Secular Legislators
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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We hear a sneak preview of the Godless Gospel song "You Don't Need to Be Ashamed," written by Andre Forbes, soloists DeAngela Morant and Rogiérs Fibby, with Godless Gospel singers in the chorus. Then we speak with New Hampshire state Representative Sherry Dutzy, who formed the Secular Values Legislative Caucus in her state and who is on the board of the new national Association of Secular Elected Officials.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Free Thought Radio with co-hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, |
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| 0:13.7 | Imagine there's no heaven. |
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| 1:26.8 | This is the October 20th, 2022 episode of Free Thought Radio. Grant Blashka with Audio for the Arts is our engineer |
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