Thread by @center4inquiry

It's not just Tuesday, heretics, it's #GivingTuesday, something you'll no doubt be reminded of many times today! Let's kick off today's Morning Heresy news roundup, "Cheeky and Terrible." centerforinquiry.org/blog/cheeky-an… 1/13

You already know that the kind of good we’re doing at CFI is more important than ever, you know, what with the infodemic and rise of theocracy and whatnot. We’ve got a 2-to-1 match going on for #GivingTuesday, so your help will go a really long way. centerforinquiry.org/giving-tuesday… 2/13

.@seculardotorg, which counts CFI among its member organizations, releases a “Secular Agenda for the 117th Congress & Biden Administration.” Our own Jason Lemieux, CFI Director of Government Affairs, is quoted for the announcement. secular.org/2020/11/secula…
3/13

At the same time, Secular Democrats of America PAC (different org) released its own agenda: “Restoring Constitutional Secularism & Patriotic Pluralism in the White House,” presented to @Transition46 by @RepRaskin & @JaredHuffman. via @jackmjenkins: religionnews.com/2020/11/30/sec…
4/13

Scott Atlas resigns as White House coronavirus advisor. Gonna MISS HIM. cnn.com/2020/11/30/pol… 5/13

A peer-reviewed article in Science of the Total Environment claims that “nephrite-jade amulets, a calcium ferromagnesium silicate, may prevent COVID-19” because the virus may be embedded in our DNA. Maybe re-peer-review it? @goraladka reports:
thedailybeast.com/moses-bility-a… 6/13

Idaho LtGov Janice McGeachin, who likes to pose in a truck with a flag, Bible, & firearm, wants to use CARES Act funds to install “walk-through disinfectant cubes.” The WHO says these are for inanimate objects and “should never be used on people.” idahostatejournal.com/news/local/lt-…
7/13

.@atlblog boils down SCOTUS’s decision against NY’s pandemic restrictions on church attendance: “In the end it really is that simple, the Roman Catholic Diocese case was simply outcome driven by a conservative favoritism of religion.“
abovethelaw.com/2020/11/why-do… 8/13

Pakistan is set to consider cutting diplomatic ties with France because they don’t like how the French president proclaims the right to show cartoons without getting killed. pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/11/30/cab… 9/13

.@cficanada (which is a separate organization from us, which you can tell because they spell it “Centre”) is holding an online conference on December 10: Protecting Blasphemers II. eventbrite.ca/e/protecting-b…
10/13

After the Utah monolith disappeared, another one showed up in Romania! Whaaaaat?!?! The mayor of the town of Piatra Neamt said, "My guess is that some alien, cheeky and terrible teenagers left home with their parents’ UFO." independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…
11/13

.@ryanburge tweets a sort of heat map of atheists. Look which state’s got the highest percentages: New Hampshire (not surprising), and then…wait…South Dakota is number 2? WHAAAAAAAT?!?!?!

https://twitter.com/ryanburge/status/1333527271085314049

12/13

That'll do, yeah? See the blog for more, and don't forget to subscribe so you can get all the news for skeptics and seculars in your email every weekday(ish). centerforinquiry.org/newsletter/?ut… 13/13