Keeping Theocrats in Check
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
We report on FFRF's efforts to keep Christian nationalists in check around the country. Honoring the anniversary of the birth of the anti-fascist singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie, we hear the funk/soul version of "This Land is Your Land" performed by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Then, FFRF's Legal Director Patrick Elliott describes our lawsuit challenging the Louisiana law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms and our efforts to rein in Oklahoma's Christian nationalist state superintendent of public instruction.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Free Thought Radio with co-host Stan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews. |
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| 1:05.0 | And I'm Dan Barker. |
| 1:06.4 | Annie Laurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. |
| 1:12.4 | This is the July 11th, 2024 episode of Freethought Radio. |
| 1:16.9 | Our producer is Leo Costello, and Noah Gilfellan with Audio for the Arts, is our engineer. |
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