Homeschool Cults (Part 1 of 2)

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2016

⏱️ 70 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The U.S. Department of Education says that over 1.7 million children in the United States are homeschooled. But what happens when homeschooling stops being about education, and instead becomes insulation? Isolation? Inodctrination?

This broadcast isn't a referendum on the concept of homeschooling. It's an exploration into some of the more extreme religious homeschool environments, and into the lives and personal stories of those who experienced them.

This is part 1 of a two-part broadcast.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Okay, here we go. The step-by-three, two, one, action!
0:06.4	Assume nothing.
0:08.3	Rash ball face blasphemy.
0:10.5	Question. Everything.
0:12.3	Find it extremely hard to imagine. Open your eyes.
0:16.4	It is quite all right to be an atheist.
0:18.6	The fastest growing group of people in the country
0:21.0	has been measured as being those who have no belief
0:23.4	or who are atheists.
0:24.9	You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.
0:27.3	Challenge the opposition.
0:28.9	You see religion on a hundred fronts losing the argument.
0:32.8	And start thinking.
0:37.9	This is the thinking atheist worldwide.
0:44.5	Today's show is brought to you by a new sponsor.
0:46.8	It is Lutkrate.
0:48.8	Awesome, monthly geek and gamer gear delivered right to your door.
0:54.0	Lutkrate is a mystery crate.
0:56.8	I saw one description that called it Comic Con in a box.
1:00.3	And that's pretty accurate.
1:01.7	Every delivery has new surprises in it.
1:05.0	Collectibles t-shirts, vinyl action figures,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Thinking Atheist, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Thinking Atheist and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.