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Original release October 6, 2011.

Encore release August 20, 2018.

Encore release May 13, 2017.

We interview journalist\\xa0Kathryn Joyce, author of the new\\xa0Mother Jones\\xa0article "Horror Stories from Tough-Love Teen Homes," a disturbing expos\\xe9 of just how bad it can get when homes for troubled kids go unregulated simply because they\'ve slapped a religious label on themselves. Kathryn is also the author of the bookQuiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement.

Jesus or Jail!\\xa0If you\'re a first-time non-violent offender, the town of Bay Minette, Alabama has a deal for you: attend one of the local churches for 52 straight weeks, or serve your time and pay your fine. Several secular watchdogs are filing suit.

Galileo was a douchebag. Here John\'s response to a Catholic priest\'s claim that "The Galileo Affair was not so much about religion versus superstition as it was about Galileo being kind of a doucebag." (That\'s a quote.)

Death of an Atheist. You here a lot from religious folk about how there are no atheists in foxholes and that in the face of death nonbelievers cry for help from the Almighty. Don\'t believe it. Atheists can (and do) die with dignity and can even do good after they\'re gone.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

John will present "20th Century Twain: Mark Twain\'s Final Years and Freethought Legacy" to the\\xa0Alabama Freethought Association, Sunday, October 16th. Join us on the shores of beautiful Lake Hypatia! Social hour starts at 11AM Central, followed by a potluck lunch at noon, and the presentation at 1PM.

CONTACT

Visit us online at\\xa0AmericanFreethought.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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October 6, 2011. Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.