The Darkening Age
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
FFRF attorneys sent more than a thousand letters to public school districts warning of the dangers of bible classes. We complain about an Appleton, Wisconsin, school board member who is a pastor who is flagrantly mixing religion and government. We talk with FFRF lead attorney Rebecca Markert about the disappointing decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a large Christian cross to remain on public land. Then we interview, by phone from London, journalist and author Catherine Nixey, about her book The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World.
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| 1:14.2 | but we're getting ready for some heat. |
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| 1:19.1 | and co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation with Annie Lorry. |
| 1:24.0 | This is the June 27th, 2019 edition of Freethought Radio. |
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