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		<title>Sexism in the Atheist Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rock for the last month, you know that a virtual shitstorm has been stirred up in the skeptical/atheist community over an elevator incident recounted by blogger Rebecca Watson. Discussion of the incident has sucked &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/23/sexism-in-the-atheist-community/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter Six</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/12/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-six/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/07/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-four/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Starting today, I'll be blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/19/allah-liberty-and-love-introduction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #123 &#8211; Study on US Catholic Child Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assuming the world hasn&#8217;t come to an end or that you haven&#8217;t been Raptured away&#8230; The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/21/podcast-123-study-on-us-catholic-child-abuse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Assuming the world hasn&#8217;t come to an end or that you haven&#8217;t been Raptured away&#8230;
The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes of priestly child abuse in the late 20th century.  It&#8217;s a mixed bag of things that should have been obvious, things the Church won&#8217;t want to hear, and some feeble hand-waving about the Sexual Revolution being sooo confusing.
Michael Newdow has lost.  Again.  The US Supreme Court has turned down his appeal in a lawsuit to prevent the president from saying &#8220;so help me God&#8221; after taking the oath of office.  While we can&#8217;t disagree with Newdow that &#8220;so help me God&#8221; is a bad idea, insulting to nonbelievers, and potentially blasphemous to believers, we also think this was a bad fight to pick&#8211;a losing battle that has now set bad precedent.
Holey Scripture!  What does the Bible have to say about Indiana governor Mitch Daniels?The answer may surprise you, and will surely flummox most Christians.  (And this already came up a while back during David Plotz&#8217;s &#8220;Blogging the Bible&#8221; series at Slate.com.)
Announcements
Atlanta Skepticamp is June 11-12th at the Doraville Community Center in north metro Atlanta.  If you&#8217;ll be in Atlanta that weekend, sign up to give a presentation and/or help with the organization.
John Snider will repeat his &#8220;20th Century Twain&#8221; presentation, July 3rd for the Fellowship of Reason, at Atlanta Freethought Hall.
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		<title>Honor-killer found guilty in Buffalo</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/02/08/honor-killer-found-guilty-in-buffalo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Television entrepreneur Muzzammil Hassan has been found guilty of murder in the beheading of his wife Aasiya in 2009.  Ironically, Hassan is notable for launching Bridges TV, an English-language channel specifically intended to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims.  Hassan acted &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/02/08/honor-killer-found-guilty-in-buffalo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Deep Throat Sex Scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/09/16/the-deep-throat-sex-scandal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re within striking distance of New York City over the next few weeks, you might want to check out the new play The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, an off-Broadway production that explores the behind-the-scenes story of the most infamous &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/09/16/the-deep-throat-sex-scandal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #81 &#8211; Announcing Unity 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/19/podcast-81-announcing-unity-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Margaret Downey (former president of Atheist Alliance International, now a &#8220;freethought free agent&#8221;) announces the formation of the Unity 2013 Event Committee.  What is Unity 2013?  Nobody knows just yet, but what we do know is that it&#8217;ll be big, &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/19/podcast-81-announcing-unity-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Margaret Downey (former president of Atheist Alliance International, now a &#8220;freethought free agent&#8221;) announces the formation of the Unity 2013 Event Committee.  What is Unity 2013?  Nobody knows just yet, but what we do know is that it[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Margaret Downey (former president of Atheist Alliance International, now a &#8220;freethought free agent&#8221;) announces the formation of the Unity 2013 Event Committee.  What is Unity 2013?  Nobody knows just yet, but what we do know is that it&#8217;ll be big, it has the blessing of such notables as Daniel Dennett, and it&#8217;ll involve many (if not most) of the major freethought-friendly organizations.  To keep abreast of the details as they unfold, check out the Unity 2013 Facebook page.
Also:
David swells in righteous indigation over the misguidedness of a local religious school whose &#8220;philosophy of education&#8221; includes a lot of blither-blather about fearing God, the inerrancy of the Bible, and man&#8217;s dominion over the planet&#8211;but nary a word about, oh, curriculum.
Black children are an endangered species!  In other words, if you&#8217;re black, look out!  The evil atheist liberal abortionists are gunning for your fetuseseses.
Upcoming events:
See Creation with American Freethought!  We&#8217;re arranging an outing for the afternoon of Saturday, February 20th, to see the new Charles Darwin bio-pic starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly.  We&#8217;ll convene for Thai food immediately after the movie.  Details can be found here, or at this Facebook event page.
