From priest to atheist

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2006

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Features an interview with Tom Reed, formerly a Roman Catholic priest, now a longtime Freedom From Religion Foundation member and atheist. In his honor, the featured song will be Dan Barker's version of Tom Lehrer's "Vatican Rag." The November birthday anniversaries of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Robert Louis Stevenson will be celebrated in Freethinkers Almanac. (MP3, 47 min, 21 MB)

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0:00.0	It's time to wake up.
0:04.3	Stay tuned for Free Thought Radio, the only weekly Free Thought Radio broadcast anywhere,
0:10.3	a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation featuring co-hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:16.5	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews.
0:20.5	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:26.6	It's easy if you try.
0:32.6	No hell below us, above us, above us only sky.
0:46.3	Imagine all the people living for today
0:54.8	Hello, happy heathens.
0:57.1	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor.
0:58.3	And good morning.
0:59.2	I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist.
1:02.4	We're broadcasting from Madison's Progressive Talk,
1:04.9	The Mike 92.1, Madison, Wisconsin, and streaming live.
1:09.1	Stay tuned to this hour of free thought programming of slightly irreverent views, news,
1:15.9	interviews, and music.
1:17.7	Free Thought Radio is the only weekly Free Thought Radio broadcast in the nation and is a production
1:22.1	of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, which is a national association of free thinkers,
1:28.8	atheists and agnostics,
1:34.1	working to keep state and church separate, and working very hard in the litigation realm.
1:38.3	We are taking the lead in challenging the faith-based initiative.
1:45.8	So since we're going to be talking today with a former priest who's now an atheist, can I tell that joke? Your Uncle Tom from Northern Wisconsin told us a joke one. It's a good joke. A priest and a rabbi
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