49 min listen
Champion of the First Amendment
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After dissecting Pres. Bush's call upon Congress this week to make the
"faith-based initiative" permanent, Freethought Radio speaks with Ellery Schempp,
whose protest as a 16-year-old high school student yielded an enduring
Supreme Court decision in 1963 barring bible devotionals from public
schools. Ellery, a distinguished retired scientist, remains a
passionate advocate of the separation between church and state.
Freethought Radio's Freethinker's Almanac also takes a quick look at
illustrious freethinkers born the first week in February. Note longtime
listeners: This is a fresh interview with Ellery Schempp.
"faith-based initiative" permanent, Freethought Radio speaks with Ellery Schempp,
whose protest as a 16-year-old high school student yielded an enduring
Supreme Court decision in 1963 barring bible devotionals from public
schools. Ellery, a distinguished retired scientist, remains a
passionate advocate of the separation between church and state.
Freethought Radio's Freethinker's Almanac also takes a quick look at
illustrious freethinkers born the first week in February. Note longtime
listeners: This is a fresh interview with Ellery Schempp.
Released:
Feb 2, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Days of the Theocracy: Includes an interview with Lori Lipman Brown, the first fulltime secular lobbyist in D.C., working with the Secular Coalition for America, which the Freedom From Religion Foundation belongs to. Also a little commentary on religion in the news (Ken... by Freethought Radio