Freethought Radio

Tis the season for fa-la-la-la-lawsuits. We'll report on seasonal violations. Then, we'll interview an atheist who is African-American. Journalist Jamila Bey will talk about black women who use the "A" word.

Heathen's greetings! Its the most violated time of the year. They are making a litmus test and checking it twice. We'll check in on the battle of state and church with Andrew Seidel, the newest member of FFRF's legal team.

How can the US motto be "In God We Trust" when so many Americans are Out of the Closet atheists? We'll talk with one of those out of the closet atheists: a former Roman Catholic priest, Steven Uhl, author of "Out of God's Closet." His motto is "Atheists work to make this life heavenly."

It's only November, but already the war on atheists and state/church separation has begun! Tune in for news updates, then hear Prof. Phil Zuckerman of Claremount talk about his new book, "Faith No More," the first major sociological study in book form about why believers lose their faith!

This week's show is devoted to FFRF state-church victories and complaints in South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Montana (with "hate mail" readings), and Colorado (a victory 3 years in the making). The show ends with Dan's song "The Stay Away Pope Polka" in commemoration of the planet's 7 billionth human inhabitant.

Its time for trick or treats. this halloween weekend we'll talk about some scary theocratic tricks FFRF is combatting. The treat is novelist and Freethought Heroine Rebecca Newberger Goldstein talking about overcoming her Orthodox Jewish childhood.

Guest: High school state/church activists Jessica Ahlquist and Harrison Hopkins Atheists are not rapturous over the rapture, once again predicted by Harold Camping. Learn about FFRF's 40 billboards criticizing religion and the bible regarding Famly Radio's (once again) failed prediction that the world would end on October 21. We will also hear stories about what its like to be high school state/church activists from FFRF awardees Jessica Ahlquist and Harrison Hopkins.

Are those of us who work for state/church separation Satanists? Terrorists? No, we're first amendment fundamentalists. We'll talk about FFRF's demand that a Tennessee town remove a lighted cross from its water tower. We discuss with our attorney, Alvin Harris, of Nashville.

FFRF's complaint removing a cross from a water tower in Tennessee is getting attention. And so is Steven Pinker's hot off the press new book released this week, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence is in Decline. We will talk with Steven Pinker about why he thinks humanism is triumphing.

If you had a choice, would you choose jail or church. We'll talk about FFRF's latest legal complaint. Then we'll talk with Penn Jillete, the well-known Las Vegas entertainer and magician is also a well-known atheist. He'll discuss his new book God No! Signs You May Already Be an Atheist.