God and the Constitution

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 20 May 2014

⏱️ 72 minutes

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"The United States is a Christian nation!"

We hear this charge quite often, usually accompanied by references to the Ten Commandments in government courthouses, references to God in the pledge of allegiance and on American currency, and most recently, in the ruling by the Supreme Court that government meetings can open with Christian prayers.

In this podcast, we speak with David Niose, author of "Nonbeliever Nation," Amanda Knief, constitutional expert and author of "The Citizen Lobbyist," and Kelly Damerow, director of federal and state affairs at the Secular Coalition for America.

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Religion Clause: http://religionclause.blogspot.com

Religion Law: http://religionlaw.blogspot.com

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0:00.0	I am so over this situation, Peter. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know, like someone
0:07.5	you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I just want someone
0:12.5	who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend,
0:18.9	girlfriend, casual date or just someone who truly getscha, it's waiting for you unbumble.
0:25.5	I'm unbumble.
0:55.5	You see religion on a hundred fronts losing the argument.
1:02.5	This is the thinking atheist worldwide.
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1:34.5	Had a huge, huge event this last weekend in Camloops, British Columbia. Huge thanks out to
1:40.8	imagine no religion for Bill Kathy and all the organizers out there. It's fantastic weekend.
1:47.8	A long flight home to Oklahoma from Camloops. It's just gorgeous. That short flight from
1:54.4	Calgary to Camloops just changed your life. You look out the window and Christopher Hitchens
2:00.0	talked about, oh, I was like, geez, I got to get out of Oklahoma. We have to look at
2:04.5	here casinos and churches. That's about all we got. These snow-capped mountains. It's
2:10.0	absolutely amazing. Thanks to everybody who came out. I believe eventually the video
2:15.8	of all of those speeches are going to be online. Probably one of my favorite speeches
2:21.1	from the weekend was by Dr. Carolyn Porco, who was a planetary scientist who brought photographs
2:27.4	from our missions to Saturn that literally had us all holding our breath. We were sitting
2:33.3	right on the edge of our chair thinking, what an amazing time to be alive. It looks like
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