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We present a secular wrap up on election news. Then, we speak with Dr. Peter Boghossian who teaches a class on atheism at Portland State University. He is working on a book called A Manual to Create Atheists.
Why are “acts of God” and “gifts of God” always so bad? This week we report on theocratic politicians, more football prayer, and an early “holiday” controversy in Texas. Then hear interviews of Vashti McCollum, whose historic 1948 Supreme Court victory removed religious instruction from public schools, and Roy Torcaso, whose equally historic 1962 Supreme Court decision affirmed there should be no religious test for public office, in FFRF’s 1988 film “Champions of the First Amendment.”
DEBUT! Hear the radio debut of “Poor Little Me,” the new song written by Broadway composer Charles Strouse (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie) and Dan Barker. We read editorials in favor of FFRF’s high-school cheerleader complaint that ran in the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. Then we talk with Michael Austin, author of the new book, That’s Not What They Meant! Reclaiming The Founding Fathers From America’s Right Wing.
The religious right is right about one thing: there definitely is a climate of hostility, and they are creating it. Listen to the Governor and Attorney General of Texas accuse FFRF of “menacing intimidation” over our First-Amendment complaint of the Kountze cheerleaders’ Christian banners. Listen to Annie Laurie and Dan’s response to “Wall Builder” David Barton accusing FFRF of creating a “toxic” climate of hostility. Then find out if there will be casseroles in an atheistic world.
The “nones” are growing, but the religious battles continue. This week we listen to FFRF’s 1980 movie, A Second Look at Religion, showing that little has changed on the state/church front in more than three decades.
The battle over Christian banners in Texas high-school football games continues, with much national media attention. FFRF victory in Oregon plus the music of John Lennon and Ralph Vaughan Williams round out the first half of the show. Then we talk with Robert Parham, a Southern Baptist minister who “saw the light” and is now a nonbeliever and board member of The Clergy Project.
“Blasphemy is a victimless crime!” This week we report on many “blasphemous” FFRF victories and complaints, and comment on the move to criminalize blasphemy around the world. Then listen to Oprah Winfrey’s 1984 “AM Chicago” TV show where Dan and Annie Laurie met for the first time.
The vernal equinox is here, and school year violations are piling up like fallen leaves.This weeks we cover numerous FFRF victories over high-school and Tennessee university prayers. Then we talk with popular blogger Adam Lee, the author of Daylight Atheism, who has a new book by the same name.
Public school football games don’t have a prayer! Hear about 30 (!) recent FFRF victories removing prayer and other religious intrusions from government around the country. Then we talk with Lorena Rios of Hispanic American Freethinkers.
