Aug 11, 2007
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)