Monthly Archives: June 2012

Podcast #154 – Snake Handling Preacher Dies Handling Snake

Posted on June 17, 2012 by John C. Snider

Well, here’s a surprise. Snake-handling preacher Mark Wolford died after being bitten by a snake he was handling. Just like his daddy before him. Qu’ran-burning preacher Terry Jones is in the news again–this time for hanging President Obama in effigy … Continue reading →

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Podcast #153 – Subsidizing Religion

Posted on June 9, 2012 by John C. Snider

We interview Dr. Ryan T. Cragun, lead author of the new study “How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States.” For the full show notes click here. To listen to the episode directly click here.

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Are We a Christian Nation?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by John C. Snider

by Vic Losick Yes, and no. Ever since Native Americans were outnumbered by the white man, the United States has had a population whose citizens were, and continue to be, overwhelmingly Christian. Yet our country’s Founders, also mostly Christian, created … Continue reading →

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