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Podcast #255 – Is Kaine Able?
We take a look–from a freethinking and skeptical viewpoint–at Democratic Platform 2016, as well as the political positions of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s pick as Vice Presidential running mate. Plus: The recent leak of emails from the Democratic National … Continue reading
Posted in freethought, podcast, politics, religion, skepticism
Tagged democratic platform 2016, tim kaine
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Podcast #254 – Pence and Insensibility
We take a look–from a freethinking and skeptical viewpoint–at Republican Platform 2016, as well as the political positions of Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s pick as Vice Presidential running mate. Plus: A new Pew poll shows evangelicals and so-called “nones” falling in … Continue reading
Podcast #253 – Baby Fingers, Baby Christian
For the third presidential election cycle in a row, evangelical fundamentalist Christians have failed to nominate a Republican candidate that’s a full-throated theocratic nut job (although they came close with Ted Cruz). And once again they’re faced with the daunting … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, gay rights, podcast, politics
Tagged ark encounter, baby christian, donald trump, ken ham
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Podcast #252 – Frank Lambert (Separation of Church and State)
We interview Dr. Franklin T. Lambert, author of Separation of Church and State: Founding Principle of Religious Liberty. In this, his latest book, he corrects the claims of revisionist “historians” like David Barton that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, interviews, podcast, politics, religion, religious rights
Tagged frank lambert, franklin t. lambert, separation of church and state
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May 21 in freethought history…
May 21, 1921 – Nuclear scientist, Soviet dissident and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov is born in Moscow. He turned from designing nuclear weapons for the USSR to opposing their proliferation. He also advocated for human rights, including freedom of speech, for … Continue reading
May 14 in freethought history…
May 14, 1940 – Anarchist and atheist activist Emma Goldman dies in Toronto, Canada, aged 70. Born in Russia in 1869, she emigrated to American in 1885. She wrote, “The philosophy of Atheism represents a concept of life without any … Continue reading
Posted in arts, atheism, biography, civil rights, history, international freethought, movies, music, politics
Tagged emma goldman, frank sinatra
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Podcast #248 – Cruz Is No Lucifer, but Trump Might Be the Anti-Christ
Recently retired Speaker of the House John Boehner told a Stanford University audience that  Texas Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz was “Lucifer in the flesh” and “the most miserable son of a bitch” he’s ever worked with. Nobody’s less happy … Continue reading
Posted in gay rights, politics, women's rights
Tagged kirk cameron, lucifer, roy moore, ted cruz
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May 3 in freethought history…
May 3, 1880 – English atheist Charles Bradlaugh, recently elected as a Member of Parliament, requests to be allowed to affirm his oath, rather than take the religious Oath of Allegiance. A political scandal unfolded over the next six years, which … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, biography, free speech rights, history, humanism, international freethought, islam, physics, politics
Tagged charles bradlaugh, draw muhammad, steven weinberg
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April 29 in freethought history…
April 29, 2006Â -Â Economist John Kenneth Galbraith dies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, aged 97. Born in Canada, Galbraith spent his adult life in the United States, where his influence extended to the social and political: he was a speechwriter and advisor to … Continue reading
Posted in biography, free speech rights, freethought, history, humanism, politics
Tagged john kenneth galbraith, openly secular
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I’m with Hillary
Congratulations to Hillary Clinton, who last night all but sealed the deal on becoming the first woman to be nominated by a major party for President. (There have been other women at the top of the ticket for minor parties, beginning … Continue reading →