From Apostle to Apostate
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2014
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In the News: Landmark Minnesota Church abuse case. Freethought Hall expansion progress, including video of the artist making commemorative tiles. Then we hear from two former ministers who no longer believe: Randy Bender (Lutheran) and Matt Killingsworth (Pentecostal).
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| 0:00.0 | This is Free Thought Radio with co-host Stan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, |
| 0:14.8 | Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews. |
| 0:18.8 | 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 friendly neighborhood free thinkersly Neighborhood Freethinkers and welcome to Free Thought Radio. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor. |
| 1:00.4 | I'm Dan Barker. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm your original Friendly Neighborhood Atheist. |
| 1:05.3 | You wrote a song called Friendly Neighborhood Atheist back in the 1980s. |
| 1:08.6 | I did. |
| 1:09.6 | That song was one of the first free thought songs I ever wrote. |
| 1:13.3 | Happy as can be, I'm your neighborhood atheist. |
| 1:21.0 | Friendly as can be. |
| 1:22.9 | Hi, I'm your neighborhood atheist. |
| 1:26.5 | Are you still happy as can be? |
| 1:28.9 | After all these years, well, can't you tell? |
| 1:31.3 | That song was back in 1986. |
| 1:34.4 | That was 28 years ago. |
| 1:37.4 | And here we are in our ninth year of Free Thought Radio. |
| 1:40.7 | I joined the Freedom from Religion staff in 1987. And today, Annie Laurie, you and I are co-presidents. |
| 1:48.6 | And this is the October 25th, 2014 edition of Free Thought Radio, which is produced at and originally broadcasts and streams via IHeart Radio from the Mike 92.1, right here in Madison, Wisconsin. The station is called |
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