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Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

FFRF's Ron Reagan ad ran twice during the Democratic debate this week, and is really trending on social media and in the press. We push back against Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's egregious "Christian nationalist" speeches last week. Then we hear U.S. Representative Mark Pocan — a member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus — tell the shocking story that propelled him into activism.

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio with co-host Stan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:09.3	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews.
0:13.7	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:19.9	It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky.
0:48.3	Imagine all the people living for today.
0:59.0	Hi, I'm Ron Reagan, an unabashed atheist, and I'm alarmed by the intrusions of religion into our secular government. That's why I'm asking you to support the Freedom from Religion Foundation, the nation's largest and most effective association of atheists and agnostics,
1:08.0	working to keep state and church separate, just like our founding
1:12.3	fathers intended.
1:14.0	Please support the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
1:17.1	Ron Reagan, lifelong atheist, not afraid of burning in hell.
1:21.9	Welcome to Free Thought Radio.
1:23.8	I'm Annie Laurie Galar, and hello, all you unabashed atheists, not afraid of burning in hell,
1:29.6	or unabashed whatever secular appellation you prefer.
1:33.5	Agnostics?
1:34.9	In the same week that our U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State pronounced themselves Christian leaders of a Christian nation and went after us secularists, the Freedom from Religion Foundation gave them the old one to by playing this ad Tuesday night on CNN during the Democratic debate.
1:56.4	And in a few minutes, and it was a very exciting night and very exciting reaction to watch the very exciting
2:02.7	to watch the reaction that night we will tell you about the the reaction of our viewers and as well
2:08.2	as the media and i'm dan barker this is the october 17th 2019 edition of free thought radio
2:16.9	and we're doing this show right in the middle of our convention week which is coming up just 2019 edition of Free Thought Radio.
2:22.8	And we're doing this show right in the middle of our convention week, which is coming up just actually tomorrow.
2:27.7	Our engineer, again, is, as usual, Buzz Kemper.
2:33.6	He's producing this show in the Stephen Yule Friendly Atheist Studio in Freethought Hall.
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