Priest Abuse of Children

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2007

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Most of this show is devoted to the timely topic of Roman Catholic crimes against children. Special guest is Joe McGee, a Colorado freethinker who will talk about what it has been like, after nearly 50 years, to go public with crimes committed against him as a child by his family's priest. The show also includes a relevant poem, "Exegesis," read by Philip Appleman, music and a Pagan Pulpit, "The Genuine Atheist," by Dan Barker. Freethought Radio is co-hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. (MP3, 48 min, 22 MB)

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0:00.0	It's time for Free Thought Radio, a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
0:10.4	www. ffrf.org, with your host's FFRFRF co-presidents, Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:19.7	with irreverent views, news, music, and interviews.
0:23.6	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:29.6	It's easy if you try.
0:38.3	No hell below us, above us only sky.
0:48.3	Imagine all the people living for today.
1:02.0	Happy Spring, blasphemers, and welcome to Free Thought Radio.
1:07.0	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor.
1:09.0	We're broadcasting from Madison's Progressive Talk, the Mike 92.1.
1:14.6	We're streaming live from Madison, Wisconsin, and podcasting.
1:18.0	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist. Today is March the 24th, 2007. We are now
1:26.4	three days into the Vernal Equinox, and it feels like free thinkers are starting to bloom.
1:33.5	Free Thought Radio is an hour free from religion, brought to you by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, a non-faith-based initiative.
1:45.6	The Freedom from Religion Foundation is the largest association of free thinkers in North
1:50.4	America.
1:51.6	Freethinkers are those of us who prefer to use reason rather than faith, tradition, or authority
1:57.3	informing our opinions about religion.
2:00.0	So that encompasses atheists, agnostics, and other
2:03.0	skeptical-minded people. And the Freedom from Religion Foundation is also working to counter
2:07.8	the religious rights full steam ahead assault on the separation of church and state, which is that
2:13.9	very precious principle that underpins our secular republic.
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