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		<title>Podcast #177 &#8211; Trouble in Lumpkin County</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/05/18/podcast-177-trouble-in-lumpkin-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s trouble in Lumpkin County, with a capital T that rhymes with P and that stands for Prayer! At least fifty students and four teachers at Lumpkin County High School (north of Atlanta) ditched class for SIX HOURS to participate &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/05/18/podcast-177-trouble-in-lumpkin-county/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #176 &#8211; Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/05/02/podcast-176-guerrilla-skepticism-on-wikipedia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 23:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Susan Gerbic, coordinator of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia, an international team of writers and editors whose goal is to ensure that skeptical topics on Wikipedia are fair, accurate, and have the level of detail they deserve. Those interested &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/05/02/podcast-176-guerrilla-skepticism-on-wikipedia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letters to a Young Scientist</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/04/28/letters-to-a-young-scientist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re &#8220;young&#8221; or not (for that matter, whether you&#8217;re a scientist or not), who wouldn&#8217;t want a little advice from E. O. Wilson? Dr. Wilson (and shame on you if you&#8217;ve never heard of him!) is a biologist and &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/04/28/letters-to-a-young-scientist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #175 &#8211; Frans de Waal (The Bonobo and the Atheist)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/04/09/podcast-175-frans-de-waal-the-bonobo-and-the-atheist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Dr. Frans de Waal, world-renowned primatologist and author of The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism among the Primates (available in hardcover and for Kindle). In this new book, he looks at the pre-human basis for morality, how human beings &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/04/09/podcast-175-frans-de-waal-the-bonobo-and-the-atheist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #174 &#8211; Religious Belief and Hardcore Criminality</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/27/podcast-174-religious-belief-and-hardcore-criminality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Dr. Volkan Topalli, co-author (with Dr. Thomas Brezina and Mindy Bernhardt) of the new research paper &#8220;With God on my side: The paradoxical relationship between religious belief and criminality among hardcore street offenders,&#8221; just published in the February &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/27/podcast-174-religious-belief-and-hardcore-criminality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/23/the-lord-is-not-on-trial-here-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t heard of Vashti McCullom, you should have. She was the force behind the landmark ruling McCullom v Board of Education, in which the Supreme Court ruled that religious teaching in public schools was unconstitutional. A few years &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/23/the-lord-is-not-on-trial-here-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Capuchin monkey loses his shit</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/22/capuchin-monkey-loses-his-shit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading primatologist Franz de Waal&#8217;s new book The Bonobo and the Atheist (highly recommended!), in which he discusses, among other things, research that implies that morality predates homo sapiens and is not now exclusively a human characteristic. One &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/22/capuchin-monkey-loses-his-shit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Has Michelle Shocked gone nuts?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/20/has-michelle-shocked-gone-nuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a big fan way-back-when of East Texas singer/songwriter Michelle Shocked, but I never particularly held her up as any kind of role model or anything. Plus&#8230; I always just assumed she was Of Alternative Sexuality. But who cares? &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/20/has-michelle-shocked-gone-nuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SCOTUS declines KY Homeland case</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/18/scotus-declines-ky-homeland-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this is disappointing.  The Supreme Court has declined to hear American Atheists vs. Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. As a reminder, the Kentucky legislature passed a law back in 2002 that required the Executive Director of the Office of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/18/scotus-declines-ky-homeland-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #173 &#8211; Chip Walter (Last Ape Standing)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/14/podcast-173-chip-walter-last-ape-standing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Chip Walter, author of Last Ape Standing: The Seven Million Year Story of How and Why We Survived, an excellent new summation of the best current understanding of human evolution. It&#8217;s available in hardcover and for Kindle. For &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/14/podcast-173-chip-walter-last-ape-standing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saudis consider ending beheadings</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/13/saudis-consider-ending-beheadings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have GOT to be fucking kidding me. Saudi Arabia [a key "ally" of the United States, for those keeping track] is considering doing away with beheading&#8211;not because it&#8217;s inhumane and backward, but because there&#8217;s a shortage of competent swordsmen. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/13/saudis-consider-ending-beheadings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Morals without God</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/12/morals-without-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago we attended this talk at Emory University called &#8220;Morals without God? A conversation about evolution, morality and religion.&#8221; A recording of the event has now been made available here. The participants were Franz de Waal &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/12/morals-without-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Teresa was a jerk</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/05/mother-teresa-was-a-jerk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Might Christopher Hitchens be vindicated in his controversial view of Mother Teresa? Hitch famously raised pious hackles by criticizing the late humanitarian for being a fraud who glorified suffering and hobnobbed with tyrants.  Now a new study calls into question &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/05/mother-teresa-was-a-jerk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #172 &#8211; National Atheist Party</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/02/podcast-172-national-atheist-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Troy Boyle, president of the new National Atheist Party. For more about the NAP visit USANAP.org. Plus: Pat Robertson is at it again. This time he&#8217;s warning against the dangers of possessed pre-owned sweaters. And finally, check out &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/03/02/podcast-172-national-atheist-party/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is it time for all religions to accept evolution?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/26/is-it-time-for-all-religions-to-accept-evolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d rather ask the question &#8220;Is it time for all religions to go away?&#8221; but&#8230;this exploration (from the BBC program The Big Questions) of the compatibility of evolution by natural selection with mainstream religion is just about as calm and &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/26/is-it-time-for-all-religions-to-accept-evolution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>God Was Never on Your Side</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/25/god-was-never-on-your-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t recall how I stumbled across this, but it&#8217;s been like a mind-worm in my head ever since. If you&#8217;re a fan of heavy metal AND can appreciate a poetic, thoughtful critique of organized religion, you&#8217;ll like Motorhead&#8217;s &#8220;God &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/25/god-was-never-on-your-side/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day of Solidarity for Black Non-Believers</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/24/day-of-solidarity-for-black-non-believers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the Day of Solidarity for Black Non-Believers! To check out happenings in your area, visit their Facebook page. No doubt black non-believers have a tough (and often solitary) existence, being a minority within a minority. Show &#8216;em some &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/24/day-of-solidarity-for-black-non-believers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #171 &#8211; Generation Atheist</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/21/podcast-171-generation-atheist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Dan Riley, author of Generation Atheist, which profiles the experiences of 25 young up-and-comers in the  atheist community. It&#8217;s available in paperback or for Kindle). For more information visit GenerationAtheistBook.com. Meanwhile&#8230;Russia gets smacked by a meteor, and the Pope announces &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/21/podcast-171-generation-atheist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Again with the Mississippi</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/18/again-with-the-mississippi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy crap. Just a couple of days ago I posted about how tragically backward&#8211;nay, retrograde&#8211;the &#8220;great&#8221; state of Mississippi is. Now the news that Mississippi has, just in the last few days, finally, officially ratified the 13th Amendment to the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/18/again-with-the-mississippi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A less violent Passion of the Christ</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/17/a-less-violent-passion-of-the-christ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mississippi tops list of religious states&#8230;again</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/13/mississippi-tops-list-of-religious-states-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, Mississippi! You have again been ranked as the most religious state in America. You&#8217;re also, perhaps not so incidentally, #3 for teen pregnancy, #2 for murder rates, #2 for unhealthiness, #1 for depression, #1 for lowest income,  #8 for unemployment &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/13/mississippi-tops-list-of-religious-states-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Darwin Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/12/happy-darwin-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yay! Today is Charles Darwin&#8217;s birthday. There are lots of events happening around the US (around the world, actually). To learn more and find an event near you, visit the International Darwin Day Foundation. On Sunday Allison and I went &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/12/happy-darwin-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pope to resign</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/11/pope-to-resign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big news overnight from the Walking Dead: Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign at the end of February, presumably due to his frail health. No pope has resigned in nearly 600 years. It&#8217;s probably too much to hope &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/11/pope-to-resign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Last Ape Standing</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/10/last-ape-standing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished reading Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived. Author Chip Walter provides an intriguing general overview of our best current understanding of human evolution (including the startling proposition that there have been &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/10/last-ape-standing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why is there a skeptical movement?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/07/why-is-there-a-skeptical-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why, indeed. The short answer&#8211;because we need one&#8211;might sound a bit smart-assed, but it&#8217;s true. Nobody would spend time debunking things like spirit mediums, quack cures and creationist nonsense if they didn&#8217;t waste money, harm people and generally retard the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/07/why-is-there-a-skeptical-movement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boy Scouts delay gay policy decision</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/06/boy-scouts-delay-gay-policy-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no doubt the Boy Scouts of America are getting hammered hard from both sides over the possibility that they might change their current policy and let homosexuals be scouts or troop leaders. The fact that 70% of scout troops &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/06/boy-scouts-delay-gay-policy-decision/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #170 &#8211; Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/05/podcast-170-seth-andrews-the-thinking-atheist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist podcast and author of the new memoir Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason (available in paperback or for Kindle). Plus: Boy Scouts of America might go gay, and a Catholic hospital wins a &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/05/podcast-170-seth-andrews-the-thinking-atheist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats to Skepticality on 200 podcasts!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/02/congrats-to-skepticality-on-200-podcasts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to extend a special shout-out t0 Derek and Swoopy on the release of their 200th podcast episode. The pioneering Skepticality podcast has been a beacon and a nexus for 21st century skeptics, and an inspiration for podcasters (including &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/02/02/congrats-to-skepticality-on-200-podcasts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FFRF sues Rhode Island florist</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/31/ffrf-sues-rhode-island-florist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bigotry is the gift that keeps on giving. Last year, when student Jessica Ahlquist won her battle to have a religious banner removed from her public high school, the Freedom From Religion Foundation decided to congratulate her with a delivery &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/31/ffrf-sues-rhode-island-florist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky Kicks Ass</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/29/kentucky-kicks-ass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sorry, but it&#8217;s true. :)]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #169 &#8211; Atheist Alliance International President Carlos Diaz</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/28/podcast-169-atheist-alliance-international-president-carlos-diaz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Carlos Diaz, the new president of Atheist Alliance International. Carlos talks about the latest developments with AAI, including the Atheist Census initiative. Plus: President Obama picks a more liberal minister to deliver the benediction at his second inaugural. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/28/podcast-169-atheist-alliance-international-president-carlos-diaz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Say hello to the ATL CoR</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/27/say-hello-to-the-atl-cor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came away from a meeting today that will see the birth of a new secular alliance: the Atlanta Coalition of Reason! &#8220;ATL CoR&#8221; is the latest local branch of the United Coalition of Reason (UnitedCoR), a national non-profit &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/27/say-hello-to-the-atl-cor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Will the US House of Reps declare February 12th Darwin Day?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/25/will-the-us-house-of-reps-declare-february-12th-darwin-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a word: Hell, no. Okay that&#8217;s two words. But you gotta hand it to Congressman Rush Holt (Democrat&#8211;of course&#8211;from New Jersey) for introducing a resolution to declare February 12th &#8220;Darwin Day.