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Freethought Radio

Guest: Jason Torpy, Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6577 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2009

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Topics include Inaugural Religion

Lively commentary and clips from the Presidential Inauguration, from the freethought point of view, and an update on the Newdow inaugural prayer lawsuit, will precede an interview with Jason Torpy, president of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers.

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0:00.0

This is free thought radio on Air America with your hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor.

0:23.6

Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try.

0:29.6

No hell below us

0:41.3

Above us Above us only sky

0:49.3

Imagine all the people Living for today.

0:59.0

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers.

1:06.0

I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor, and this is the only national radio broadcast dedicated to non-believers, infidels, atheists, agnostic,

1:14.0

and hey, we rated a mention in the presidential inaugural address last week, and isn't that nice for a change?

1:19.7

He was talking about us. I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist.

1:24.7

We thought radio is broadcasting and streaming live from Air America.

1:29.0

The show is produced by the Freedom from Religion Foundation and national organization

1:32.7

working to keep state and church separate and to educate the public about the views

1:37.4

of the atheists and agnostics and non-believers in America.

1:41.5

Today's guest will be Jason Torpe.

1:43.7

It will be on the second half of the program.

1:45.5

He's going to talk about unbelievers in the military, the many state church problems

1:50.4

dogging the U.S. military, especially under the reign of George W. Bush.

1:55.0

But first, let's chew over the event of the week, or maybe it was the event of the year,

2:02.4

or the event of the century maybe, maybe it was the event of the year, or the event of the century maybe,

2:07.8

Barack Obama's inauguration is America's 44th president.

2:13.4

And Annie Laurie, what's happening with our and Michael Newdow's inaugural prayer challenge?

2:19.2

As regular listeners to Free Thought Radio know, Mike Newdale flew to D.C. last week to argue on behalf of himself and us about 33 other plaintiffs that include the National Freedom

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