Freethought in Nigeria

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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This week, we report that Christian nationalism is on full display at all levels of government. After covering national state/church news, FFRF Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jayne tells us about the many bills, good and bad, that FFRF's Action Fund is tracking in the states (and Puerto Rico). Then, George Mbuagbaw, acting president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, tells us about the many nonbelievers in that part of West Africa.

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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 living for today. Hello and welcome to Free Thought Radio. I am Annie Laurie Galore.
1:00.0	And I'm Dan Barker.
1:02.0	Annie Laurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
1:07.0	This is the April 17th, 2025 episode of Free Thought Radio. Leo Costello is our producer,
1:15.3	and Tori Neils is our engineer. We're recording Freethought Radio in the Stephen Ool
1:20.6	Friendly Atheist Studio in Freethought Hall, the National Office of the Freedom from Religion
1:26.4	Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. And Free Thought Radio is the weekly Office of the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:29.1	And Freethart Radio is the weekly production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
1:34.0	which is celebrating our 48th year.
1:39.1	We have two purposes.
1:40.3	We educate the public about non-theism and we serve as the nation's um the largest association of
1:50.7	free thinkers working for separation of church and state with over 42,000 members. And then we were
1:56.7	officially incorporated in early April in 1978.
2:02.9	Oh.
2:03.7	So this is our anniversary month.
2:07.7	In the second half of today's show, we will speak with George Umbuobor.
2:12.8	He's the acting president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria.
2:18.0	George would tell us about atheists, agnostics, and humanists, and about the state of religious
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