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TheThinkingAtheist

In the Wake of Charlie Hebdo

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2015

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

On January 7, 2015, two masked gunmen killed 12 people, 11 of whom worked for the French satirical newspaper, "Charlie Hebdo," a publication with a reputation for lampooning Islam and its prophet.

Terror alerts remain high, and in the wake of the killings, Charlie Hebdo remained defiant, publishing a caricature of Muhammad on its very next issue. Millions of copies immediately sold.

Soon after, Pope Francis declared his condemnation of the attack and hi support for free speech, but also declared that "you cannot insult people's faith."

The debate rages on. Did these attackers truly represent the religion of Islam? Should the attack have been expected because it was provoked? Should satire expect protection in all of its forms, or are there limits? And what should responsible media outlets do in regard to religion, free speech and the safety of its employees.

Guests include Brian Dalton (Mr. Deity), Ali A. Rizvi, Faisal Saeed Al Mutar and others. Plus your calls and emails ([email protected])f


The Way of the Mister: Fuck the Pope: http://youtu.be/6xDnxv6eFNg

Ali A. Rizvi's blog archive: www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar's website: www.faisalalmutar.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here we go, the step-by-three, two, one, action!

0:06.4

Assume nothing.

0:08.2

Brash ball-faced blasphemy.

0:10.4

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.

0:24.8

You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.

0:27.3

Challenge the opposition.

0:28.8

You see religion on a hundred fronts losing the argument.

0:32.8

And start thinking.

0:37.8

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0:44.6

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