Religious Nationalism on the Rise
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
This week we talk about the religious-right assault on abortion rights, and what we can do about it. After hearing a hilarious "Practicing Atheist" monologue by Irish comedian Dave Allen, we talk on the phone from Mumbai, India, with Irfan Engineer, Director of the Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism, about the disappointing results of this month's national election in India, voting Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi back into power.
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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. |
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| 0:51.7 | I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor, and although it's not May 1st today, it is time to say May Day, May Day, the international signal of distress. |
| 1:02.1 | And we'll talk about that in a few moments. I'm Dan Barker. I'm co-president with Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. |
| 1:09.8 | And this is the May 23rd, 2019 episode of Free Thought Radio. |
| 1:14.5 | Our engineer today is Buzz Kemper, producing the show in the Stephen Yule, |
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