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When God Sanctions Violence
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Freethought Radio features an interview with Prof. Brad J. Bushman,
of the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, about his
studies linking religious belief and scriptural reading with violence.
The show reports on the related attack this week upon atheist author
Taslima Nasrin by Muslim lawmakers in Hyperabad, India. The show,
airing on the birthdate of Robert G. Ingersoll, takes a look at this
19th century freethinker's illustrious life. A new song, "Adrift on a
Star," words by the lyricist Yip Harburg ("Somewhere Over the
Rainbow"), music by Dan Barker, debuts. The weekly show is hosted by
Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the Freedom From
Religion Foundation. (MP3, 50 min, 22,8 MB)
of the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, about his
studies linking religious belief and scriptural reading with violence.
The show reports on the related attack this week upon atheist author
Taslima Nasrin by Muslim lawmakers in Hyperabad, India. The show,
airing on the birthdate of Robert G. Ingersoll, takes a look at this
19th century freethinker's illustrious life. A new song, "Adrift on a
Star," words by the lyricist Yip Harburg ("Somewhere Over the
Rainbow"), music by Dan Barker, debuts. The weekly show is hosted by
Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the Freedom From
Religion Foundation. (MP3, 50 min, 22,8 MB)
Released:
Aug 11, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
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