The Non-Prophets 20.16 2021-04-14 Martin Robert, Neil the 604 Atheist, Laura Magee, Phoenix

On this week’s episode of the Non-Prophets, we discuss some great topics. Phoenix opens up the floor with some history about Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the life and times of one of the most prominent atheists in America. Next, Laura and Martin discuss how religiosity influences a greater wage gap, as opposed to more secular workforces which tend to have a smaller gap. After that, our hosts go over the ins and outs of Scientology’s monetary habits, and how they may be losing their financial foothold as a non-profit. Our fourth article is about the Freedom From Religion Foundation and how they dropped a recent lawsuit after the state they were suing accommodated the FfRF’s request...or did they? Alabama sure is a tricky one. Lastly, we get into the issue of censorship in Italy and how the grasp of religiosity has been removed from their movie industry.

Looking Back...
https://freethoughtalmanac.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/april-13-madalyn-murray-ohair/

Additional Articles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalyn_Murray_O%27Hair

https://www.britannica.com/topic/School-District-of-Abington-Township-v-Schempp#ref1203585
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abington_School_District_v._Schempp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Atheists
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCA7B39A80C71F248
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yflQd2jyp7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPrsitqV04g
https://katv.com/news/local/creationism-bill-passed-in-house-headed-to-senate

Second Article: https://www.psypost.org/2021/04/religion-is-a-driving-force-behinHid-the-gender-wage-gap-study-finds-60278
https://www.psypost.org/2019/11/new-psychology-research-indicates-that-subtle-exposure-to-religious-words-can-increase-benevolent-sexism-54956
https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2019.1254
https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amj.2019.1254.summary

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43496468?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26303306?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=religion+and+wage+gap&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dreligion%2Band%2Bwage%2Bgap&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A4cfb74c259f6801fb8e0ae28956295fa&seq=53#metadata_info_tab_contents

Third Article: https://www.smh.com.au/national/push-for-investigation-into-scientology-s-charity-status-20210401-p57fsj.html

https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2018/01/once-thriving-church-of-scientology-faces-extinction-says-cult-tracker.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_status_of_Scientology_in_the_United_States
https://www.theage.com.au/national/scientology-shifts-millions-to-safe-haven-australia-and-books-multi-million-dollar-profits-20210325-p57e18.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/scientology-is-shrinking-fast-and-getting-richer-how-is-this-possible-20210326-p57ea3.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9019027/Church-Scientology-received-30-PPP-loans-worth-4-million.html

Fourth Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/06/italy-ends-censorship-of-films-on-moral-and-religious-grounds
https://www.al.com/news/2020/10/freedom-from-religion-group-sues-alabama-over-so-help-me-god-voter-oath.html
https://ffrf.org/news/action/item/38707-take-action-oppose-religious-takeover-of-public-schools-in-arkansas
https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R&measureno=HB1701
https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB662.pdf

Ending on a High Note: https://www.al.com/news/2021/04/freedom-from-religion-foundation-drops-lawsuit-after-alabama-amends-so-help-me-god-voter-oath.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_and_censorship_in_Italy_during_the_First_World_War
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/pressjournalism_italy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Italy