Religion vs. Equality
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
We report on the threats and actual harm of Christian nationalism to the country, to the Department of Education and to Oklahoma, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico and Wisconsin. After hearing the Yip Harburg song "One Sweet Morning," yearning for the end of winter and the end of war, we speak with attorney Kat Grant, a contributing FFRF writer and host of the "Transing Boundaries" blog, about the sharp increase in religiously motivated attacks on transgender rights.
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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. |
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| 1:06.4 | Annie Laurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. |
| 1:12.6 | This is the March 13th, 2025 episode of Free Thought Radio. |
| 1:18.2 | Leo Costello is our producer, and Tori Neels with Audio for the Arts is our engineer, |
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