Podcasts Culture American Freethought Podcast 252 - Frank Lambert (Separation of Church and State)

252 - Frank Lambert (Separation of Church and State)

Published: Dec. 17, 2018, 5 a.m.

Original release June 19, 2016.

Encore release December 17, 2018.

Encore release September 9, 2017.

We interview\xa0Dr. Franklin T. Lambert, author of\xa0Separation of Church and State: Founding Principle of Religious Liberty.\xa0In this, his latest book, he corrects\xa0the claims of revisionist "historians" like David Barton that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, and that separation of church and state is a myth promulgated by a conspiracy of left-wing elitist academics.\xa0Dr. Lambert is professor of History at Purdue University, where he teaches courses on Colonial and Revolutionary American History and American Religious History. He is the author of eight books, including\xa0The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion\xa0in America\xa0and\xa0Religion in American Politics: A Short History.

Plus:

A brief discussion of the recent massacre of 49 people in Orland0, Florida by a self-proclaimed follower if ISIS.

A brief discussion about the American Ethical Union (aeu.org), which has permanent congregations in several cities, including Washington, DC; Vienna, Virginia; and St. Louis, Missouri.