Sweet Home Talibama: A Southern State Bans Abortion

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 21 May 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Christian theocrats in Alabama just passed an almost comprehensive abortion ban, setting up an attempt to reverse Roe VS Wade and restrict the reproductive choices of women nationwide.

Seth Andrews talks about the story and speaks to our listeners, many of whom live in the South and express real concerns about Christian privilege and the overreach of religious people who seek to control the lives of others.

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0:00.0	Here we go, standby.
0:01.5	Three, two, one.
0:04.6	The thinking atheist, it's not a person.
0:07.5	It's a symbol.
0:08.9	An idea.
0:10.1	The population of atheists in this country is going through the rule.
0:13.5	Rejecting faith.
0:15.0	Persewing knowledge.
0:16.6	Challenging the sacred.
0:18.3	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.1	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:25.4	And working together.
0:26.9	For a more rational world.
0:28.6	Take the risk of thinking, feel so.
0:30.7	Much more happiness, truth, fusion, wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.3	Assume nothing.
0:37.0	Question everything.
0:39.1	And start thinking.
0:42.2	This is the thinking atheist podcast.
0:45.4	Hosted by Seth Anders.
0:52.2	Information, education, understanding.
0:54.6	This is how we separate fact from fiction.
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