresno, CA.

Tim Tebow in the news, once again.

And an interesting email.

Religious lunatics throw chairs at praying women at the Western Wall because they don't like the fact that they are praying like men.

Update on the alleged conspiracy to murder Lars Vilks.

The Malaysian Foreign Minister is the Jackass of the Week.

A man in the UK claims that he was discriminated against for being asked to take his hood off while in a "jobcentre" because he is a  . . .  wait for it . . .  Jedi.

A Minnesota man charged with raping his neice claims it was all okay because God told him to do it.

And much much more.

Flynn ponders doing his own solo podcast.

Religious lunatics throw chairs at praying women at the Western Wall because they don't like the fact that they are praying like men.

Update on the alleged conspiracy to murder Lars Vilks.

The Malaysian Foreign Minister is the Jackass of the Week.

A man in the UK claims that he was discriminated against for being asked to take his hood off while in a "jobcentre" because he is a  . . .  wait for it . . .  Jedi.

A Minnesota man charged with raping his neice claims it was all okay because God told him to do it.

And much much more.

Allegations of religious harassment of state government workers in Ohio, USA.

Protests in Scotland about a bar named after a holy city in Saudi Arabia.

A teacher in California wins the right to post religious messages in his classroom.

A teacher is suspended for forbidding a student from making a Wicca alter in shop class.

Christians are allowed the same right to divorse as anyone eise in at least one state in India.

And much, much more.

Englishman convicted for insulting religious sensibilities at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport.

Allegations of religious harassment of state government workers in Ohio, USA.

Protests in Scotland about a bar named after a holy city in Saudi Arabia.

A teacher in California wins the right to post religious messages in his classroom.

A teacher is suspended for forbidding a student from making a Wicca alter in shop class.

Christians are allowed the same right to divorse as anyone eise in at least one state in India.

And much, much more.

A jackass (or, as Rob calls him, a dumbass) in the state of Virginia says that disabled children are God's punishment because their mother's aborted their first pregnancies.

A California preacher calls off his request that people pray for President Obama's death.

An administrator of the Saudi Religious Police is arrested and sentenced to lashes for failing to comply with Sharia.

A group of youths in South America arrested for doing horrible things to cats.

More Taliban murders in Pakistan.

And much, much more.

Rob discusses cognitive dissonance.

A jackass (or, as Rob calls him, a dumbass) in the state of Virginia says that disabled children are God's punishment because their mother's aborted their first pregnancies.

A California preacher calls off his request that people pray for President Obama's death.

An administrator of the Saudi Religious Police is arrested and sentenced to lashes for failing to comply with Sharia.

A group of youths in South America arrested for doing horrible things to cats.

More Taliban murders in Pakistan.

And much, much more.

Rob's ercast is not on itunes.  Please subscribe.

Her Magesty's Government is going to give 10,000 pounds sterling to a Christian Police group to promote prayer.

A man doesn't like the fact that a mountain in California is named after Old Scratch.

A man allegedly murders a woman in Washington State, USA and then says it was all due to a Wiccan blood oath.

The Ultra-Orthodox in Israel have now officially becom Ghouls.  Really.  Ghouls.

Scientology in the news Down Under.

Two Emails.

Some banter between Rich and Flynn.

Flynn takes time from his preparaions for an impending blizzard to provide some legal analysis.

Rob's ercast is not on itunes.  Please subscribe.

Her Magesty's Government is going to give 10,000 pounds sterling to a Christian Police group to promote prayer.

A man doesn't like the fact that a mountain in California is named after Old Scratch.

A man allegedly murders a woman in Washington State, USA and then says it was all due to a Wiccan blood oath.

The Ultra-Orthodox in Israel have now officially becom Ghouls.  Really.  Ghouls.

Scientology in the news Down Under.

Two Emails.

Some banter between Rich and Flynn.

A "spiritual counselor" challenges a Chesterfield County, Virginia ordinance regulating fortunetellers.

Some Ultra-Orthodox Jews refuse to donate organs on religious grounds, but are perfectly willing to accept donated organs, in fact they think it is discrimination if they are not treated the same as organ donors.