John and Allison will be attending a rare joint appearance by Christopher Hitchens and Salman Rushdie at Emory University, Friday, February 26th.  If you&#8217;re there and you see us, be sure to say hello.
John and Allison will also be at the upcoming American Atheists convention in Newark, NJ, April 2-4.  We&#8217;ll actually be in the greater NYC are March 31 &#8211; April 5, and we welcome suggestions for places to eat, things to do, or stuff to see.
Atlanta SkeptiCamp 2010 is tentatively scheduled for May.  Keep an eye on the Atlanta Skeptics website for details as they unfold.
Hey, what&#8217;s that waaay over there, just over the horizon?  Why, it&#8217;s Dragon*Con!  Yep, it&#8217;s time to start thinking about the all-encompassing pop culture juggernaut held every year in Atlanta, featuring (among other things) the increasingly popular Skeptrack!  Four-day memberships to the Con are only $80 through May 15th ($90 through July 15th).  We&#8217;ll see you there!
Can you spell C-O-N-T-E-S-T? We have a minor trove of nifty things to give away, including a 2009 American Atheists convention program signed by Richard Dawkins, a handful of books by famous critical thinkers, and an American Freethought t-shirt and coffee mug.  To win, simply challenge John C. Snider to a game of &#8220;Words With Friends&#8221; (the iPhone version of the classic Scrabble).  You&#8217;ll need an iPhone, of course; and you&#8217;ll need to download Words With Friends (created by game developer Newtoy, Inc.).  John&#8217;s user name is &#8220;johncsnider.&#8221;  The person who beats him by the most points during the month of February wins the tchoch.
The Usual Announcements
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David continues to produce new installments of the Secular Nation Podcast.
Fans of science fiction can check out John&#8217;s other project on the web, SciFiDimensions.com.
Theme music by Body Found.
Recorded February 18, 2010.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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		<title>Chris Matthews cuts loose on Bishop Thomas Tobin</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/11/25/chris-matthews-cuts-loose-on-bishop-thomas-tobin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ooh snap!  MSNBC&#8217;s Chris Matthews really lays into Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin over his banning of Rep. Patrick Kennedy from Communion due to Kennedy&#8217;s support for abortion rights.  Matthews trowels it on pretty thick but I think he&#8217;s on &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/11/25/chris-matthews-cuts-loose-on-bishop-thomas-tobin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What does Bill Donohue wear under his burka?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/10/31/what-does-bill-donohue-wear-under-his-burka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only thing that makes me laugh more at Bill &#8220;Eye of Sauron&#8221; Donohue getting his rosary in a bunch is hearing him complain that &#8220;They only pick on the Catholics&#8211;they wouldn&#8217;t dare pick on the Muslims.&#8221;  Which begs the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/10/31/what-does-bill-donohue-wear-under-his-burka/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Penn &amp; Teller do the Vatican</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/08/31/penn-teller-do-the-vatican/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how long this video will be up, so watch it sooner rather than later.  It&#8217;s the latest episode of Penn &#38; Teller: Bullshit!, in which they take on the Vatican, holding nothing back: Penn &#38; Teller: Bullshit &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/08/31/penn-teller-do-the-vatican/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>France vs. Islam: Round 1,872</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/08/12/france-vs-islam-round-1872/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Islamic woman in France has been turned away from a public swimming pool for trying to take a dip while wearing a &#8220;burquini.&#8221;  What&#8217;s a burquini, you ask?  It&#8217;s a non-form-fitting full-body swimsuit which allows Muslim women to go &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/08/12/france-vs-islam-round-1872/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Snowflakes in July</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/07/01/snowflakes-in-july/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s July 1st, and that means that a whole passel of new laws go into effect here in Georgia, including one that will allow frozen embryos stored in fertility clinics to be adopted.  Since embryos are nothing less than &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/07/01/snowflakes-in-july/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Way to go Malawi!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/04/25/way-to-go-malawi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First I hear that Nigerians are planning a conference to combat witch-hunting, child abuse and Christian fundamentalism.  Now Malawi is stepping up.  I have no idea how many people this message will reach via my blog, but since I think &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/04/25/way-to-go-malawi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Witch-hunting is no laughing matter</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/04/25/witch-hunting-is-no-laughing-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If, like mine, your first reaction in hearing about modern-day witch-hunting is to snicker&#8211;don&#8217;t.  