Guests: Michael Newdow & Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers

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Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2007

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week's show features an interview with the irrepressible litigant Michael Newdow, whose latest challenges of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, and of the motto "In God We Trust," will be argued before the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The show also debuts teasers of Mike's funny "solstice" rewrites of traditional Christmas carols, from his new "Solstice Classic" CD. Also appearing is the equally irrepressible Ernie Chambers, state senator from Nebraska, talking about his slightly tongue-in-cheek lawsuit against "God." Photo by Brent Nicastro.

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio on Air America with co-host Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:16.9	Irreverent Views, News, music, and interviews. Imagine there's no heaven.
0:26.2	It's easy if you try.
0:32.5	No hell below us.
0:54.1	Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today.
0:59.3	A very happy December to all you heathens.
1:00.9	In fact, heathens greetings.
1:02.4	I'm Annie Laurie Galore.
1:04.4	Welcome everyone to our show.
1:09.3	And no, there is no war against Christmas Bill O'Reilly, notwithstanding.
1:13.1	Although I wouldn't mind lobbying a few snowballs at people like O'Reilly,
1:16.7	but it seems it's always the season to have a war against reason.
1:23.9	And this time of year, there really is a blizzard of attacks against the constitutional principle of the separation between church and state.
1:31.0	Happy Unholy Days. I'm Dan Barker, your co-host for Freethought Radio, your friendly neighborhood atheist.
1:35.9	This program is broadcasting and streaming live from Air America Radio.
1:42.0	Free Thought Radio is the non-faith-based initiative of the National Freedom from Religion Foundation.
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1:49.7	We hope someday you will join us at fFRF.org. The Freedom from Religion Foundation is a national association of atheists and agnostics,
1:56.8	working to keep state and church separate.
1:59.7	Later in today's show, we'll be talking with an atheist and with a state church activist,
2:05.4	Michael Newdow, the guy who has been challenging the addition of the words
2:09.3	under God in America's previously secular pledge of allegiance.
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