Normalizing Religious Dissent
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2018
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
We analyze the "Christian nationalism" remarks made by President Trump and others at today's National Prayer Breakfast. After reporting an FFRF state/church victory in Tulsa, Oklahoma, stopping police and firefighters from raising money for the Salvation Army while in uniform, we celebrate poet Philip Appleman's 91st birthday by hearing his poem "Fleas." Then we talk with Muhammad Syed, president of Ex-Muslims of North America, a group that is helping those who have left the faith and working for secular government.
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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. |
| 0:14.0 | Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try |
| 0:22.6 | No hell below us |
| 0:33.6 | Above us only sky |
| 0:36.6 | Imagine all the people Above us only sky. |
| 0:48.3 | Imagine all the people living for today. |
| 0:58.8 | Hi, I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor and welcome to Free Thought Radio. And I'm here with my co-host, Dan Barker. |
| 1:05.0 | And why are you clapping, Annie Laurie? Well, I don't want to be accused of treason. You don't want to be accused of treason? I get it. Well, I think you can be accused of reason. |
| 1:11.8 | Well, that's something I would like to be accused of. |
| 1:14.6 | And we're going to be talking about faith versus reason and President Trump's remarks today at the National Prayer Breakfast, among many other topics on today's show. |
| 1:23.8 | And today is the February 8th, 2018 edition of Free Thought Radio. And Buzz |
| 1:31.8 | Kemper is our engineer. Is Audrey still there or did Chile? Oh, Audrey Martinovich is also in there. |
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