Losing Faith in Faith

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2006

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Dan Barker, author of Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist, talks about his journey from fundamentalist believer and minister to atheist. The former Christian songwriter's first two songs as an atheist, "You Can't Win with Original Sin" and "Blood Brothers," are also aired. The show includes Theocracy Alert and Freethinkers Almanac. (MP3, 47 min, 21.5 MB)

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0:00.0	It's time to wake up.
0:03.3	Stay tuned for Free Thought Radio, the only weekly Free Thought Radio broadcast anywhere,
0:09.2	a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
0:12.0	featuring co-hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:15.9	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews.
0:20.2	Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try. No hell below us. above us only sky.
0:42.3	Imagine all the people living for today
0:54.4	Good morning, all you godless heathens,
0:59.2	and good morning to everybody else, too.
1:01.6	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor.
1:02.9	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist.
1:07.3	Welcome to Freethought Radio,
1:09.0	the only weekly Free Thought Radio broadcast in the nation.
1:13.3	We're also streaming live here from Madison, Wisconsin.
1:17.6	Free Thought Radio is a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
1:22.0	which is a national association of freethinkers,
1:25.0	and that means atheists, agnostics, and other unbelievers, working to keep
1:29.1	state and church separate. Today we have a very special guest for our show, a former fundamentalist
1:36.9	minister who is now an atheist spokesperson. Before going to our interview, though, let's talk a little
1:43.4	about the continuing assault against the wall of separation between church and state in this country.
1:50.0	It's time for a quick Theocracy Alert.
2:13.6	Music Onward Christian soldiers. Since last week, you may have caught the New York Times article about a really bizarre development in Memphis, Tennessee. There's this mega church in the name
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