A strange house bleeds holy oil in a Sydney, Australia suburb.

The Church of Scientology sends volunteer ministers to Haiti to help Haitians get over the earthquake by the laying on of hands.

A UK resident convicted of assault gets a suspended sentence because he is a "religious person."

Your emails.

And much, much more.

Rob comes out of early retirement and officially announces his new podcast, ercast.

A "spiritual counselor" challenges a Chesterfield County, Virginia ordinance regulating fortunetellers.

Some Ultra-Orthodox Jews refuse to donate organs on religious grounds, but are perfectly willing to accept donated organs, in fact they think it is discrimination if they are not treated the same as organ donors.

A strange house bleeds holy oil in a Sydney, Australia suburb.

The Church of Scientology sends volunteer ministers to Haiti to help Haitians get over the earthquake by the laying on of hands.

A UK resident convicted of assault gets a suspended sentence because he is a "religious person."

Your emails.

And much, much more.

Good news from Minnesota.

Strange doings in Detroit area city hall.

The human right to have apartment building without motion sensor lights in the hallway.

An Australian former priest has an strange defense to sexual assault on a child.

Oklahoma musings.

And much, much more.

Child neglect in Minnesota averted.

Child neglect in Wisconsin punished.

A jackass of the week worthy of the name.

The Dogma of hatred in Canada.

Lunacy in Bangladesh.

Geert Wilders back in the news.

The proper definition of the word "bemused."

Emails.

And more.

A sad and crazy update from Minnesota.

A "bemusing" criticism of plans for an anti-blasphemy law in the Republic Of Ireland.

More Atheist bus ad news.

More religious license plate news.

A new Jackass Of The Week.

Your Emails, and much, much more.

Does the government of Pakistan listen to this program? (extremely doubtful).  Pakistan launches what they call a major offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley.

The legislature of Hawai'i are our Jackasses Of The Week for passing a resolution calling for the celebration of "Islam Day."

A mother in Minnesota wants to deprive her son of cancer treatment because that is what her religion says to do.

Please explain to me why people keep inviting ministers to give prayers for non-religius events.  Really. Please.  Explain.

Good and bad witchcraft news.

Lots and Lots of your emails.

And much, much more.

Also, if you live in the Denver area, please consider coming to Skepticamp!

Strange doings in Alberta, Canada where the government is looking at legislation that would allow parents to withdraw their chilren from public school classes on evolution and homosexuality.

Cases where courts are deciding whether Muslim witnesses can testify wearing a veil.

Good news from Saudia Arabia!

A teacher gets in trouble for criticizing creationism in California.

Really creepy behavior in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A fake popemobile in Australia.

A really, really bad new law proposed in Ireland.

All this and much, much more.

Rich tells his favorite DFA story ever--about convicted Oklahoma City Bombing conspirator Terry Nichols' attempts to use religion to argue in favor of getting a prison diet high in whole grains and insoluble fiber.

More sad, sad news out of the Swat Valley in Pakistan.

A mother argues that her daughter should be allowed to attend classes at her school in Texas with her shirt untucked--all in the name of religion.

A blasphamy prosecution in Finland, of all places.

An update from Florida.

And a bunch of your emails.

Husband of murder suspect alleges that taking and releasing her mugshot is an insult to their religion.

Rich tries a Kiwi accent while he discusses a new poll from New Zealand.

Some crazy Buddist dogma.

A photoshoped ad showing Pope John Paul II dancing with a comely lass is banned in the UK because it insults the Catholic religion.

Passover dogma in Israel.

Your emails.

And much, much, more.

Rich announces that he will be participating in the Nothing Sacred blog--the official blog of the Mile High Skeptics (scheduled to go live on April First, 2009).

Rich and Flynn discuss some news, including:

The UN Human Rights Council (sigh) passes an anti-blasphamy resoluation.

Polling once again confirms no increase in religion or church attendence during the economic downturn.

Geert Wilders again in the news, this time in France.

Religious speech at high school graduations.

