Feminism and Religion

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We talk about Trump's cabinet picks and report on state/church news around the country. FFRF's Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover joins us to talk about our recent complaint over Oklahoma Superintendent of Education Ryan Walters pushing religion in public schools. Then, we hear Annie Laurie Gaylor and Maryam Namazie (Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain) debate the topic "Feminism and Religion are Incompatible" at Cambridge University last week.

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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.
0:19.0	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:21.6	It's easy if you try.
0:27.6	No hell below us, above us only sky
0:41.3	imagine all the people
0:47.3	living for today
0:56.8	and welcome to Free Thought Radio. I'm Dan Barker, and Annie Laurie is not here today.
1:04.0	She caught a cold while traveling back from the UK last weekend, and she can barely speak.
1:13.6	But we will hear from her later today. She was in the UK to participate in a debate at Cambridge University.
1:19.6	And in the second half of the show, we're going to hear part of that debate
1:23.6	where Annie Laurie and the founder of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain,
1:29.3	Mariam Namazi, went up against opponents, including Peter Hitchens,
1:34.3	the Anglican brother of the late Christopher Hitchens, on the topic,
1:39.3	feminism and religion are incompatible.
1:47.4	You'll enjoy hearing their remarks at that debate.
1:53.4	Andy Laurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, and this is the November 21st, 2024 episode of Free Thought Radio.
1:58.4	Our producer is Leo Costello, and our engineer, Tori Neals, is with
2:05.5	audio for the arts. We're recording this show in the Stephen Ool-friendly atheist studio in
2:11.5	Freethought Hall. Free Thought Hall is the National Office of the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin.
2:20.9	And this radio show is the weekly production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
2:25.9	which has two purposes to keep state and church separate and to educate the public about the views of non-theists.
2:35.4	That can be atheists, agnostic, secular, humanists, skeptics, whatever we call ourselves.
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