John McCain – We talk about Senator John McCain’s likely stance on church-state issues. We also interview Steve Yothment, president of the Atlanta Freethought Society (www.atlantafreethought.org), about AFS’s new permanent facility. Plus a discussion of Calvin Wayne Inman, a Texas youth minister who recently confessed to a murder committed 14 years ago.
Announcements: John C. Snider has launched a science fiction podcast at www.scifidimensions.com/podcast. David Driscoll has jumped on the pro-cycling bandwagon with Ride for Silence (http://www.rideofsilence.org/), which raises awareness for bicycling related fatalities.
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Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll. Recorded 2/24/2008.
Tags: atlanta freethought society, church and state, john mccain
How did you cover McCain’s view of church and state issues without mentioning his interview with BeliefNet in which he endorsed the idea that America was founded as a Christian nation and stated his preference for a Christian President? Here’s a link to a CNN story on the matter:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/01/mccain.christian.nation/index.html
Hi Jack,
Well, there’s a LOT of news out there, and we can’t possibly know about all of it or comment on it. Thanks for pointing us to this info, nonetheless.
John