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Special Halloween Episode!

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Oct 31, 2011

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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.

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Oct 31, 2011

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A weekly show by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Slightly irreverent views, news, music and interviews.

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The Evolving Religious Assault on Evolution: Features an interview with Prof. Lawrence Lerner, co-author of the Fordham Institute's report grading science and evolution standards in the United States state-by-state. (Hint: Wisconsin was one of many states to flunk.) Timely developments on... by Freethought Radio
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