Thoughts and (Non)Prayers

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

"Thoughts and prayers" are no response to the tragedy of gun violence. Billy Graham's death leaves a legacy of divisiveness and disrespect for state/church separation. After discussing the Russians using religion as a tool to meddle in US policies, we talk with the founder of Jordanian Atheists, Mohammed al Khadra, about the challenges of being a nonbeliever in a country that outlaws blasphemy and apostasy.

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio with co-host Stan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor,
0:09.0	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews.
0:14.0	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:18.0	It's easy if you try
0:23.6	No hell below us
0:29.6	Above us only sky
0:36.6	Imagine all the people Above us only sky.
0:48.3	Imagine all the people living for today.
0:52.3	Welcome to Freethought Radio.
0:55.7	Hello, friend, neighbor, freethinker.
0:57.5	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor.
1:04.3	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood, atheist of the airwaves, which I have sometimes been called.
1:10.8	This is the February 22nd, 2018 edition of Free Thought Radio.
1:11.6	Buzz Kemper and Noah Gil Phillan are in the control room today.
1:15.7	Buzz is training Noah to, this is your first time engineering our show in there, rock and rolling.
1:21.2	It's so far sounding so good.
1:22.9	Just push all the right buttons.
1:25.0	They're in the control room of the Stephen Yule,
1:28.3	friendly atheist studio in Freethought Hall,
1:31.3	the national offices of the Freedom from Religion Foundation
1:34.8	in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:36.9	And the Freedom from Religion Foundation
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