&#8221; The resolution will go to the Committee on &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/25/will-the-us-house-of-reps-declare-february-12th-darwin-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>God is always on the side of those who have the most revolvers</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/24/god-is-always-on-the-side-of-those-who-have-the-most-revolvers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interested to read today that scholars have found a previously unknown poem by the late, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). Sandburg is probably best-known for his poem &#8220;Chicago,&#8221; which lent the nickname &#8220;City of the Big Shoulders&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/24/god-is-always-on-the-side-of-those-who-have-the-most-revolvers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Generation Atheist</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/23/generation-atheist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been reading for years now that young folks are increasing nonreligious (or, at the very least, unaffiliated with any religious denomination). WHY this is so has been the subject of much speculation. Now a new book by Dan Riley &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/23/generation-atheist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Honest Liar</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/22/an-honest-liar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a rare opportunity for rationalists everywhere to contribute to something good and important.  Filmmakers Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom are seeking funding for their documentary An Honest Liar about (drumroll please&#8230;) the Amazing Randi! I think it&#8217;s safe to &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/22/an-honest-liar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/21/in-observance-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast to his scientific and technological abundance. We&#8217;ve learned to fly the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/21/in-observance-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama picks a new minister for the inauguration</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/20/obama-picks-a-new-minister-for-the-inauguration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted a few days ago that the megachurch slickster that the president&#8211;for who knows what reason&#8211;picked to pray at his second inauguration had dropped out over the heat he was taking for an anti-gay sermon he delivered a few &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/20/obama-picks-a-new-minister-for-the-inauguration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>7 reasons to tell your kids there is no god</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/19/7-reasons-to-tell-your-kids-there-is-no-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent concerns heard by nonreligious parents regards the raising of children; indeed, having children and not knowing where to go to teach them ethics is one of the most common reason atheists end up as regular &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/19/7-reasons-to-tell-your-kids-there-is-no-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Losing Our Religion on NPR</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/18/losing-our-religion-on-npr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, National Public Radio ran a series called &#8220;Losing Our Religion,&#8221; about the rising numbers&#8211;if not rising influence&#8211;of the religiously unaffiliated (commonly called the &#8220;Nones,&#8221; a term I despise&#8211;for one thing, if you use it in conversation people &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/18/losing-our-religion-on-npr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Religious Freedom Day</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/17/religious-freedom-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oops, I&#8217;m a day late posting this one. January 16th (yesterday) was Religious Freedom Day. This day was established back in 1996 to honor the 200th anniversary of the passage of Virginia&#8217;s landmark Statute of Religious Freedom. For 2013, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/17/religious-freedom-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Moore returns to Alabama Supreme Court</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/16/roy-moore-returns-to-alabama-supreme-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel for ya, Alabama, I really do. You voted for him, and now you&#8217;re gonna have to live with Roy Moore as the Chief Justice of your Supreme Court. Again. Moore, who was removed from that office in 2003 &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/16/roy-moore-returns-to-alabama-supreme-court/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll: New Dresden Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/15/the-works-of-robert-g-ingersoll-dresden-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the pride and joy of my freethought collection: the complete 12-volume set of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, still in the shipping crate! The so-called Dresden Editions (named after Ingersoll&#8217;s birthplace in Dresden, NY) were published beginning in &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/15/the-works-of-robert-g-ingersoll-dresden-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Muhammad at the Movies!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/14/muhammad-at-the-movies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most famous prohibitions in Islamic world&#8211;one that isn&#8217;t really supported by the Quran, by the way&#8211;regards depictions of the Prophet. This is not a universally recognized absolute, it turns out, even within the Islamic community. (A discussion &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/14/muhammad-at-the-movies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doubt is the dawn of discovery</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/13/doubt-is-the-dawn-of-discovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my favorite item from my personal collection of Ingersoll memoribilia: a page from an old autograph book signed by Ingersoll and inscribed &#8220;Doubt is the dawn of discovery.&#8221; I&#8217;ve seen a number of documents with Ingersoll signatures on eBay &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/13/doubt-is-the-dawn-of-discovery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Louie Giglio drops out of inauguration</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/12/louie-giglio-drops-out-of-inauguration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s second inauguration is right around the corner&#8211;January 21st, to be exact. You&#8217;ll recall that at Obama&#8217;s first inauguration there was a minor stink over his selection of bestselling bloviating homophobe Rick Warren to deliver the invocation. Presumably Warren&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/12/louie-giglio-drops-out-of-inauguration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Cathedral to conduct same-sex marriages</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/11/national-cathedral-to-conduct-same-sex-marriages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Cathedral has announced it will begin conducting same-sex marriage ceremonies, &#8220;effective immediately.&#8221; Contrary to popular belief, the National Cathedral receives no government funding (in fact, it&#8217;s proper name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/11/national-cathedral-to-conduct-same-sex-marriages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ingersollia</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/10/ingersollia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another favorite from my collection: Ingersollia: Memorial Edition. This is an edition of Gems of Freethought, which was first published (I think) in 1882. It&#8217;s a collection of excerpts from Ingersoll&#8217;s lectures and essays. This particular edition was published &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/10/ingersollia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #168 &#8211; Susan Jacoby, author of The Great Agnostic</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/09/podcast-168-susan-jacoby-author-of-the-great-agnostic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Susan Jacoby, journalist and outspoken nonbeliever, about her new book The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought. Susan is also the author of (among other titles) Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism and The Age of American &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/09/podcast-168-susan-jacoby-author-of-the-great-agnostic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Green Ingersoll: that&#8217;s Green with a &#8220;G&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/08/in-celebration-of-robert-g-ingersoll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of the publication this week of Susan Jacoby&#8217;s The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought, a new biography of the 19th century&#8217;s best-known American freethinker, I&#8217;m posting images of some of my favorite Ingersoll collectibles. First up, &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/08/in-celebration-of-robert-g-ingersoll/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Susan Jacoby on the Blessings of Atheism</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/07/susan-jacoby-on-the-blessings-of-atheism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must insist that you read &#8220;The Blessings of Atheism,&#8221; Susan Jacoby&#8217;s invigorating call to action for nonbelievers just published by the New York Times. She joins the recent chorus of voices calling for nonbelievers to be more than mere &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/07/susan-jacoby-on-the-blessings-of-atheism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hear Dr. Ed Buckner speak on his new book In Freedom We Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/06/hear-dr-ed-buckner-speak-on-his-new-book-in-freedom-we-trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ll be in metro Atlanta on Sunday, January 13th, here&#8217;s your opportunity to hear Dr. Ed Buckner talk about his new book (co-written with son Michael Buckner) In Freedom We Trust: An Atheist Guide to Religious Liberty (available in &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/06/hear-dr-ed-buckner-speak-on-his-new-book-in-freedom-we-trust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Behold&#8211;the Pistol Shrimp!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/05/behold-the-pistol-shrimp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world is full of strange creatures, but this has to be one of my favorites. If I had a coat of arms, it&#8217;d have a pistol shrimp on it.]]></description>
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		<title>Maurice Sendak on facing death as an atheist</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/04/maurice-sendak-on-facing-death-as-an-atheist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/04/maurice-sendak-on-facing-death-as-an-atheist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch this touching clip, wonderfully illustrated by Christoph Niemann, from NPR&#8217;s Terry Gross 2011 interview with author/illustrator Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). Sendak is best known for his classic children&#8217;s book Where the Wild Things Are. Live your life. Live your life. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/04/maurice-sendak-on-facing-death-as-an-atheist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Humanism, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/03/3332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in August, I posted a link to the British Humanist Association&#8217;s &#8220;Introduction to Humanism.&#8221; Now, somewhat belatedly, here&#8217;s Part 2, featuring a veritable who&#8217;s who in British Humanism. For more info visit humanism.org.uk. Enjoy.]]></description>
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		<title>Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/02/roger-williams-and-the-creation-of-the-american-soul/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/02/roger-williams-and-the-creation-of-the-american-soul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My latest reading project&#8211;and one I highly recommend&#8211;is Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty. It&#8217;s written by John M. Barry, whose previous efforts include The Great Influenza: The Story of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/02/roger-williams-and-the-creation-of-the-american-soul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to the readers and listeners of American Freethought! Your support and feedback are greatly appreciated. It&#8217;s been a heckuva year. Sold a house. Bought a house. Lost a father. Celebrated five years of the blog/podcast. Observed and &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #167 &#8211; In Freedom We Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/12/19/podcast-167-in-freedom-we-trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Ed and Michael Buckner, authors of the new book In Freedom We Trust: An Atheist Guide to Religious Liberty. Plus: We look at the shameless responses from some religious conservatives to the mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/12/19/podcast-167-in-freedom-we-trust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #166 &#8211; War on Christmas 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/12/06/podcast-166-war-on-christmas-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We look at some of the most overhyped controversies surrounding the holiday season. Plus, we offer our Top Five suggestions for holiday gifts for nonbelievers. For the full show notes and to listen to this episode click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #165 &#8211; Penn Jillette</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/11/19/podcast-165-penn-jillette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview entertainer and skeptic Penn Jillette, author of the new collection of essays and anecdotes Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday (hardcover or Kindle). He also has a new podcast called Penn&#8217;s Sunday School. For more about Penn (and longtime partner Teller) visit PennandTeller.com. Plus: &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/11/19/podcast-165-penn-jillette/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #164 &#8211; Election 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/11/12/podcast-164-election-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We look at the results of the 2012 election cycle. For full show notes and to listen to this episode click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #163 &#8211; Dinesh D&#8217;Souza Sex Scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/10/28/podcast-163-dinesh-dsouza-sex-scandal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian apologist (and already married man) Dinesh D&#8217;Souza has been caught with his &#8220;fiancee&#8221; at a Christian conference. Also: Indiana senatorial candidate Richard Mourdock says rape is just as God intended. For the full show notes and to listen to &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/10/28/podcast-163-dinesh-dsouza-sex-scandal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #162 &#8211; Lies Straight from the Pit of Hell</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/10/13/podcast-162-lies-straight-from-the-pit-of-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We discuss Georgia Congressman Paul Broun&#8217;s recent condemnation of evolution and the Big Bang Theory. Arkansas legislator Charlie Fuqua advocates the death penalty for rebellious children. And more! For the full show notes and to listen to this episode click &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/10/13/podcast-162-lies-straight-from-the-pit-of-hell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #161 &#8211; Could I Vote for a Mormon for President?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/26/podcast-161-could-i-vote-for-a-mormon-for-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Ryan T. Cragun, coauthor (with Rick Phillips) of Could I Vote for a Mormon for President? For the full show notes and to listen to this episode click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #160 &#8211; Teresa MacBain</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/19/podcast-160-teresa-macbain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview the former Methodist minister now Public Relations Director for American Atheists. Plus: A special announcement from AA president Dave Silverman about the upcoming 50th anniversary convention in Austin, Texas. For the full show notes and to listen to &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/19/podcast-160-teresa-macbain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Muslim violence threatens free speech</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/12/more-muslim-violence-threatens-free-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/12/more-muslim-violence-threatens-free-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Update: We now know that a) the producer of "Innocence of Muslims" is a Coptic Christian and b) the riot in Libya was actually a carefully coordinated terrorist attack.] To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, &#8220;There they go again.