Beyond Belief

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We have a news-packed show this week, with congressional testimony, lawsuit updates, and state/church complaints. We celebrate Bill of Rights Day (Dec. 15) and the Winter Solstice (Dec. 21) by reporting "solstice/bill of rights" displays being erected around the country, and by hearing Dan Barker's seasonal song "Solstice Tribute." Then we speak with Australian reporter Elle Hardy about her new book, Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity is Taking Over the World.

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio with co-hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:09.3	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews.
0:13.7	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:19.9	It's easy if you try
0:22.6	No hell below us
0:29.6	Above us only sky
0:35.6	Imagine all the people Above us only sky.
0:58.8	Welcome to Freeth Out Radio. I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor and happy Bill of Rights Day. Today is the 231st anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, which occurred on December 15, 1791.
1:08.5	We'll talk a little bit more about that later. And I'm Dan Barker. Annie Lurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
1:17.2	As Annie Lurie said, this is the December 15th, 2020 episode of Free Thought Radio.
1:24.5	Grant Blaschka with Audio for the Arts is our engineer in the Stephen Ool-friendly atheist studio in Freethought Hall, the National Office of the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:37.2	Free Thought Radio is the weekly production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, and regular listeners do know our two purposes are to educate
1:45.8	you the public about the views of those of us who are personally free from religion and we work
1:52.0	to keep the government of the United States of America free from religion as our secular and
1:57.2	godless constitution dictates. We're almost 40,000 members. We would love to top that soon.
2:04.0	So if you are a member, thank you, and if not, we would love to have your support in our very
2:09.2	vital work to uphold the Constitution at a time when really it's never been under greater assault.
2:16.2	And Dan, I understand that you have made up a holiday joke.
2:19.7	Well, it's not a great joke, but it's a joke that is relevant to FFRF.
2:24.3	Did you know that in addition to the separation of state and church, our Constitution also has the separation of state and Santa.
2:34.7	Well, I did not know that. Where does it say that?
2:37.2	Says it in the Estabishment Clause.
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