http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress A blog devoted to freethought, atheism and skepticism. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2007-2010 contact@americanfreethought.com (American Freethought) contact@americanfreethought.com (American Freethought) freethought 1440 http://www.americanfreethought.com/images/podcastlogo144x144.jpg http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress 144 144 http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?feed=podcast Question. Think. Decide. A podcast focusing on information of interest to freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, skeptics, rationalists, Brights, etc. freethought, atheism, skepticism, religion, secularism, philosophy, atheist, skeptic American Freethought American Freethought contact@americanfreethought.com no no http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/26/podcast-82-creation/ http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/26/podcast-82-creation/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:01:39 +0000 John C. Snider http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/?p=1878 http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/26/podcast-82-creation/feed/ 5 41:16 Allison's back--yay!  She joins us to discuss the new Charles Darwin bio-pic Creation, starring real-life husband-and-wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma ... Allison's back--yay!  She joins us to discuss the new Charles Darwin bio-pic Creation, starring real-life husband-and-wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin.  Creation is based on the nonfiction book Annie's Box (published in the US as Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution, and reissued in conjunction with the film as Creation) by Darwin descendant Randal Keynes.  Creation is currently in limited release, so check your local art cinema to see if and when it might play in your neighborhood.  For more visit CreationtheMovie.com. Thanks to the many fellow science fans who joined us for the Creation screening at Atlanta's Landmark Midtown Art Cinema.  And thanks to Royal Orchid Thai Cuisine for accommodating our unexpected horde. Also: David McAllister and Jason Bourque have been arrested in connection with a string of church arsons and burglaries in Texas.  There's a minor storm of controversy in the media over reports that "books on demons and atheism" were found in Bourque's home.  East Texas television station KLTV has offered reports from "anonymous sources" who claim that McAllister was troubled by the death of his mother and was looking to "save people from believing" and trying to "dislodge" church institutions.  Clearly, American Freethought condemns arson and vandalism of any kind.  And if it turns out that these young men committed these crimes out of some misguided notion of what atheism is, we condemn that as well. Upcoming events: John and Allison will be attending a rare joint appearance by Christopher Hitchens and Salman Rushdie at Emory University, Friday, February 26th.  If you're there and you see us, be sure to say hello. John and Allison will also be at the upcoming American Atheists convention in Newark, NJ, April 2-4.  We'll actually be in the greater NYC are March 31 - April 5, and we welcome suggestions for places to eat, things to do, or stuff to see. Can you spell C-O-N-T-E-S-T? We have a minor trove of nifty things to give away, including a 2009 American Atheists convention program signed by Richard Dawkins, a handful of books by famous critical thinkers, and an American Freethought t-shirt and coffee mug.  To win, simply challenge John C. Snider to a game of "Words With Friends" (the iPhone version of the classic Scrabble).  You'll need an iPhone, of course; and you'll need to download Words With Friends (created by game developer Newtoy, Inc.).  John's user name is "johncsnider."  The person who beats him by the most points during the month of February wins the tchoch. The Usual Announcements Send us email at contact@americanfreethought.com.  For John Snider only use john@americanfreethoughtcom; for David Driscoll only use david@americanfreethought.com. Leave feedback at AmericanFreethought.com. Join us on Yahoo Groups, Facebook, Atheist Nexus, or Think Atheist. Follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AmerFreethought. If you pick us up via iTunes, please take a moment to leave feedback. David continues to produce new installments of the Secular Nation Podcast. Theme music by Body Found. Recorded February 24, 2010.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll. atheism, books, buddhism, commentary, evolution, movies, news, podcast, religion, science American Freethought no no http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/06/see-creation-with-american-freethought/ http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/02/06/see-creation-with-american-freethought/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:44:37 +0000 John C. 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