&#8221; In the latest &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/12/more-muslim-violence-threatens-free-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #159 &#8211; Live at Dragon*Con 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/09/podcast-159-live-at-dragoncon-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presenting our live show from the Skeptrack at Dragon*Con 2012. For the full show notes and to listen to the podcast click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats should have stuck with their godless platform</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/06/democrats-should-have-stuck-with-their-godless-platform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/06/democrats-should-have-stuck-with-their-godless-platform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How lilly-livered can the Democrats get? First they adopt a party platform that contains no reference to God (the first time, apparently, that this has happened in recent times). The Republicans predictably make an issue of it, but rather than &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/06/democrats-should-have-stuck-with-their-godless-platform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Fun Scientists</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/05/the-fun-scientists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re not familiar with the work of Reg Finley, you should be. He&#8217;s the original &#8220;Infidel Guy,&#8221; a black atheist who started doing freethought-themed internet radio waaay before anybody had ever heard of podcasting. His latest enterprise is &#8220;The &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/09/05/the-fun-scientists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #158 &#8211; Endowed by Our Creator</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/29/podcast-158-endowed-by-our-creator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Michael Meyerson, author of Endowed by Our Creator: The Birth of Religious Freedom in America, an analysis of church-and-state from Colonial times through the presidency of James Madison. For more information visit MichaelMeyerson.com. For the full show notes &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/29/podcast-158-endowed-by-our-creator/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #157 &#8211; Paul Ryan for VP</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/15/podcast-157-paul-ryan-for-vp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=3280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney has picked Congressman Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate. Will this have any effect on secular voters? Interesting that Ryan until very recently embraced the libertarian teachings of Ayn Rand, which he now condemns as an &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/15/podcast-157-paul-ryan-for-vp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Star Party! Star Party! Star Party!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/08/star-party-star-party-star-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks, the now-traditional pre-Dragon*Con Atlanta Skeptics STAR PARTY still has a few tickets available. Hobnob with astrono-skeptical luminaries Phil Plait and Nicole Guggliuci and musical artistes George Hrab and Marian Call. If weather permits, there&#8217;ll be rooftop stargazing. This year &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/08/star-party-star-party-star-party/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We have a Dragon*Con time slot!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/05/we-have-a-dragoncon-time-slot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/05/we-have-a-dragoncon-time-slot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=3274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you coming to Dragon*Con in four weeks, there&#8217;ll be an American Freethought Podcast live at 2:30PM Saturday, September 1st, at the Skeptrack. This will be the FIFTH year in a row we&#8217;ve presented: both David and I &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/05/we-have-a-dragoncon-time-slot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #156 &#8211; Jass Richards (The Blasphemy Tour)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/02/podcast-156-jass-richards-the-blasphemy-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview comic Jass Richards, author of The Blasphemy Tour (paperback or Kindle). For more about Jass and her book visit JassRichards.com. For the full show notes and to listen to this episode click here.]]></description>
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		<title>An Introduction to Humanism</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/08/01/an-introduction-to-humanism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Take the Cannoli&#8211;Leave the Mezuzah</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/07/04/take-the-cannoli-leave-the-mezuzah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are crazy lately. We just closed on a new house, and we&#8217;re prepping the old house for sale. My apologies for not being as diligent with the blog in recent weeks. But&#8230; When we first did a walk-through of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/07/04/take-the-cannoli-leave-the-mezuzah/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #155 &#8211; The Good News Club</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/07/01/podcast-155-the-good-news-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview journalist Katherine Stewart, author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right&#8217;s Stealth Assault on America&#8217;s Children. For more about Katherine and her book visit TheGoodNewsClub.com. For the full show notes click here. To listen to this episode &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/07/01/podcast-155-the-good-news-club/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #154 &#8211; Snake Handling Preacher Dies Handling Snake</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/06/17/podcast-154-snake-handling-preacher-dies-handling-snake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here&#8217;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&#8217;ran-burning preacher Terry Jones is in the news again&#8211;this time for hanging President Obama in effigy &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/06/17/podcast-154-snake-handling-preacher-dies-handling-snake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #153 &#8211; Subsidizing Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/06/09/podcast-153-subsidizing-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Dr. Ryan T. Cragun, lead author of the new study &#8220;How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States.&#8221; For the full show notes click here. To listen to the episode directly click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Are We a Christian Nation?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/06/02/are-we-a-christian-nation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/06/02/are-we-a-christian-nation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #152 &#8211; Staise Gonzalez vs Helen Ukpabio</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/05/28/podcast-152-stacie-gonzalez-vs-helen-ukpabio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 15:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Staise Gonzalez of Houston Atheists about her recent protest against Helen Ukpabio, Nigerian preacher, demon-hunter, and outright nutcase. We also discuss the controversy surrounding the appointment of former Republican lobbyist Edwina Rogers as executive director of the Secular &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/05/28/podcast-152-stacie-gonzalez-vs-helen-ukpabio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In God We Teach online</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/05/23/in-god-we-teach-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 23:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may recall that back in podcast #135 we discussed a new documentary by Vic Losick called &#8220;In God We Teach.&#8221; It&#8217;s the story of a recent church-state controversy involving a student and a teacher at a high school in &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/05/23/in-god-we-teach-online/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #151 &#8211; Obama FINALLY Supports Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/05/10/podcast-151-obama-finally-supports-gay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally! President Barack Obama goes on the record in support of gay marriage&#8211;but only a day after North Carolina voters approved a state constitutional amendment banning it. And speaking of North Carolina, pastor Sean Harris of Fayetteville&#8217;s Berean Baptist Church &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/05/10/podcast-151-obama-finally-supports-gay-marriage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #150 &#8211; Dark Day at Sunrise Rock</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/28/podcast-150-dark-day-at-sunrise-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long-contested case of Salazar v Buono may soon be at an end.  For full show notes click here. To listen to the show click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Hitch remembered at Cooper Union</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/21/hitch-remembered-at-cooper-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A collection of notables including Salman Rushdie and Stephen Fry celebrated the life of Christopher Hitchens at Cooper Union in NYC. Wish I could have been there. My favorite quote from the event, from Stephen Fry: &#8220;Hitch thought the four &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/21/hitch-remembered-at-cooper-union/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota: Meet the Atheists</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/17/sarasota-meet-the-atheists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heads-up! If you&#8217;re going to be in Sarasota, Florida on April 23rd, take note of this announcement from David Williamson: The local Atheists of Florida chapter in the Sarasota/Bradenton area is hosting a ‘Meet the Atheists’ event on Monday, April &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/17/sarasota-meet-the-atheists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Charlie&#8217;s Exorcists</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/10/meet-charlies-exorcists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A con artist with 30 years of &#8220;experience&#8221; is now teaching his daughter and two of her friends to perpetuate the fraud. Behold!]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Easter</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/08/its-easter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Podcast #149 &#8211; Matthew Bowman (The Mormon People)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/03/podcast-149-matthew-bowman-the-mormon-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Matthew Bowman, author of The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith. Also: David wraps up his account from the Reason Rally, and John discusses Richard Dawkins&#8217; recent appearance in Atlanta. To read the full show notes &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/04/03/podcast-149-matthew-bowman-the-mormon-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dawkins at the Reason Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/25/dawkins-at-the-reason-rally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you (like me) were not able to attend Saturday&#8217;s Reason Rally, here&#8217;s one of the highlights: Professor Richard Dawkins.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #148 &#8211; Live at the Reason Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/24/podcast-148-live-at-the-reason-rally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Driscoll reports live from the Reason Rally on the National Mall. Listen to this episode here. Also: Giveaway! Richard Dawkins will be speaking in metro Atlanta on Tuesday, March 27th. &#8220;An Evening with Richard Dawkins&#8221; is sold out, but we have &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/24/podcast-148-live-at-the-reason-rally/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reason Rally tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/23/reason-rally-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, kids, this is it!  The much-anticipated Reason Rally on the National Mall is tomorrow, Saturday, March 24th.  It&#8217;s totally free, and all the details can be found at ReasonRally.com.  Top names include Richard Dawkins, PZ Myers and Tim Minchin! &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/23/reason-rally-tomorrow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The (Audio) Book of Mormon</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/22/the-audio-book-of-mormon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you, like me, have been curious about the Mormon beliefs in general (and the Book of Mormon specifically), you probably have also dreaded the idea of sitting down with a dry and boring book written in pseudo-King-James English. For &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/22/the-audio-book-of-mormon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pitagora Suichi!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/21/pitagora-suichi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time we visited our favorite sushi joint (Circle Sushi in Sandy Springs, GA, in case you&#8217;re wondering), they were playing a DVD on the hi-def TV that included a seemingly endless sequence of clever Rube Goldberg-like machines, whose &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/21/pitagora-suichi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #147 &#8211; Sex and God</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/17/podcast-147-sex-and-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Dr. Darrel Ray, author of Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality (paperback orKindle). Dr. Ray is also the author of The God Virus and founder of the group Recovering from Religion. For more visit TheGodVirus.net, IPCPress.com, or RecoveringfromReligion.com. Also: A recent poll shows &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/17/podcast-147-sex-and-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Dawkins in Atlanta</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/12/richard-dawkins-in-atlanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news! Richard Dawkins will be in metro Atlanta; specifically, at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, March 27th, 7pm, talking about and signing his new book The Magic of Reality.  Also speaking will be Sean Faircloth, Director of Strategy &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/12/richard-dawkins-in-atlanta/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #146 &#8211; Gag Reflex Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/06/podcast-146-gag-reflex-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says the concept of separation of church and state makes him want to &#8220;throw up.&#8221; Fellow Catholic JFK would have disagreed. And speaking of wanting to throw up, conservative radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh issues a &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/03/06/podcast-146-gag-reflex-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Separation of Church and State makes Rick Santorum puke</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/27/separation-of-church-and-state-makes-rick-santorum-puke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has it really come to this? For 3o-some-odd years now the Republicans have been tacking to the right, with increasingly insane results. For the last few years, Republicans have trotted out the old dodge that the phrase &#8220;separation of church &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/27/separation-of-church-and-state-makes-rick-santorum-puke/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #145 &#8211; Deborah Scroggins (Wanted Women: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/20/podcast-145-deborah-scroggins-wanted-women-ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-aafia-siddiqui/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Deborah Scroggins, author of the Wanted Women: Faith, Lies and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui. This dueling biography contrasts the lives of the world’s most hated female apostate and the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/20/podcast-145-deborah-scroggins-wanted-women-ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-aafia-siddiqui/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #144 &#8211; Controversy at the National Prayer Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/12/podcast-144-controversy-at-the-national-prayer-breakfast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) walked out of President Obama&#8217;s sermon at this year&#8217;s National Prayer Breakfast. Gingrey is shocked&#8211;shocked!