Champion of the First Amendment

Published: May 5, 2007, 8:10 p.m.

b'Guest Ellory Schempp discusses how his complaints as a\\n16-year-old about devotional bible reading and prayer in his\\nPennsylvania public school turned into the landmark 1963 Supreme Court\\ndecision, Schempp v. Abington, ending such practices in the\\nUnited States. The interview includes audio clips of his father, the\\nlate Ed Schempp, reminiscing about the lawsuit. The show includes a\\nlook at what\'s wrong with "The National Day of Prayer," music and Dan\\nBarker\'s "Pagan Pulpit" on why nothing fails like prayer. The weekly\\nshow is hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of\\nthe Freedom From Religion Foundation. (MP3, 44 min, 20.4 MB)'