It&#8217;s just a bunch of superstitious silliness, right?  Think again.  Witch-hunting kills.  It destroys lives.  Read this chilling article from Johann Hari. Maybe we won&#8217;t snicker &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/04/25/witch-hunting-is-no-laughing-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New NY archbishop to &#8220;challenge&#8221; criticism</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/04/14/new-ny-archbishop-to-challenge-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess the Eye of Sauron is tap-dancing with glee in his dank sub-basement, since he&#8217;ll soon have a new ally.  The AP reports: &#8220;The incoming archbishop of New York [Timothy Dolan] says he will challenge any suggestion that Roman &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/04/14/new-ny-archbishop-to-challenge-criticism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Rights (or lack thereof) in Algeria</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/03/28/womens-rights-or-lack-thereof-in-algeria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an enlightening (and simultaneously frustrating) documentary (about an hour long) about one young woman (Chahinaz) and her quest to overcome religious and traditional constraints on women&#8217;s rights in Algeria.  Progress in the Muslim world is frustratingly slow.  Then again, &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/03/28/womens-rights-or-lack-thereof-in-algeria/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>With allies like these, who needs enemies? (Pt 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/03/24/with-allies-like-these-who-needs-enemies-pt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we previously reported, some of America&#8217;s so-called allies in the Islamic world engage in shocking (not just embarrassing or inconvenient) civil rights practices.  Our newly reconstructed &#8220;ally&#8221; Afghanistan recently sentenced a young man to 20 years in prison for &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/03/24/with-allies-like-these-who-needs-enemies-pt-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pope condemns genetic screening (except for priests)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/28/pope-condemns-genetic-screening-except-for-priests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boy, lately the Pope just can&#8217;t steer away from hilariously ironic statements.  Now he&#8217;s warning us against genetic discrimination (under the guise of protecting fetuses who might turn out weak or ugly, I guess), whilst sitting at the head of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/28/pope-condemns-genetic-screening-except-for-priests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Honor killing in Buffalo?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/18/honor-killing-in-buffalo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Muslim broadcaster in New York state has been charged with beheading his estranged wife (the two were going through a divorce).  Ironically, the two founded a television station devoted to countering negative Islamic stereotypes. Naturally, we should not rush &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/18/honor-killing-in-buffalo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy V-Day (except in India)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/14/happy-v-day-except-in-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!  Unless, of course, you live in India.  Who&#8217;d have thought the peace-loving Hindus would take to cracking the skulls of those foolish enough to observe that most decadent of Western holidays (after Christmas, of course)?  Something called &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/14/happy-v-day-except-in-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #38 &#8211; YouTuber Laci &#8220;gogreen18&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/01/10/podcast-38-youtuber-laci-gogreen18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Laci, a.k.a. &#8220;gogreen18&#8243; of YouTube fame.  In just a few short months, Laci&#8217;s intelligent commentary on religion and rationalism (not to mention her charm and good looks) have attracted a legion of likeminded fans.  Her bluntness has also raised the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/01/10/podcast-38-youtuber-laci-gogreen18/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We interview Laci, a.k.a. &#8220;gogreen18&#8243; of YouTube fame.  In just a few short months, Laci&#8217;s intelligent commentary on religion and rationalism (not to mention her charm and good looks) have attracted a legion of likeminded fans.  He[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We interview Laci, a.k.a. &#8220;gogreen18&#8243; of YouTube fame.  In just a few short months, Laci&#8217;s intelligent commentary on religion and rationalism (not to mention her charm and good looks) have attracted a legion of likeminded fans.  Her bluntness has also raised the hackles of religionists, who succeeded in getting her suspended from the &#8216;Tube for two weeks in late 2008 &#8211; that&#8217;s when her videos went viral.  Now fellow nonbelievers (including uber-blogger PZ Myers and us at American Freethought) take heart that Laci is now a role model and secular spokeswoman for America&#8217;s up-and-coming generation.  Visit Laci&#8217;s YouTube channel at YouTube.com/user/gogreen18.