&#8211;to find that politicking is going on at the NATIONAL prayer breakfast. Meanwhile, &#8220;Rabbi&#8221; Ralph Messer has crowned New Birth Missionary Baptist &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/12/podcast-144-controversy-at-the-national-prayer-breakfast/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eddie Long crowned King of the Jews</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/04/eddie-long-crowned-king-of-the-jews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sort of. If you have time, watch the whole 15-minute fiasco and tell me that the people who follow &#8220;Bishop&#8221; Eddie Long (of the New Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta) are not certifiable. I can see why Long would want &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/02/04/eddie-long-crowned-king-of-the-jews/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #143 &#8211; Cullen Murphy (God&#8217;s Jury)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/28/podcast-143-cullen-murphy-gods-jury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Cullen Murphy, editor-at-large for Vanity Fair and author of God&#8217;s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World. For more on Cullen visit CullenMurphy.com. John also recommends Wanted Women: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui by Deborah Scroggins. Giveaway! Either join our &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/28/podcast-143-cullen-murphy-gods-jury/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Giveaway! Win two books from Christopher Hitchens</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/22/giveaway-win-two-books-from-christopher-hitchens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Either join our Facebook group or leave feedback on our new iTunes feed, and you&#8217;re eligible to win copies of Christopher Hitchen&#8217;s books Hitch-22 and Arguably. A winner will be randomly selected on February 1st.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #142 &#8211; Jessica Ahlquist victorious in Rhode Island</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/22/podcast-142-jessica-ahlquist-victorious-in-rhode-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We look at the aftermath of highschooler Jessica Ahlquist&#8217;s First Amendment victory in Rhode Island. After winning a lawsuit to have a prayer banner removed from a public high school, Ms. Ahlquist has received threats and harassment&#8211;even local florists refuse to deliver &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/22/podcast-142-jessica-ahlquist-victorious-in-rhode-island/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #141 &#8211; The Mocking of Tim Tebow</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/07/podcast-141-the-mocking-of-tim-tebow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;d barely shouted &#8220;Happy New Year!&#8221; when 2012&#8242;s first religious controversy reared its ugly head. In this case, Cee Lo Green changed the lyrics to John Lennon&#8217;s classic &#8220;Imagine&#8221; during the NBC broadcast. Tim Tebow has been catching a lot of flak &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2012/01/07/podcast-141-the-mocking-of-tim-tebow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Charlie Brown converts to Islam.  AI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI-YAI !!!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/30/charlie-brown-converts-to-islam-ai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denis Leary on WhoSay]]></description>
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		<title>Ah, the Spirit of Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/28/ah-the-spirit-of-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a full and festive explanation, click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #140 &#8211; Remembering Christopher Hitchens</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/20/podcast-140-remembering-christopher-hitchens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We mourn the death of journalist and activist Christopher Hitchens, who died December 15th after a long battle with cancer. We&#8217;ll read from some of his recent work, share our favorite stories and Hitch quotes, and read what others are &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/20/podcast-140-remembering-christopher-hitchens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hitch is dead</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/16/hitch-is-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Hitchens has died. Despite a long and painful struggle with esophageal cancer, the Hitch remained unrepentant about his atheism; he continued to write regularly; and he made debate and lecture appearances whenever the vicissitudes of chemotherapy allowed. We were &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/16/hitch-is-dead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #139 &#8211; War on Christmas Continued</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/10/podcast-139-war-on-christmas-continued/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick Perry plays the homophobia card in his latest TV ad. Holiday displays in Leesburg, Virginia stir free speech controversy. The co-discoverer of a new earth-like world wants to call it the Christmas Planet. Prosperity gospel preacher Eddie Long&#8217;s wife &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/10/podcast-139-war-on-christmas-continued/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Perry is Strong. Bullshit Strong.</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/07/rick-perry-is-strong-bullshit-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good grief. Rick Perry is losing support among likely Republican voters, polling just ahead of herpes Rick Santorum. What&#8217;s a fella to do? Why, play the religion card, of course! Here&#8217;s &#8220;Strong,&#8221; the new TV ad he&#8217;s running in Iowa. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/07/rick-perry-is-strong-bullshit-strong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eddie Long is getting divorced no he&#8217;s not yes he is</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/05/eddie-long-is-getting-divorced-no-hes-not-yes-he-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vanessa Long, wife of New Birth Missionary Church&#8217;s &#8220;Bishop&#8221; Eddie Long, has filed for divorce. Weirdly she filed for divorce on a Thursday, but by Friday morning had issued a retraction, then by Friday afternoon had decided to go through &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/05/eddie-long-is-getting-divorced-no-hes-not-yes-he-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican exorcist calls yoga and Harry Potter evil</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/04/vatican-exorcist-calls-yoga-and-harry-potter-evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;a guy who says, with a straight face, that demons inhabit the bodies of the living and can be cast out with a bunch of Latin mumb0-jumbo and flinging of special water, thinks that Harry Potter and yoga are evil. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/04/vatican-exorcist-calls-yoga-and-harry-potter-evil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists as bad as rapists?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/03/atheists-as-bad-as-rapists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly published study from researchers at the University of British Columbia indicates that religious believers distrust atheists more than practically any other demographic (including gays, feminists and people of other religious persuasions). The only group that elicited as much &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/03/atheists-as-bad-as-rapists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #138 &#8211; War on Christmas Special 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/01/podcast-138-war-on-christmas-special-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We share our Top Five Holiday Gifts for Nonbelievers. Plus: Critics say Obama didn&#8217;t have enough god-talk in his Thanksgiving address; Georgia might mandate &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; on all license plates; and the Pope claims that pedophilia isn&#8217;t just &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/12/01/podcast-138-war-on-christmas-special-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #137 &#8211; Attack of the Theocrats</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/20/podcast-137-attack-of-the-theocrats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Sean Faircloth, author of Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do about It. Sean was formerly Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, but recently accepted the position of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/20/podcast-137-attack-of-the-theocrats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Podcast Feed</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/10/new-podcast-feed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PLEASE NOTE our new podcast feed: http://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss Our new iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-freethought-podcast/id478593934 Due to a capacity issue with the blog host, we&#8217;ve moved the podcast to the Liberated Syndication service.  You&#8217;ll need to ditch your existing podcast subscription and resubscribe &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/10/new-podcast-feed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #136 &#8211; Reason Rally Update with David Silverman</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/09/podcast-136-reason-rally-update-with-david-silverman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? Part 3 of 3</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/06/science-and-faith-friends-or-foes-part-3-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[The following commentary is provided by a friend of this blog who wishes to remain anonymous. He has stated flatly that were his views on religion made public, it would harm his business with the locals. The workshop he critiques &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/06/science-and-faith-friends-or-foes-part-3-of-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast Disabled</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/04/podcast-disabled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks, I&#8217;ve just been informed by our hosting service that we have been exceeding our monthly throughput limit. Massively exceeding. For several months. Now they tell me! In order to avoid considerable overcharges, I have no choice but to disable &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/04/podcast-disabled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? Part 2 of 3</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/02/science-and-faith-friends-or-foes-part-2-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[The following commentary is provided by a friend of this blog who wishes to remain anonymous. He has stated flatly that were his views on religion made public, it would harm his business with the locals. The workshop he critiques &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/11/02/science-and-faith-friends-or-foes-part-2-of-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill seeks to reaffirm In God We Trust as national motto</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/31/bill-seeks-to-reaffirm-in-god-we-trust-as-national-motto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, boy, here we go again. Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) has introduced a resolution seeking to reaffirm &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; as the national motto. Why? The national motto is no danger of being changed, and surely our elected representatives &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/31/bill-seeks-to-reaffirm-in-god-we-trust-as-national-motto/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? Part 1 of 3</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/30/science-and-faith-friends-or-foes-part-1-of-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[The following commentary is provided by a friend of this blog who wishes to remain anonymous. He has stated flatly that were his views on religion made public, it would harm his business with the locals. The workshop he critiques &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/30/science-and-faith-friends-or-foes-part-1-of-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>KY Court of Appeals rules against American Atheists</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/29/ky-court-of-appeals-rules-against-american-atheists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled against American Atheists in their lawsuit against the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS). A 2006 law claims that &#8220;the safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/29/ky-court-of-appeals-rules-against-american-atheists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #135 &#8211; Vic Losick (In God We Teach)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/25/podcast-135-vic-losick-in-god-we-teach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Podcast #134 &#8211; Alex Rosenberg (The Atheist&#8217;s Guide to Reality)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/17/podcast-134-alex-rosenberg-the-atheists-guide-to-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Clarifying myths about atheists</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/07/clarifying-myths-about-atheists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/07/clarifying-myths-about-atheists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. You need to read &#8220;Atheists misunderstood in US, but don&#8217;t need to remain silent,&#8221; written by Brandon Givens and published in the Gainesville Times. Despite the clunky title, it&#8217;s one of the clearest, most succinct defenses of atheism I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/07/clarifying-myths-about-atheists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #133 &#8211; Shocking Abuse of Teens in &#8220;Christian&#8221; Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/06/podcast-133-shocking-abuse-of-teens-in-christian-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<title>Are you ready for some foot-in-mouth?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/05/are-you-ready-for-some-foot-in-mouth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it with these people? It&#8217;s one thing to disagree with the president&#8217;s policies&#8230;but comparing him to Hitler? And seriously, in the long history of political errors, John Boehner&#8217;s golf game with Obama is the biggest political mistake ever? &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/10/05/are-you-ready-for-some-foot-in-mouth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Hicks on Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/29/bill-hicks-on-religion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/29/bill-hicks-on-religion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Hicks died in 1994 at the age of 32; since then he&#8217;s been consistently ranked among the top stand-up comedians of all time. And with good reason. Here&#8217;s Hicks on religion (NSFW):]]></description>
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		<title>The Spirituality of Atheism</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/19/the-spirituality-of-atheism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/19/the-spirituality-of-atheism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was intrigued when I learned that pastor Anthony David of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (UUCA) was delivering a sermon on atheism. It takes a great deal to coax me through the doors of a church, but I &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/19/the-spirituality-of-atheism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>International Religious Freedom Report</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/14/international-religious-freedom-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/14/international-religious-freedom-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US State Department has just released a new International Religious Freedom Report, highlighting nations with problematic records. If there&#8217;s any lesson to be learned here, it&#8217;s that there appears to be absolutely no correlation between US support of a &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/14/international-religious-freedom-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #132 &#8211; The Illogical Immortality of 9/11 Conspiracy Theories</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/11/podcast-132-the-illogical-immortality-of-911-conspiracy-theories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/11/podcast-132-the-illogical-immortality-of-911-conspiracy-theories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show notes and mp3.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #131 &#8211; Live at Dragon*Con 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/09/podcast-131-live-at-dragoncon-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/09/podcast-131-live-at-dragoncon-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re live from the Skeptrack at Dragon*Con, recorded Friday, September 1, 2011. Among the items discussed: the Virginia Earthquake, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and the difference (if any) between skeptics and atheists. Thanks again to Derek Colanduno for his hard &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/09/09/podcast-131-live-at-dragoncon-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We&#8217;re live from the Skeptrack at Dragon*Con, recorded Friday, September 1, 2011. Among the items discussed: the Virginia Earthquake, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and the difference (if any) between skeptics and atheists.