And your emails.

Good news as the United Nations.

The dogma of sewage.

An outrage from Texas as a 13 year old girl is murdered, allegedly as part on exorcism.

Another outrage from Saudi Arabia.

Interesting survey news.

Our new jackass of the week.

Your emails.

And much, much, more.

Also, join Rich and Flynn for news of crazy dogma, including:

Marketing "Chistian Blessed Salt."

Good news from Virginia and Washington.

His Excellency the President begins his "town meetings" with prayers.

The Gold Base Protection Act of 2009 rears its head again in Riverside County, California.

Your emails.

And much, much more.

Be sure to check out our new merchandise.  Just click where it says "Dogma Free Stuff."

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India.

If you are interested in more information about the Consortium of Pub-Going, Loose and Forward Women, here is the facebook link.  Here is another link to find out more.

Note:  The audio quality of this podcast is not up to our normal standards.  Skype, the utility we normally use to record remote interviews was not working very well the day of the recording.

A not-so surprising poll of UK attitudes towards evolution.

The Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley think of something new to kill people for.

The police in Nigeria arrest a very unusual suspect for robbery.

Can a Muslim woman wear a veil while testifying in court in Canada?

Your emails

And much, much more.

Our new email address is dogmafreeamerica@q.com

Join Rich and Flynn as they discuss some recent news of religion and dogma, including:

The verdict and status of a "cult leader" on trial in New Mexico for improper sexual contact with teenage girls.

Does Sharia discriminate against women?  A UK Muslim think-tank comes up with a surprising conclusion.

A government commission in Pakistan has something to say about gender equailty.

Has church attendance actually been skyrocketing as a result of the financial crisis?

Your emails.

And more!

A lawsuit is born in Rancho Cuchamonga about a city employee getting a nonthiest billboard taken down.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has its own answer to a nativity scene that a man puts up at the Washington State Capitol Building.

Kentucky's wacky homeland security statute, and another new lawsuit by American Athiests, Inc to get them to put actual security before praising God.

Somone doesn't like the new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.

An unusal excuse for reckless driving--God told me to drive that way.

And much, much, more.

A mother who practices Wicca has her children taken away from her in Arkansas.

Indiana gets to give out religious license plates at no extra costs.

A surprising court ruling from Spain.

More witchcraft in Africa.

Islamists and acid in Afganistan.

And much, much more.

The results of the elections in New Zealand.

An Italian muesum director sacked for an exhibition featuring a frog on a cross.

A British museum attacked for "anti-islamic" art.

A step back for Holland.

How do you pronounce Quatar?

Jesus as a Halloween costume.

Your emails

And much, much more.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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

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.

--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

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.

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

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.

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.

Also, news of dogma for the week. 

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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.

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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.

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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Also, more news of Shambo the sacred bullock and an update on the child custody case of Chuch Of Sub Genius member Rachel Bevelaqua, plus other news of dogma from around the world.

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Rich will be appearing at the first ever Skepticamp in Denver, CO on August 3 and 4, 2007.  Click here for details.

Bad news about the custody dispute with Church Of Sub Genius member Rachel Bevalauqa.  Here is a link to the court decision.

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Also, news of dogma for the week, including more murders of people suspected of practicing black magic, draconian religious laws in (where else) Malaysia, prayers for rain in Georgia and Alabama, and the First Lady's recent trip to Africa.

Also, news of dogma for the past week, including a major United States Supreme Court decision on the establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States constitution.

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Also, a follow-up to our story about a high school student in Virgina who was threatened with expulsion for loaning a friend The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.  Also, follow-up on our story about the German judge who denied an expedited divorce to a Muslim woman who was a victim of domestic violence because her husband's actions were justified in the Koran.  More news as well.

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Did the town of Nazareth really exist at the time of Jesus' life? 

Interview with researcher Rene Salm about the evidence of whether Jesus could really have grown up in Nazareth.  You can learn more at Mr. Salm's website, www.nazarethmyth.info.

Our legal analyist Flynn Owens joins us in our third episode to discuss separation of church and state.