A former gospel producer-turned-nonbeliever is the guest on this Sunday’s episode of “Freethought Matters,” the weekly public interest TV show produced by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Andre Forbes has worked with many gospel artists, including the Clark Sisters, Donald Lawrence, Byron Cage, Kim Burrell, the Georgia Mass Choir, Troy Sneed, FAMU Gospel Choir and the Wardlaw Brothers, just to name a few. Andre has also made several appearances on BET, Word Network and the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
But today, he is an open nonbeliever. In fact, Forbes is producer of FFRF’s Godless Gospel, a singing group that received standing ovations at FFRF’s 2022 national convention. It featured songs by Andre Forbes, including “Never Be Ashamed,” which is aired on the program, and “I Believe in Honesty,” as well as some songs by FFRF Co-President Dan Barker, who serves as executive producer.
Younger generations “understand that there’s something that’s not right with the church. There’s something that’s not right about the beliefs,” Forbes told host Barker. Despite lack of support for his growing doubts, Forbes added, “I had to be true to myself and just be honest about it.”
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The 2022 fall season already includes must-see interviews, including with bestselling award-winning author John Irving, “Star Trek” actor John “Q” de Lancie, acclaimed thinker Professor Daniel Dennett, Texas iconoclast Jim Hightower, leading constitutional abortion rights expert Professor Geoffrey Stone and atheist Washington Post columnist Kate Cohen.
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You can catch interviews from past seasons here, including with Ron Reagan, Julia Sweeney and Reps. Jared Huffman, Jamie Raskin, Hank Johnson and Eleanor Holmes Norton.
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