When God Sanctions Violence

Published: Aug. 11, 2007, 3:51 p.m.

Freethought Radio features an interview with Prof. Brad J. Bushman,\nof the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, about his\nstudies linking religious belief and scriptural reading with violence.\nThe show reports on the related attack this week upon atheist author\nTaslima Nasrin by Muslim lawmakers in Hyperabad, India. The show,\nairing on the birthdate of Robert G. Ingersoll, takes a look at this\n19th century freethinker's illustrious life. A new song, "Adrift on a\nStar," words by the lyricist Yip Harburg ("Somewhere Over the\nRainbow"), music by Dan Barker, debuts. The weekly show is hosted by\nDan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the Freedom From\nReligion Foundation. (MP3, 50 min, 22,8 MB)