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Recorded January 10, 2009.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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		<title>More on the GA hijab caper</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/28/more-on-the-ga-hijab-caper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/28/more-on-the-ga-hijab-caper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s more on the incident in Georgia in which a judge held a Muslim woman in contempt for wanting to wear her headscarf in the courtroom.]]></description>
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		<title>Just doin&#8217; our hijab, ma&#8217;am</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/18/just-doin-our-hijab-maam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/18/just-doin-our-hijab-maam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one from the Georgia homefront.  A judge in Douglasville, GA put a woman in jail for trying to enter the courthouse wearing her hijab, or Muslim headscarf.  The judge cited a rule about no headcoverings.  This same judge previously had &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/18/just-doin-our-hijab-maam/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #33 &#8211; Election 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/11/07/podcast-33-election-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/11/07/podcast-33-election-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama!  The possible ramifications of an Obama presidency will be shaking out for weeks and months to come, but freethinkers are particularly interested in the effect it will have on separation of church and state, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/11/07/podcast-33-election-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>1:06:43</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama!  The possible ramifications of an Obama presidency will be shaking out for weeks and months to come, but freethinkers are particularly interested in the effect it will have on separation of church and[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama!  The possible ramifications of an Obama presidency will be shaking out for weeks and months to come, but freethinkers are particularly interested in the effect it will have on separation of church and state, the integrity of government-funded science, gay rights, women&#8217;s rights, etc.  We&#8217;ll also take a look at various election results from across the country.
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Music by Body Found.
Recorded November 6, 2008.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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		<title>Solar System Quilt</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/solar-system-quilt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/solar-system-quilt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t remember now where I first saw this, but this has been mentioned on other popular blogs.  It&#8217;s a Solar System Quilt made in 1876 by Iowan Ellen Harding Baker.  I have to add this to my list of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/solar-system-quilt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Born Again &#8211; Snagged!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/16/born-again-snagged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/16/born-again-snagged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this documentary film from director Markie Hancock, which details her struggle to leave evangelical Christianity behind.  Let me know what you think about it.   This documentary is courtesy of SnagFilms, a new site (still in the beta &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/16/born-again-snagged/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ayaan Hirsi Ali Wins Book Award</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/13/ayaan-hirsi-ali-wins-book-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/13/ayaan-hirsi-ali-wins-book-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Writer/activist Ayaan Hirshi Ali made a rare public appearance to accept the 2008 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for her biography Infidel.  Ali, who has been deeply critical of Islam, especially its treatment of women, is under threat of death by her former &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/13/ayaan-hirsi-ali-wins-book-award/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Be a big geek and fight violence against women</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/12/be-a-big-geek-and-fight-violence-against-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/12/be-a-big-geek-and-fight-violence-against-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite dead TV shows is Joss Whedon&#8217;s Firefly, which was criminally cut short halfway through its first season.  It got some justice with the well-received feature film Serenity, but there&#8217;s little hope we&#8217;ll see more adventures of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/12/be-a-big-geek-and-fight-violence-against-women/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #26 &#8211; Sarah Palin</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/podcast-26-sarah-palin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/podcast-26-sarah-palin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t be good.) Next, we offer a wrap-up of the extremely successful Skeptics Track &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/podcast-26-sarah-palin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>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&#8217;t be good.)
Next, we offer a wrap-up of the extremely successful Skeptics Track[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>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&#8217;t be good.)
Next, we offer a wrap-up of the extremely successful Skeptics Track at this year&#8217;s Dragon*Con.  If you were in attendance, send an email to dragoncon@dragoncon.org and let them know what a fantastic job Track Director Derek Colanduno did.
Plus: A special, super-secret guest panelist joins us for the first (and hopefully not the last) time!
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David will be at the Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, CA, Sept 25-28 [AtheistAlliance.org].
If you like science fiction, check out John’s SciFiDimensions Podcast [SciFiDimensions.com/podcast].
David’s Secular Nation Podcast [AtheistAlliance.org/podcast] has new episodes.
