What You Don't Know About Religion (but should) with Dr. Ryan Cragun

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🗓️ 16 December 2014

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Dr. Ryan Cragun is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tampa, and he specializes in the sociology of religion. A former Mormon (now atheist), Cragun has released his new book for which this show is titled. Join us as we talk about religion around the world, its claims versus reality, and the stuff about religion which isn't known (or being taught), but should be.

Link to Dr. Cragun's book: http://www.amazon.com/What-Dont-About-Religion-Should/dp/0985281537

Dr. Cragun's website: http://www.ryantcragun.com

Christmas: Behind the Curtain: http://youtu.be/kenbgMjRvlY

Transcript

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, the standby.
0:01.6	Three, two, one.
0:03.8	Action.
0:06.4	Assume nothing.
0:08.2	Brash ball face blast from me.
0:10.4	Question.
0:11.6	Everything.
0:12.3	I find it extremely hard to imagine.
0:14.1	Open your eyes.
0:16.4	It is quite all right to be an atheist.
0:18.6	The fastest growing group of people in the country
0:21.0	has been measured as being those who have no belief
0:23.4	or who are atheists.
0:24.8	You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.
0:27.3	Challenge the opposition.
0:28.8	You see religion on 100 fronts losing the argument.
0:32.8	And start thinking.
0:37.8	This is the thinking atheist worldwide.
0:44.6	Our broadcast today is brought to you
0:46.0	by my friends at Nature Box.
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