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NeoGreen

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Thu Jun 9, 2016, 11:08 AM Jun 2016

POI Podcast: David Silverman - The Relentless Ascent of Atheism [View all]

Point of Inquiry Podcast - 2016-04-04
http://www.pointofinquiry.org/david_silverman_the_relentless_ascent_of_atheism/


David Silverman - The Relentless Ascent of Atheism

David Silverman, president of American Atheists, was recently seen on championing the importance of the atheist vote to American conservatives on the late night comedy show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Silverman attempted to persuade Republican believers and non-believers alike that that there was a dire need to keep God out of politics by promoting his cause at one of the most important conservative gatherings in politics: CPAC.

The author of Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World, Silverman is a loud-and proud-activist for atheism and is passionate about making sure the non-religious are included in the conservative conversation. In a spirited conversation with host Josh Zepps, Silverman argues that the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders heralds the end of religion’s grip on politics, and that if the Republican Party does not learn to appeal to atheist voters, they will inevitably be left behind.



Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics.

Guests have included Brian Greene, Susan Jacoby, Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugenie Scott, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, and Francis Collins.

Point of Inquiry is produced at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, N.Y.

The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.

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Conservative atheists! Duppers Jun 2016 #1
I agree... NeoGreen Jun 2016 #2
Good points. nt Duppers Jun 2016 #5
BTW Neogreen AlbertCat Jun 2016 #3
Thank you... Iggo Jun 2016 #4
I would disagree that Trump signals an end to religions grip on politics rurallib Jun 2016 #6
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