Thanks again to Derek[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We&#8217;re live from the Skeptrack at Dragon*Con, recorded Friday, September 1, 2011. Among the items discussed: the Virginia Earthquake, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and the difference (if any) between skeptics and atheists.
Thanks again to Derek Colanduno for his hard work in organizing the Skeptrack, and to Mark Ditsler of Abrupt Media for A/V assistance.
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		<title>Bachmann says j/k about Irene</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/30/bachmann-says-jk-about-irene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/30/bachmann-says-jk-about-irene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has taken a lot of heat over her claim that Hurricane Irene and the September 23 Earthquake were God&#8217;s message to Washington. At a recent campaign stop, Bachmann said, “I don&#8217;t know how much God &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/30/bachmann-says-jk-about-irene/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #130 &#8211; The Fundagelical Politics of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/20/podcast-130-the-fundagelical-politics-of-rick-perry-and-michele-bachmann/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential race is in full swing, and fundamental evangelicalism is already playing an important part. We look at the religious views (and actions) of two frontrunners: Texas Governor Rick Perry and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Specifically, check out Timothy &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/20/podcast-130-the-fundagelical-politics-of-rick-perry-and-michele-bachmann/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The Republican presidential race is in full swing, and fundamental evangelicalism is already playing an important part. We look at the religious views (and actions) of two frontrunners: Texas Governor Rick Perry and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. S[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>The Republican presidential race is in full swing, and fundamental evangelicalism is already playing an important part. We look at the religious views (and actions) of two frontrunners: Texas Governor Rick Perry and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Specifically, check out Timothy Egan&#8217;s NYT article &#8220;Rick Perry&#8217;s Unanswered Prayers&#8221; and Bachmann&#8217;s August 14 appearance on Meet the Press (go to the 3:00 mark to listen to the discussion of her religious views).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s Secular World podcast(formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
Tickets have sold out for the Atlanta Skeptics Star Party, Thursday, September 1st at Emory University. If you bought tickets but find you can&#8217;t go, please contact us.
Atheist Alliance of America is now planning its first national convention after the recent re-org that split AAA from Atheist Alliance International. It&#8217;s October 7-9 in Houston, Texas. Guest speakers include PZ Myers, Richard Dawkins, Michael Shermer and more.
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		<title>Books maybe you should know about</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/19/books-maybe-you-should-know-about-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many books, so little time. Here are three new books which have come to my attention, which look extraordinarily interesting, but which I have not (yet?) had the time to read. If anyone picks up one of these, I&#8217;d &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/19/books-maybe-you-should-know-about-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Party less popular than atheists</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/18/tea-party-less-popular-than-atheists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although disapproval of atheists has been easing&#8211;gradually&#8211;over the last few decades, we&#8217;re still pretty much at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to public opinion. But there&#8217;s hope! Recent surveys show that the Tea Party is even more &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/18/tea-party-less-popular-than-atheists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #129 &#8211; Janet Reitman (Inside Scientology)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/08/podcast-129-janet-reitman-inside-scientology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/08/podcast-129-janet-reitman-inside-scientology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[scientology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Janet Reitman, author of the new book Inside Scientology, an extensive and objective history of the movement launched by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. Inside Scientology is available in hardcover, unabridged audio, or for Kindle. For more about &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/08/podcast-129-janet-reitman-inside-scientology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>1:08:25</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>We interview Janet Reitman, author of the new book Inside Scientology, an extensive and objective history of the movement launched by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. Inside Scientology is available in hardcover, unabridged audio, or for Kindle. For mo[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We interview Janet Reitman, author of the new book Inside Scientology, an extensive and objective history of the movement launched by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. Inside Scientology is available in hardcover, unabridged audio, or for Kindle. For more about Janet visit JanetReitman.com.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s Secular World podcast (formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
Tickets are now available for the Atlanta Skeptics Star Party, Thursday, September 1st at Emory University. Guests include Phil Plait (BadAstronomy.com), Pamela Gay (The Astronomy Cast) and Nicole Gugliucci (NoisyAstronomer.com). And, of course, the entire American Freethought quartet will be in attendance. Proceeds go to Light the Night – the Leukemia &#38; Lymphoma Society.
CONTACT
Visit us online at AmericanFreethought.com.
Email us at john@americanfreethought.com or david@americanfreethought.com. (John and David are available, either together or separately, to speak in person to your group.)
If you like what you hear, take a moment and leave feedback on our iTunes page.
Join our communities at Facebook, Atheist Nexus, Think Atheist or Yahoo Groups.
Shop through us at Amazon.com or at CafePress.com.
If you&#8217;d like to donate to the operation of this podcast, you can contribute through PayPal to editor@scifidimensions.com. We promise not to spend it on beer.
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		<itunes:keywords>books, cults, interviews, politics, religion</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>American Freethought</itunes:author>
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		<title>Man shoots mother during religious argument</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/05/man-shoots-mother-during-religious-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/08/05/man-shoots-mother-during-religious-argument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Cobb County, just north of Atlanta, police have arrested a man for shooting his mother numerous times after having a &#8220;religion argument.&#8221; No word yet on the details of the argument.]]></description>
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		<title>Like the shoes? Don&#8217;t Minchin it!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/30/like-the-shoes-dont-minchin-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/30/like-the-shoes-dont-minchin-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alternative medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve become a huge Tim Minchin fan over the last couple of years. Not only is he an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and comedian, he&#8217;s an unrelenting cheerleader for science, skepticism and critical thinking. He just finished his first tour &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/30/like-the-shoes-dont-minchin-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #128 &#8211; Anders Breivik: Zealot or Madman?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/28/podcast-128-anders-breivik-zealot-or-madman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/28/podcast-128-anders-breivik-zealot-or-madman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Norway mourns the massacre of at least 76 citizens at the hands of native son Anders Breivik, who describes himself as a Christian conservative and crusading knight protecting Nordic culture from Islamic infiltrators. But it&#8217;s hard to imagine anyone thinking &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/28/podcast-128-anders-breivik-zealot-or-madman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:33:40</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Norway mourns the massacre of at least 76 citizens at the hands of native son Anders Breivik, who describes himself as a Christian conservative and crusading knight protecting Nordic culture from Islamic infiltrators. But it&#8217;s hard to imagine [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Norway mourns the massacre of at least 76 citizens at the hands of native son Anders Breivik, who describes himself as a Christian conservative and crusading knight protecting Nordic culture from Islamic infiltrators. But it&#8217;s hard to imagine anyone thinking that bombing and murder are truly things that Jesus Christ would want them to do. So is Breivik a sane but fanatical Christian, or just another in a long line of crazy people who glom onto religion as an excuse to act out their issues?
On a lighter note, both John and David had an opportunity to see singer/songwriter/comedian Tim Minchin perform in Atlanta and DC, respectively. Consensus: DO NOT miss an opportunity to see this incredibly funny and talented freethinker perform!
David shares some of his favorite wacky Tea Party quotes, and&#8230;
Georgia is calling for a do-over in public voting over the design for the new state license plate. Three of the designs prominently featured &#8220;In God We Trust,&#8221; and&#8211;surprise surprise&#8211;those are the three that made the final round.  But wait! Turns out IGWT was intended as a optional decal (for an extra buck) that citizens can buy regardless of the final design. Sounds fishy; nonetheless, the state has reposted the competing designs so people can vote on them based on aesthetics alone.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s Secular World podcast (formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
Tickets are now available for the Atlanta Skeptics Star Party, Thursday, September 1st at Emory University. Guests include Phil Plait (BadAstronomy.com), Pamela Gay (The Astronomy Cast) and Nicole Gugliucci (NoisyAstronomer.com). And, of course, the entire American Freethought quartet will be in attendance. Proceeds go to Light the Night – the Leukemia &#38; Lymphoma Society.