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		<title>Is Sarah Palin an Idiot?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/02/is-sarah-palin-an-idiot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/02/is-sarah-palin-an-idiot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Point #1: When abstinence-only education fails, what&#8217;s Plan B?  Oh yeah, there&#8217;s no Plan B. I have no idea what to make of the rumors floating around that Palin&#8217;s fifth child is actually her grandchild.  Whether or not it&#8217;s true &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/02/is-sarah-palin-an-idiot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Random House Loses Nerve on Muhammed Novel</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/random-house-loses-nerve-on-muhammed-novel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/random-house-loses-nerve-on-muhammed-novel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody in the West knows by now that Muslims get a bit tetchy when it comes to the Prophet Muhammed.  You can&#8217;t draw him, you can&#8217;t insult him&#8230;you&#8217;re even putting your neck out by publishing anything critical of him.  Danish &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/random-house-loses-nerve-on-muhammed-novel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>War on Error</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/03/03/war-on-error/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/03/03/war-on-error/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real Stories of American Muslims by John C. Snider © 2008 If there&#8217;s one point author Melody Moezzi drives home in her new book War on Error, it&#8217;s that American Muslims have their work cut out for them these days.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/03/03/war-on-error/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #10 &#8211; Susan Werner</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/02/06/american-freethought-podcast-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Susan Werner &#8211; We interview the talented singer/songwriter whose latest album - The Gospel Truth &#8211; she describes as &#8220;agnostic gospel&#8221;, combining the music of faith with the lyrics of doubt.  Also worth a listen is her I Cant Be New, which &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/02/06/american-freethought-podcast-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Susan Werner &#8211; We interview the talented singer/songwriter whose latest album - The Gospel Truth &#8211; she describes as &#8220;agnostic gospel&#8221;, combining the music of faith with the lyrics of doubt.  Also worth a listen is her I Cant [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Susan Werner &#8211; We interview the talented singer/songwriter whose latest album - The Gospel Truth &#8211; she describes as &#8220;agnostic gospel&#8221;, combining the music of faith with the lyrics of doubt.  Also worth a listen is her I Cant Be New, which pays homage to classic songbook tunes by composers like Cole Porter.  Susan also appears in a supporting role in the concert DVD 3,000 Miles, starring Ellis Paul (who performed the song &#8220;Did Galileo Pray?&#8221; on our last episode).
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Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.  Recorded 1/30/2008.
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		<title>Podcast #8 &#8211; News Item Potpourri</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Item Potpourri - Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to conform with God&#8217;s laws.  Archbishop Earl Paulk fined and given 10 years&#8217; probation for perjury.  Colorado lawmaker Douglas Bruce kicks a photographer during a prayer service.  A Muslim teen &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/24/american-freethought-podcast-8/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:33:17</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>News Item Potpourri 
- Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to conform with God&#8217;s laws.  Archbishop Earl Paulk fined and given 10 years&#8217; probation for perjury.  Colorado lawmaker Douglas Bruce kicks a photographer during a praye[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>News Item Potpourri 
- Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to conform with God&#8217;s laws.  Archbishop Earl Paulk fined and given 10 years&#8217; probation for perjury.  Colorado lawmaker Douglas Bruce kicks a photographer during a prayer service.  A Muslim teen athlete&#8217;s uniform violate&#8217;s track federation rules.  The Kite Runner movie is banned in Afghanistan.  And Matthew McConaughey says &#8220;God bless evolution.&#8221;
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Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.  Recorded 1/19/2008.
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		<title>The Agnostic Gospel of Susan Werner (Pt. 3 of 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/23/the-agnostic-gospel-of-susan-werner-pt-3-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by John C. Snider © 2008 We conclude our interview with singer/songwriter Susan Werner, whose latest album The Gospel Truth is an unusual collection of songs that combine&#8221;the music of faith and the lyrics of doubt.&#8221;  In Part One (The &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/23/the-agnostic-gospel-of-susan-werner-pt-3-of-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Agnostic Gospel of Susan Werner (Pt. 2 of 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/22/the-agnostic-gospel-of-susan-werner-pt-2-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by John C. Snider © 2008 We continue our interview with singer/songwriter Susan Werner, whose latest album The Gospel Truth is an unusual collection of songs that combine&#8221;the music of faith and the lyrics of doubt.&#8221;  In this second installment, she talks about &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/22/the-agnostic-gospel-of-susan-werner-pt-2-of-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Agnostic Gospel of Susan Werner (Pt. 1 of 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/21/the-agnostic-gospel-of-susan-werner-pt-1-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by John C. Snider © 2008 Singer/songwriter Susan Werner has been on the music scene for over fifteen years.  She has toured nearly constantly and released seven successful albums (including I Can&#8217;t Be New, her delightful homage to Tin Pan Alley), and &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/01/21/the-agnostic-gospel-of-susan-werner-pt-1-of-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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