Secular Lobby in Congress

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2007

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Secular lobbyist Lori Lipman Brown, director of the Secular Coalition of America, is interviewed about current issues and bills before Congress and how seculars can make a difference. Updates on FFRF lawsuits and the faith-based initiative are offered. Philip Appleman's song, "Fleas," a literary parody of Joyce Kilmer's "Trees," is performed by Dan Barker. Dan's Pagan Pulpit issues an "Easter Challenge." The broadcast is hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. (MP3, 50 min, 22.7 MB)

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0:00.0	It's time for Free Thought Radio, a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation,
0:09.4	www.fRF.org.
0:13.4	With your hosts, FFRF co-presidents, Dan Barker, and Annie Laurie Gaylor, with irreverent views, news, music, and interviews.
0:26.3	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:32.3	It's easy if you try.
1:02.0	No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today. Greetings, O godless ones, you heathens and hellbound atheists.
1:08.0	And it's a good Saturday since Good Friday is over.
1:12.6	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor.
1:13.9	This is Free Thought Radio.
1:15.7	We have an hour devoted to slightly irreverent views, news, features, and music.
1:20.6	We're broadcasting from Madison's Progressive Talk, the Mike 92.1 in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:27.0	We're streaming live and podcasting.
1:29.2	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist. Actually, do you know what they called
1:33.7	the Saturday after Good Friday? No. Did you know that? According to many Christian traditions,
1:38.1	it was called Black Sabbath, because the disciples were so sad that Jesus has died and he hadn't
1:44.1	resurrected yet, so it was called the Black Sabbath.
1:46.8	But for us, Freethers, it's a good Sabbath, a good Saturday.
1:50.7	Because we know there was no such myth.
1:54.0	Well, exactly.
1:55.2	Springtime.
1:56.1	Free Thought Radio is brought to you by a non-faith-based initiative, the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
2:03.0	We're the largest organization of atheists and agnostics in the country.
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