CONTACT
Visit us online at AmericanFreethought.com.
Email us at john@americanfreethought.com or david@americanfreethought.com. (John and David are available, either together or separately, to speak in person to your group.)
If you like what you hear, take a moment and leave feedback on our iTunes page.
Join our communities at Facebook, Atheist Nexus, Think Atheist or Yahoo Groups.
Shop through us at Amazon.com or at CafePress.com.
If you&#8217;d like to donate to the operation of this podcast, you can contribute through PayPal to editor@scifidimensions.com. We promise not to spend it on beer.
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		<title>Hubbard&#8217;s great grandson speaks</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/26/hubbards-great-grandson-speaks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/26/hubbards-great-grandson-speaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cults]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jamie dewolf]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last book I finished reading was Janet Reitman&#8217;s fantastic book Inside Scientology, an objective but unflinching look at the legacy of L. Ron Hubbard. By coincidence, someone pointed me to this video on YouTube. It&#8217;s true that Hubbard, either &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/26/hubbards-great-grandson-speaks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pimp my turtle</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/24/pimp-my-turtle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/24/pimp-my-turtle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamera]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[washington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is just about the coolest thing I&#8217;ve seen all week. Veterinarians in Washington state were forced to amputate the infected forelimb of a &#8220;spur-thighed tortoise&#8221; (never heard of a spur-thighed tortoise before). To compensate for the lost limb, they &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/24/pimp-my-turtle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sexism in the Atheist Community</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/23/sexism-in-the-atheist-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/23/sexism-in-the-atheist-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2962</guid>
		<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>Rick Perry&#8217;s Pals (courtesy of Rachel Maddow)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/21/rick-perrys-pals-courtesy-of-rachel-maddow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/21/rick-perrys-pals-courtesy-of-rachel-maddow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter Seven</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/18/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-seven/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/18/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-seven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2943</guid>
		<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/2011/07/18/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-seven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #127 &#8211; Atlanta Skepticamp Trivia Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/13/podcast-127-atlanta-skepticamp-trivia-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/13/podcast-127-atlanta-skepticamp-trivia-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an encore presentation of the Atlanta Skepticamp Trivia Challenge, presented by John C. Snider on Sunday, June 12th. We thought our listeners might want to take a whack at these questions and see how they do. Thanks to &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/13/podcast-127-atlanta-skepticamp-trivia-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:48:00</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>This is an encore presentation of the Atlanta Skepticamp Trivia Challenge, presented by John C. Snider on Sunday, June 12th. We thought our listeners might want to take a whack at these questions and see how they do.
Thanks to Abrupt Media for the r[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This is an encore presentation of the Atlanta Skepticamp Trivia Challenge, presented by John C. Snider on Sunday, June 12th. We thought our listeners might want to take a whack at these questions and see how they do.
Thanks to Abrupt Media for the recording. Click here for more pictures from the event.
If you&#8217;re really into trivia, John will be doing ANOTHER Trivia Challenge this Saturday (July 16th) for the Atlanta Skeptics, 7PM at Manuel&#8217;s Tavern. There will be prizes. You&#8217;ll need to RSVP at the Atlanta Skeptics Meetup page. See you there!
Also:
Listener feedback! A teacher in Switzerland gets fired for challenging the intermingling of church and state (see also the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland), and a listener thinks we&#8217;re not skeptical enough about Bill Maher&#8217;s opinions on &#8220;agribusiness.&#8221;
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s Secular World podcast (formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
John and Allison will be attending the Tim Minchin concert at Atlanta&#8217;s Center Stage, Thursday, July 14th, along with several other members of the local skeptic and freethought communities.
CONTACT
Visit us online at AmericanFreethought.com.
Email us at john@americanfreethought.com or david@americanfreethought.com. (John and David are available, either together or separately, to speak in person to your group.)
If you like what you hear, take a moment and leave feedback on our iTunes page.
Join our communities at Facebook, Atheist Nexus, Think Atheist or Yahoo Groups.
Shop through us at Amazon.com or at CafePress.com.
If you&#8217;d like to donate to the operation of this podcast, you can contribute through PayPal to editor@scifidimensions.com. We promise not to spend it on beer.
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		<itunes:keywords>humor, podcast, science, skepticism</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>American Freethought</itunes:author>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter Six</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/12/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-six/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/12/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-six/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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 Five</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/11/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-five/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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/2011/07/11/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-five/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter Four</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/07/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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 Three</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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/2011/07/06/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-three/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter Two</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/05/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/05/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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/2011/07/05/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-two/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When we remember we are all mad&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/04/when-we-remember-we-are-all-mad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/04/when-we-remember-we-are-all-mad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I gave my &#8220;20th Century Twain&#8221; talk to the Fellowship of Reason. I caught up with old friends and met some new ones. The presentation was well-received, I thought&#8211;and they gave me this cool t-shirt. It&#8217;s all the way &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/04/when-we-remember-we-are-all-mad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is America a Christian nation?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/04/is-america-a-christian-nation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/04/is-america-a-christian-nation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who still believe that the Founding Fathers were Bible-thumping evangelical fundamentalists, I invite you, on this Independence Day, to read this and then read this (from Paul&#8217;s letter to the Romans, Chapter 13): 1 Let everyone be subject &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/04/is-america-a-christian-nation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #126 &#8211; Matthew Chapman (The Ledge)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/01/podcast-126-matthew-chapman-the-ledge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview Matthew Chapman, writer/director of the new philosophical thriller The Ledge. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler, The Ledge explores a tragic love triangle involving an atheist, an evangelical Christian, and the woman they both love. The &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/07/01/podcast-126-matthew-chapman-the-ledge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We interview Matthew Chapman, writer/director of the new philosophical thriller The Ledge. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler, The Ledge explores a tragic love triangle involving an atheist, an evangelical Christian, and the woman[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We interview Matthew Chapman, writer/director of the new philosophical thriller The Ledge. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler, The Ledge explores a tragic love triangle involving an atheist, an evangelical Christian, and the woman they both love. The Ledge opens in NY and LA on July 8th, and in other parts of the country soon thereafter. If you don&#8217;t want to wait, you can screen it on-demand right now at SundanceNow.com.
Aside from his successful film career, Matthew (who happens to be the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin) is the author of two books touching on the creationism/evolution debate: Trials of the Monkey (in which he visits Dayton, TN, the site of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial) and 40 Days and 40 Nights (about the recent lawsuit in Dover, PA).
Matthew is also the cofounder and current president of Science Debate, a nonprofit organization &#8220;dedicated to elevating science and engineering policy issues in the national dialogue of the United States.&#8221;
For more about Matthew Chapman and his many projects, visit MatthewChapman.us.
Also:
More controversy from the Miss USA pageant! After Miss Tennessee answered a question about burning the Qur&#8217;an, Penn Jillette (one of the judges) tweeted &#8220;glad to help her lose.&#8221;
Georgia is about to update the state&#8217;s license plates, and half of the six candidate designs feature &#8220;In God We Trust.&#8221; The public can vote online through mid-July, so even if you&#8217;re not a resident of the Peach State, you can visit this website and vote for your secular faves. Vote early and often!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s other project, Secular World podcast (formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
John Snider will be repeating his 20th Century Twain presentation on July 3 for theFellowship of Reason at the Atlanta Freethought Hall.
CONTACT
Visit us online at AmericanFreethought.com.
Email us at john@americanfreethought.com or david@americanfreethought.com. (John and David are available, either together or separately, to speak in person to your group.)
If you like what you hear, take a moment and leave feedback on our iTunes page.
Join our communities at Facebook, Atheist Nexus, Think Atheist or Yahoo Groups.
Shop through us at Amazon.com or at CafePress.com.
If you&#8217;d like to donate to the operation of this podcast, you can contribute through PayPal to editor@scifidimensions.com. We promise not to spend it on beer.
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		<title>Salvation Boulevard</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/30/salvation-boulevard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This looks hilarious:]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia may get IGWT license plates</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/27/georgia-may-get-igwt-license-plates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/27/georgia-may-get-igwt-license-plates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again.  Georgia has decided it&#8217;s time to redesign the state&#8217;s license plates, and to help pick the new design, they&#8217;re enlisting the help of the online community. They&#8217;re posting six designs on a state website for netizens &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/27/georgia-may-get-igwt-license-plates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Chapter One</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/26/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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/2011/06/26/allah-liberty-and-love-chapter-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #125 &#8211; Sex and Secularism</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/24/podcast-125-sex-and-secularism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We interview researchers Dr. Darrel Ray and Amanda Brown about &#8220;Sex and Secularism,&#8221; their recently released survey of the sex lives of thousands of non-theists. Some of the answers may surprise you.  To download the survey visit IPCPress.com. Also, be &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/24/podcast-125-sex-and-secularism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>1:00:35</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>We interview researchers Dr. Darrel Ray and Amanda Brown about &#8220;Sex and Secularism,&#8221; their recently released survey of the sex lives of thousands of non-theists. Some of the answers may surprise you.  To download the survey visit IPCPres[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We interview researchers Dr. Darrel Ray and Amanda Brown about &#8220;Sex and Secularism,&#8221; their recently released survey of the sex lives of thousands of non-theists. Some of the answers may surprise you.  To download the survey visit IPCPress.com. Also, be sure to visit AtheismResource.com, cofounded by Amanda and her husband, a site &#8220;designed to give easy access to loads of information on the subject of atheism from a historical, cultural, political, psychological, sociological, and scientific perspective.&#8221;  Darrel Ray is the author of The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture and Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality, due out this fall.
Miss USA is a &#8220;huge science geek.&#8221;  Miss California Alyssa Campanella was crowned amid some controversy: among the questions asked of this year&#8217;s contestants was &#8220;Should evolution be taught in the schools?&#8221; The montage at the top of the show features the answers of Miss Alabama, Miss Alaska, Miss Arizona, Miss Arkansas and Miss California. Those with strong constitutions can listen to the entire 15-minute clip with the answers from all 51 contestants.
