Secular Rituals
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Christian Nationalists were among the insurrectionists on Jan. 6, but they were also among dozens of members of Congress who voted against certification. Mandisa Thomas of Black Nonbelievers tells us why her group is opposing Rep. James Clyburn's proposal for a National Hymn. Then we speak with Sasha Sagan, daughter of Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan, about her book For Small Creatures Such As We: Rituals For Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World.
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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. |
| 0:21.6 | It's easy if you try. |
| 0:27.6 | No hell below us, above us only sky. |
| 0:40.3 | Imagine all the people living for today. |
| 0:58.0 | Welcome to Free Thought Radio. I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor and let the science speak. |
| 1:03.0 | To quote the good doctor, Anthony Fauci, that is, |
| 1:07.0 | mask up, sleeves up, science works. |
| 1:10.0 | And I'm Dan Barker. This is the January 28th, 2021 edition of Free Thought Radio. |
| 1:16.8 | Again, Buzz Kemper is ably engineering the show from his studio by the Wisconsin State Capitol, |
| 1:24.9 | Audio for the Arts, while Annie Laurie and I are hosting from our safe at home, |
| 1:30.7 | audio for the Aparts studio in Madison, Wisconsin. |
| 1:34.6 | And I guess we'll be saying that for quite a while longer, according to what science is telling us. |
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