COVID and Christian Nationalism
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Dallas megapastor Robert Jeffress attacks FFRF on Fox. Nancy Pelosi calls for prayer. Ventura, Calif., proposes removing religious bigot Junipero Serra from its seal. After hearing James Taylor's freethinking song "Up From Your Life," we talk with Andrew Whitehead, co-author of the book (with Samuel Perry) Taking America Back For God, about how Christian Nationalists react differently to the coronavirus pandemic.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Free Thought Radio with co-host Stan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews. |
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| 0:58.0 | I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor and hello from the Dog Days of Summer 2020. |
| 1:04.0 | And I'm Dan Barker. |
| 1:06.0 | Speaking of Dog Days, Dan Barker, get it. |
| 1:09.0 | We're going to have some jokes on today's show, |
| 1:10.9 | so I'm priming the pump. |
| 1:12.6 | This is the August 13th, 2020 edition of Free Thought Radio. |
| 1:16.4 | Noah Gilfellon, once again, is engineering the show |
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