License to Discriminate
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
We report on Trump's Christian-nationalist "Rededicate 250" rally in Washington, D.C., last Sunday. Then, Hope Pisoni of Uncloseted Media and John Washington of Lookout tell us about their joint report, "Your License Plate Might Be Funding an Anti-LGBTQ Extremist Group."
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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. |
| 0:19.0 | Imagine there's no heaven. |
| 0:21.6 | It's easy if you try. |
| 0:27.6 | No hell below us, above us only sky. |
| 0:41.3 | Imagine all the people living for today. |
| 0:58.6 | Hello and welcome to Free Thought Radio. |
| 1:00.6 | I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor. |
| 1:02.7 | And I'm Dan Barker. |
| 1:07.8 | Annie Laurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. |
| 1:16.1 | This is the May 21st, 2026 episode of Freethought Radio, recording in the Stephen Ull friendly atheist studio in Freethought Hall, which is the national headquarters of the |
| 1:24.5 | Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. And the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. |
| 1:28.3 | And the Freedom from Religion Foundation is the producer of this weekly program, Free Thought Radio, |
| 1:34.4 | and FFRF has two purposes, working to keep religion out of government, |
| 1:39.6 | and being a friendly home for those of us who are personally free from religion, |
| 1:43.6 | where the largest association of freethinkers, Atheists, and Agnostics in North America |
| 1:49.0 | with more than 41,000 members. |
| 1:51.4 | And if you are one, thank you. |
| 1:52.6 | And if not, please join us at fFRF.org. |
| 1:57.3 | Did you know that millions of dollars are being funnels to anti-LGBQ and anti-abortion groups from the back of our cars? |
| 2:08.9 | Our two guests today in the second half of the show will tell us about their investigation revealing that the proceeds from specialty license plates in some states are directly funding |
| 2:21.7 | discriminatory Christian nationalist groups. And before that, we'll talk briefly about the status |
| 2:28.0 | of the court fight over Miffie Prestone and Telehealth with FFRF's Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell. |
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