Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence

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Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2007

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Guest Hector Avalos, who went from Mexican child evangelist to an atheist and leading bible scholar, talks about his book, Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence, as well as his academic activism at Iowa State University to counter creationism and a sports chaplaincy. For fun, a clip of Bill Maher as "meteroevangelist" plays. A dividend: an excerpt of Kingdom Coming author Michelle Goldberg's excellent speech to the 2007 FFRF convention, "The Rise of Christian Nationalism." The timely song: Philip Appleman's poignant "In a Dark Time," set to music by Dan Barker. The weekly show is hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. (MP3, 53 min, 24.5 MB)

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0:00.0	It's time for Free Thought Radio, a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
0:10.9	featuring Foundation co-presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor.
0:16.3	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and interviews. Imagine there's no heaven.
0:26.0	It's easy if you try.
0:32.5	No hell below us.
0:41.3	Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today.
0:57.0	Happy June to all you hell-bent atheists and godless infidels.
1:02.3	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor.
1:03.9	Welcome to Free Thought Radio, the weekly broadcast of the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
1:09.7	We're broadcasting from Madison's Progressive Talk, the Mike 92.1.
1:14.1	We're streaming live for Madison, Wisconsin, and podcasting.
1:17.7	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist.
1:20.4	Did you say hellbound heathens and atheists?
1:23.2	I did.
1:24.0	Remember what Mark Twain said about.
1:26.8	Heaven for climate, hell.
1:28.8	For company.
1:29.5	Hell for society or something like that.
1:31.1	Yeah.
1:31.3	So let's all go have a good party down there.
1:33.9	All the members of the Freedom for Religion Foundation would join us on our handbasket ride.
1:40.1	The Free Thought Radio, this is a production of the Freedom for Religion Foundation.
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