Patriotism, Protest, and Plenty of Listener Calls

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

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4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Many evangelical Christians hold to an authoritarian model for patriotism. In their eyes, leaders (appointed by their God) should be followed and rarely - if ever - questioned.

In this broadcast, we explore patriotism and protest, plus a potpourri of listener calls on whatever subjects they want to talk about.

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, standby.
0:02.0	Three, two, one.
0:05.0	The thinking atheist, it's not a person.
0:08.0	It's a symbol, an idea.
0:10.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the roof.
0:14.0	Rejecting faith, pursuing knowledge,
0:17.0	challenging the sacred.
0:19.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.0	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish
0:25.0	and working together.
0:27.0	For a more rational world.
0:29.0	Take the risk of thinking, feel so.
0:31.0	Much more happiness, truth, vision, wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.0	Assume nothing.
0:37.0	Question everything.
0:39.0	And start thinking.
0:42.0	This is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by Seth Anders.
0:48.0	When I was in the church, this whole idea of evolution
1:00.0	is presented like a kind of cartoon.
1:03.0	From goo to the zoo to you.
1:06.0	That's how it was proposed.
1:08.0	This was also, in many ways, a threat to our specialness.
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