Skepticamp Atlanta 2011 was a great success! The presentations were great overall, with two exceptions (one for a series of tragically comic technical glitches, and another for being, well, not rigorously skeptical).  And John&#8217;s Trivia Challenge was well-received. The winner was none other than Steve DeGroof, creator of Tree Lobsters.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s other project, Secular World podcast (formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
John Snider will be repeating his 20th Century Twain presentation on July 3 for theFellowship of Reason at the Atlanta Freethought Hall.
CONTACT
Visit us online at AmericanFreethought.com.
Email us at john@americanfreethought.com or david@americanfreethought.com.  (John and David are available, either together or separately, to speak in person to your group.)
If you like what you hear, take a moment and leave feedback on our iTunes page.
Join our communities at Facebook, Atheist Nexus, Think Atheist or Yahoo Groups.
Shop through us at Amazon.com or at CafePress.com.
If you&#8217;d like to donate to the operation of this podcast, you can contribute through PayPal to editor@scifidimensions.com.  We promise not to spend it on beer.
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		<itunes:keywords>atheism, interviews, religion, science</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>American Freethought</itunes:author>
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		<title>Tim Minchin in Atlanta!</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/23/tim-minchin-in-atlanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally finally finally Australian comedian/musician/skeptic/atheist Tim Minchin is coming to America.  We have tickets to see his July 14th show in Atlanta, and we are stoked.  If you&#8217;ve never heard of Minchin, just Google him or look on YouTube.  Check &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/23/tim-minchin-in-atlanta/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists still at the bottom with voters</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/22/atheists-still-at-the-bottom-with-voters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oy.  A new Gallup poll asked potential voters about how their views of qualified presidential candidates would be affected by various incidental demographic qualities.  The question was: &#8220;If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president, who happened to &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/22/atheists-still-at-the-bottom-with-voters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Baptists affirm the existence of Hell</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/21/southern-baptists-affirm-the-existence-of-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/21/southern-baptists-affirm-the-existence-of-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rob Bell musta touched a nerve!  The Southern Baptist Convention has just issued a declaration reaffirming the existence of Eternal Damnation at the hands of a supposedly All-Loving God.]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo Sponsored Links FAIL</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/20/yahoo-sponsored-links-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From yesterday&#8217;s news:]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty, and Love &#8211; Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/19/allah-liberty-and-love-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/19/allah-liberty-and-love-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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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>Billboard company requires Christian insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/14/billboard-company-requires-christian-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/14/billboard-company-requires-christian-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Central Arkansas Coalition for Reason wanted to run bus ads similar to the ones that have run in other cities over the last couple of years. Their ad would have said &#8220;Are you good without God.&#8221; Trouble is the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/14/billboard-company-requires-christian-insurance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ascertain and Delineate</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/10/ascertain-and-delineate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/10/ascertain-and-delineate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ascertain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delineate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids in the hall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one of my favorite bits from one of my favorite TV shows:]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #124 &#8211; A Response to The Response</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/09/podcast-124-a-response-to-the-response/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/09/podcast-124-a-response-to-the-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose recent weekend-long Pray for Rain declaration led to Texas’ drought WORSENING while the neighboring states were plagued by Biblical downpours and a spate of deadly tornadoes, is at it again. Now, he&#8217;s calling for &#8220;The &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/09/podcast-124-a-response-to-the-response/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose recent weekend-long Pray for Rain declaration led to Texas’ drought WORSENING while the neighboring states were plagued by Biblical downpours and a spate of deadly tornadoes, is at it again. Now, he&#8217;s calling f[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose recent weekend-long Pray for Rain declaration led to Texas’ drought WORSENING while the neighboring states were plagued by Biblical downpours and a spate of deadly tornadoes, is at it again. Now, he&#8217;s calling for &#8220;The Response,&#8221; a massive prayer rally set for August 6 in Houston.  The rumor mill has it that Perry might be thinking of running for president.  For more on Rick Perry, Fundamentalist Frankenstein, check out his Wiki entry.
Self proclaimed &#8220;Bishop” Eddie Long, outspoken anti-gay preacher and head of New Birth Missionary Baptist, Atlanta&#8217;s influential megachurch, has settled the civil suits against him out of court. Long was accused of sexual misconduct with teenaged boys enrolled in youth programs at New Birth. He had vowed to fight the accusations. And in what seems like an unlikely coincidence, Bernice King, daughter of the late MLK, Jr., is leaving her position as an elder at New Birth to start her own ministry. She claims it has nothing to do with the sex scandal. Meanwhile, there is no rest for the wicked—and apparently no negative consequences.  All signs are that his congregation is standing behind him. No sooner were his civil suits resolved, “Bishop” Long announced that New Birth is EXPANDING, creating new megachurches in Denver, Colorado and Birmingham, Alabama.
Finally, freethinkers may be interested in the efforts of R. Kirby Godsey, former president of Mercer University, originally a Baptist college and now&#8211;thanks to Godsey&#8211;one of the most successful private universities in the Southeast. Godsey is also no stranger to controversy. His book When We Talk about God, Let&#8217;s Be Honest was declared heretical by the Georgia Baptist Convention because it dared to call into question Biblical inerrancy and the divinity of Jesus. As a result of this and other disputes, Godsey and Mercer parted ways with the GBC. Godsey&#8217;s new book, Is God a Christian?, continues his call to his fellow Christians to abandon fundamentalism, exclusivism and absolutism. He also offers positive summaries of all the major world religions, and suggests ways in which Christians can embrace people of other faiths in a respectful, nonjudgemental way.  (Much of what Godsey writes will be very familiar to readers of Bishop John Shelby Spong.) John Snider attended a local lecture by Dr. Godsey and asked him about expanding his embrace to include atheists and agnostics. His answer may surprise you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
David Driscoll&#8217;s other project, Secular World podcast (formerly Secular Nation podcast) continues.
If you&#8217;re in Atlanta this weekend, June 11-12, check out Atlanta Skepticamp, at the Doraville Community Center in north metro Atlanta. John Snider will be presenting a skeptic-themed trivia challenge&#8211;a stack of goodies goes to the winner!
John Snider will be repeating his 20th Century Twain presentation on July 3 for the Fellowship of Reason at the Atlanta Freethought Hall.
CONTACT
Visit us online at AmericanFreethought.com.
Email us at john@americanfreethought.com or david@americanfreethought.com.  (John and David are available, either together or separately, to speak in person to your group.)
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		<title>Biblical Illiteracy in America</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/06/biblical-illiteracy-in-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/06/biblical-illiteracy-in-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an amusing article from CNN discussing the appalling level of Biblical illiteracy in America, particularly among people who either should know better or claim to look to the Bible as the sole source of morality.  This comes as no &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/06/06/biblical-illiteracy-in-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trailer for The Ledge</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/31/trailer-for-the-ledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/31/trailer-for-the-ledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the trailer for The Ledge, an upcoming movie written and directed by Matthew Chapman.  It&#8217;s about a love triangle in which an atheist and a Christian are rivals for the love of the latter&#8217;s wife.  (Matthew Chapman, you &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/31/trailer-for-the-ledge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eddie Long is off the hook</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/27/eddie-long-is-off-the-hook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/27/eddie-long-is-off-the-hook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 02:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like &#8220;Bishop&#8221; Eddie Long of Atlanta&#8217;s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has reached a secret agreement with his three accusers and won&#8217;t go to court after all.  Long was accused of coercive sexual practices with teenage boys who were &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/27/eddie-long-is-off-the-hook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Was Westboro Baptist bum-rushed in Brandon, MS?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/25/was-westboro-baptist-bum-rushed-in-brandon-ms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/25/was-westboro-baptist-bum-rushed-in-brandon-ms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 23:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[civil rights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following account has been circulating on message boards and opinion pages lately. It concerns an alleged encounter between the despicable Westboro Baptist Church (of &#8220;God Hates Fags&#8221; fame) and the citizens of Brandon, Mississippi. The occasion was the April &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/25/was-westboro-baptist-bum-rushed-in-brandon-ms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allah, Liberty and Love</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/24/allah-liberty-and-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/24/allah-liberty-and-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 05:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=2814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my next blog-a-book project.  Starting June 14th, I&#8217;ll be blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji&#8217;s Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom.  Manji is the author of the highly influential The Trouble with Islam &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/24/allah-liberty-and-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Camping is flabbergasted</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/23/harold-camping-is-flabbergasted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/23/harold-camping-is-flabbergasted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 23:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cults]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s also nonplussed, poleaxed, befuddled, confused, stunned, staggered, flummoxed and gobsmacked.  Harold Camping, the 89-year-old nut-job/con-artist (pick one or both) is at a loss to explain why the Rapture didn&#8217;t occur on May 21st as &#8220;guaranteed.&#8221;  Camping always knew that &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/23/harold-camping-is-flabbergasted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The dilemma of the black atheist</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/23/the-dilemma-of-the-black-atheist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/23/the-dilemma-of-the-black-atheist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being an atheist in America is tough. Being a black atheist is even tougher. Remember a couple of years back when comedian and self-styled relationship expert Steve Harvey launched into an ignorant diatribe against atheists?  I&#8217;ll bet his remarks had a &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/23/the-dilemma-of-the-black-atheist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When the world DOESN&#8217;T come to an end</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/22/when-the-world-doesnt-come-to-an-end/</link>
		<comments>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/22/when-the-world-doesnt-come-to-an-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<title>Podcast #123 &#8211; Study on US Catholic Child Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/21/podcast-123-study-on-us-catholic-child-abuse/</link>
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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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		<itunes:subtitle>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 [...]</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>The End of the World is no joke for some</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/20/the-end-of-the-world-is-no-joke-for-some/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 21:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vast majority of Americans (both religious and nonreligious) are using radio nutjob Harold Camping&#8217;s prediction that tomorrow, May 21st, is the beginning of the End of the World, as an excuse to have a hearty laugh and party like &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/20/the-end-of-the-world-is-no-joke-for-some/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Hawking doesn&#8217;t believe in Heaven</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/16/stephen-hawking-doesnt-believe-in-heaven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 23:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an interview with Guardian.co.uk, celebrated theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking calls Heaven &#8220;a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.&#8221;  That&#8217;s a pretty simple summary, but I think he hit the nail right on the head. Hawking has spent &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/16/stephen-hawking-doesnt-believe-in-heaven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The crazies come out for God</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/14/the-crazies-come-out-for-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 13:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the crazies come out of the woodwork, you can almost bet they have one thing on their minds.  Atheism?  God?  Let&#8217;s take a look&#8230; As if we haven&#8217;t had enough of air piracy in the last ten years&#8230; Rageh &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/14/the-crazies-come-out-for-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should Alabama sue Texas over the recent tornadoes?</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/12/should-alabama-sue-texas-over-the-recent-tornadoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 23:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow this logic.  Last month, Texas Governor Rick Perry proclaimed Easter weekend (April 22-24) as &#8220;Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas.&#8221;  Never mind the blatant unconstitutionality and foolish superstition of this stunt: Perry claims, with a &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/12/should-alabama-sue-texas-over-the-recent-tornadoes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So much for being held to a higher standard</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/so-much-for-being-held-to-a-higher-standard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 02:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which reminds me&#8230; A minister admits he lied for years about being a Navy SEAL &#8230;and&#8230; A minister shoots a boy who threw a rock at his car. Let he who is without sin fire the first shot?]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #122 &#8211; Robert M. Price on the Book of Revelation</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/podcast-122-robert-m-price-on-the-book-of-revelation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 22:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We wrap up our extended look at the Book of Revelation with an interview with Dr. Robert M. Price, theologian and author of (among other books) The Reason Driven Life. For more about Dr. Price visit his official website: robertmprice.mindvendor.com. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/podcast-122-robert-m-price-on-the-book-of-revelation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We wrap up our extended look at the Book of Revelation with an interview with Dr. Robert M. Price, theologian and author of (among other books) The Reason Driven Life. For more about Dr. Price visit his official website: robertmprice.mindvendor.com.[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We wrap up our extended look at the Book of Revelation with an interview with Dr. Robert M. Price, theologian and author of (among other books) The Reason Driven Life. For more about Dr. Price visit his official website: robertmprice.mindvendor.com.
