Secret Fundamentalism
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
FFRF attorney Ryan Jayne tells us what is wrong with President Trump and local officials using prayer to fight the coronavirus. Then we hear journalist and author Jeff Sharlet talk about his powerful exposé, a book which is now a Netflix series, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power. Taking the cue of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, we end the show with some "comfort music" for these troubling times: "Love Walked In," by George and Ira Gershwin.
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