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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Three Words: “Shoe”, “Other” and “Foot”
As listeners of the American Freethought Podcast know, co-host David Driscoll’s other pod-project is his one-man-show for Secular Nation magazine called “Secular Nation On-the-Go”. It’s essentially David’s audiobook version of the magazine, supplemented with his interviews of contributors and/or persons featured in the … Continue reading
Podcast #26 – Sarah Palin
First up, what does the selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican presidential ticket mean for the cause of secular government in America? (Spoiler Alert: It won’t be good.) Next, we offer a wrap-up of the extremely successful Skeptics Track … Continue reading
Posted in news, podcast, politics, religion, skepticism, women's rights
Tagged dragon*con, politics, sarah palin, skeptics panel, women's rights
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It’s not just in America…
The United States has a reputation in the global media as being particularly more religious, and particularly more problematic vis-a-vis entanglement of church and state, than our European counterparts. While America has plenty to answer for in this regard (otherwise I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged great britain, national secular society, secular, secularism, united kingdom
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Podcast #25 – Live at Dragon*Con
[Apologies for the sound glitch at the very beginning. The theme music overpowers the voice track, but it only lasts a few seconds.] Presenting our first-ever live episode, recorded August 30th at Dragon*Con as part of the Skeptics programming track, directed … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, history, humor, podcast, religion, science, skepticism
Tagged american freethought, dragon*con, dragons, georgia guidestones, kkk, live, skeptics, stetson kennedy, stone mountain, unicorns
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Webster Cook Deposed
University of Central Florida student senator Webster Cook, who sparked a furor a few weeks ago by making off with a Eucharist during an on-campus Catholic Mass, has been removed from office after a committee hearing. While I hate to … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, commentary, news, religion
Tagged bill donohue, catholic league, eucharist, wafer, webster cook
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So help me Harold and Kumar…
Woohoo! Lori Lipman Brown (lobbyist for the Secular Coalition for America and friend of the American Freethought podcast) appeared last week on The Colbert Report (one of my favorite shows). She was the guest for Colbert’s ongoing, occasional segment “Better … Continue reading
Posted in humor, interviews, news, politics
Tagged colbert report, lori lipman brown, secular coalition for america, stephen colbert
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Is Sarah Palin an Idiot?
Point #1: When abstinence-only education fails, what’s Plan B? Oh yeah, there’s no Plan B. I have no idea what to make of the rumors floating around that Palin’s fifth child is actually her grandchild. Whether or not it’s true … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, ethics, intelligent design, news, politics, religion, science, women's rights
Tagged presidential campaign, sarah palin
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“Pray away the gay”? No way!
Yet another reason to wonder about Sarah Palin. Wasilla Bible Church, Palin’s home church, has a program designed to “pray away the gay.” I mean, it’s one thing for an informed, consenting adult to submit himself to some church’s de-gay-ifying protocols (which … Continue reading →