(Correction: We state in the podcast we&#8217;re presenting the last three chapters, but actually it&#8217;s the last four.)
Plus: The Daily Show&#8217;s Jon Stewart almost nails historical revisionist David Barton, one of the movers and shakers behind the &#8220;America is a Christian nation&#8221; myth.
Announcements:
The Secular Coalition for America is holding their Biennial Strategic Summit May 19-21 in Washington, DC.
If you&#8217;re going to be in Tampa, Florida May 13-15 check out the first International Freethought Film Festival.
A reminder that David Driscoll&#8217;s Secular Nation podcast is now the Secular World podcast!
Finally, check out Mike Lee&#8217;s The Religious Antagonist on YouTube.
Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll. Recorded May 8, 2011.
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		<title>Bear with us during the upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/bear-with-us-during-the-upgrade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 22:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for any inconvenience to our visitors during our website upgrade.  Rest assured the &#8220;country lane&#8221; format won&#8217;t stick around for long.  Meanwhile, there shouldn&#8217;t be any further service disruptions.]]></description>
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		<title>National Day of Reason</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/05/national-day-of-reason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 23:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals recently threw out the Freedom From Religion Foundation&#8217;s lawsuit against the National Day of Prayer, citing lack of standing.  Paraphrasing the court, &#8220;If the president isn&#8217;t complaining, there&#8217;s no case.&#8221;  Of course, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/05/national-day-of-reason/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Katy Perry&#8217;s evangelical upbringing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 11:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katy Perry&#8217;s parents were (and still are) evangelical nutjobs.  Who knew?  The &#8220;I Kissed a Girl&#8221; singer reveals in a new interview that her parents were so hardcore they banned the terms &#8220;deviled eggs&#8221; and &#8220;Dirt Devil&#8221; from being spoken. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/04/katy-perrys-evangelical-upbringing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bin Laden is dead but I&#8217;m not celebrating. Much.</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/02/bin-laden-is-dead-but-im-not-celebrating-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 22:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a pretty big deal that fate/justice/American special-ops finally caught up with Osama bin Laden.  While I&#8217;m not exactly sad to see him gone, I also don&#8217;t find the death of another human being a reason to celebrate.  His destruction &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/05/02/bin-laden-is-dead-but-im-not-celebrating-much/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama releases long form birth certificate</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/27/obama-releases-long-form-birth-certificate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has finally released his long-form birth certificate, and it should come as no surprise to any thinking person that it shows he was born in the United States. How many &#8220;Birthers&#8221; will now publicly agree that they were &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/27/obama-releases-long-form-birth-certificate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #121 &#8211; Easter Schmeaster</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/24/podcast-121-easter-schmeaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Easter!  Time to celebrate the return of spring and the goddess Eostre (I mean, Resurrection of Christ) or something.  It&#8217;s also time for our president to continue his embarrassing pandering to the Religious Right by instituting an annual White &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/24/podcast-121-easter-schmeaster/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>It&#8217;s Easter!  Time to celebrate the return of spring and the goddess Eostre (I mean, Resurrection of Christ) or something.  It&#8217;s also time for our president to continue his embarrassing pandering to the Religious Right by instituting an [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>It&#8217;s Easter!  Time to celebrate the return of spring and the goddess Eostre (I mean, Resurrection of Christ) or something.  It&#8217;s also time for our president to continue his embarrassing pandering to the Religious Right by instituting an annual White House Easter Prayer Breakfast.
In other news, Iran is considering banning dogs, since they&#8217;re both un-Islamic and decadently Western.
Plus: We look at the new cinematic adaptation of Ayn Rand&#8217;s Atlas Shrugged.  And John gives a quick rundown of his and Allison&#8217;s recent trip to Paris!
Closing music:  &#8221;Paris in a Day&#8221; by Ellis Paul.
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		<title>Obama to make Easter prayer breakfast an annual event</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/19/obama-to-make-easter-prayer-breakfast-an-annual-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happened to the crypto-Muslim (or crypto-atheist) that Obama&#8217;s detractors so loved to hate? For that matter, what happened to the change Obama promised those who voted for him? To be sure, there has been SOME change, but other things &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/19/obama-to-make-easter-prayer-breakfast-an-annual-event/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 9: From Temporary to Timeless)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/15/paris-oddly-enough-part-9-from-temporary-to-timeless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[eiffel tower]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 to mark the centennial of the French Revolution.  At 300 meters, it was the tallest building in the world (kicking the snot out of the previous record holder, the Washington Monument, which stands &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/15/paris-oddly-enough-part-9-from-temporary-to-timeless/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 8: Cinq Ans d&#8217;Amour)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/14/paris-oddly-enough-part-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this day in 2006, I married the most beautiful, most intelligent woman in the world. That&#8217;s right&#8211;Allison has put up with me for FIVE YEARS (and that doesn&#8217;t count the three years before that when we were dating, co-habitating &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/14/paris-oddly-enough-part-8/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 7: French Muslims!)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/13/paris-oddly-enough-part-7-french-muslims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[grand mosque of paris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By some estimates, 10% of France is Muslim.  It&#8217;s the second most practiced religion in the country, after Catholicism (which isn&#8217;t saying much, I guess, considering how secular French society is overall these days). France&#8217;s relationship with Islam is complicated. &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/13/paris-oddly-enough-part-7-french-muslims/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 6: Radically Off-Topic)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/12/paris-oddly-enough-part-6-slightly-off-topic-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post has nothing to do with Paris, and only a little to do with the French. Today marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War.  It would take four long years before the Union would &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/12/paris-oddly-enough-part-6-slightly-off-topic-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 5: Place de Greve)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/11/paris-oddly-enough-part-5-place-de-greve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hotel de Ville is not a hotel, but rather the City Hall of Paris.  The public square adjacent to it is called the Place de l&#8217;Hotel de Ville.  Catchy, huh? The Place de l&#8217;Hotel de Ville used to be &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/11/paris-oddly-enough-part-5-place-de-greve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 4: Oh the Ironies)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/10/paris-oddly-enough-part-4-oh-the-ironies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[henry iii]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oldest existing bridge in Paris is called, ironically, the Pont Neuf (&#8220;New Bridge&#8221;). The bridge took nearly 30 years to complete. It was started in 1578 by King Henry III (who, for his Protestant sympathies, was assassinated by a &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/10/paris-oddly-enough-part-4-oh-the-ironies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 3: Walking It Off)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/09/paris-oddly-enough-part-3-walking-it-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Third Century, during the late Roman Era, the Bishop of Paris was a fellow named Dionysius.  Dionysius pissed off the local pagans (accounts vary: some say he denied the divinity of the Roman Emperor; others say the pagans &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/09/paris-oddly-enough-part-3-walking-it-off/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 2: Ta Douleur)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/08/paris-oddly-enough-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camille]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camille.  She kind of France&#8217;s Lady Gaga, or something like that.  Check out this clever music video (remember when they used to make music videos?) for her single &#8220;Ta douleur&#8221; (&#8220;Your pain&#8221;): I have no idea what she&#8217;s saying, but &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/08/paris-oddly-enough-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 1: Gravedigger&#8217;s Delight)</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/07/paris-oddly-enough-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the time most of you read this, we will be on vacation in Paris (yes, France).  We&#8217;re going low-tech, which means we&#8217;ll be off-the-grid for a few days.  However, through the miracle of modern technology, I&#8217;ve prepared a series &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/07/paris-oddly-enough-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #120 &#8211; 20th Century Twain</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/06/podcast-120-20th-century-twain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We present &#8220;20th Century Twain: Mark Twain&#8217;s Final Years and Freethought Legacy,&#8221; John&#8217;s presentation on March 20th to the Humanists of Georgia.  It&#8217;s a discussion of the last 10 years of Mark Twain&#8217;s life, and a look at some of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2011/04/06/podcast-120-20th-century-twain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We present &#8220;20th Century Twain: Mark Twain&#8217;s Final Years and Freethought Legacy,&#8221; John&#8217;s presentation on March 20th to the Humanists of Georgia.  It&#8217;s a discussion of the last 10 years of Mark Twain&#8217;s life, and a [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>We present &#8220;20th Century Twain: Mark Twain&#8217;s Final Years and Freethought Legacy,&#8221; John&#8217;s presentation on March 20th to the Humanists of Georgia.  It&#8217;s a discussion of the last 10 years of Mark Twain&#8217;s life, and a look at some of his writings about religion.  Many thanks to the Humanists of Georgia for the invitation to speak.
Twain caricature by Amir Taqi.
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Recorded March 20 &#38; 30, 2011. Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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