For episode 257, Monday, May 20, 2019...

Quack Tracts....

Germany may adopt fining parents who refuse to vaccinate their children http://tiny.cc/t4sw6y

Kentucky teen anti-vaxxer contracts gets poetic justice when he contracts chicken pox http://tiny.cc/75sw6y

Ontario court rules doctors can't impeded access to medical assistance in dying services by refusing to make referrals http://tiny.cc/36sw6y

South African preacher Ruffus Phala urges congregants to embibe 'jik' - essentially bleach - to wash away their sins. The result? 27 dead, 18 in critical condition. But at least their souls are whiter than white! http://tiny.cc/bytw6y

But this wasn't his first rodeo... He's previously tried Dettol and antifreeze on congregants (http://tiny.cc/h1tw6y) before switching to jik (https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news...), killing 6 in 2018. There has to be a word for a serial killing preacher.

The Regressive Left Files...
Excellent article in The Atlantic pleading for university administrations to stop students running the show https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc...

Harvard's first black law school dean will not be replaced because administration bowed to pressure for removal after he was part of Harvey Weinstein's defence team http://tiny.cc/qctw6y http://tiny.cc/8etw6y http://tiny.cc/3ftw6y

LA Times writer Carla Hall wonders if the royal parents of Archie (Archibald?) will raise him to be black http://tiny.cc/sgtw6y

American Theocracy Today...
We look at recent anti-choice bills passed in Alabama and Missouri, as well as states about to embark on drafting similar statutes
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Eye on Islam...
Still whinging and whining in Burmingham, Muslims show their displeasure at public schools teaching that being gay is okay. But they're not homophobic. No siree! http://tiny.cc/zntw6y

A Philadelphia city commission said Monday it’s investigating an event last month at which Muslim children were captured on video speaking in Arabic about beheadings. http://tiny.cc/kptw6y

A Seattle school district faces a lawsuit filed by the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund for urging teachers to offer children an Arabic greeting for Ramadan. http://tiny.cc/zqtw6y

Writing for CNN online, Saeed Ahmed instructs us on how to act around those observing Ramada. http://tiny.cc/outw6y

Ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed writes an opinion piece an the why we should not be celebrating the burkini. Will feminists listen? http://tiny.cc/4vtw6y

Austria plans to ban the wearing of hijabs by primary school children http://tiny.cc/q6tw6y

Catholic Watch....
Pope makes reporting of abuse mandatory. Why do we have a problem with this? The answer won't surprise you in the least... http://tiny.cc/78tw6y

In their yearly publicity stunt, over 100 students from Catholic school were bused to the Alberta capitol Edmonton for an anti-choice rally. How much of our tax dollars went to this, we wonder? http://tiny.cc/2cuw6y