Is the separation of church and state “absolute,” as JFK said, or does it make you want to vomit (as Rick Santorum said)? This week we talk about FFRF’s challenge of Alabama school board prayers, and then interview Jim McCollum, whose family’s landmark 1948 Supreme Court victory is the bedrock of modern law regarding religion in the schools. We also hear the song “I Don’t Believe in Fairies” by atheist Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal.

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