COVID and Hindu Nationalism
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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VICTORY! Today we announce a major victory in our lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbot's censorship of FFRF's Bill of Rights display. Margaret Downey of the Freethought Society tells us how atheists and agnostics are helping the homeless and the hungry through the Mayday For Humanity event featuring well-known comedians, actors and musicians. Then, FFRF's Director of Communications Amit Pal describes how Hindu nationalism and religious beliefs are exacerbating the current COVID megatragedy in India.
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| 1:30.9 | This is Free Thought Radio for May the 6th, 2021. We're finally hosting the show back in our own building. Free Thought Hall, the National Office of the Freedom from Religion Foundation in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. We're not in the actual Stephen Yule-friendly atheist studio in the building because that control room is undergoing some renovation. |
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