001 Dan Barker-Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation

04/11/17 • 101 min

Dan Barker and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor are co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and co-hosts of Freethought Radio. Dan is a former minister and evangelist, Dan became a freethinker in 1983. His books, Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children and Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher To Atheist (1992) are published by FFRF. Other books include Godless (Ulysses Press, 2008), The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God (Pitchstone Publishing, 2011), Life Driven Purpose: How an Atheist Finds Meaning, Pitchstone Press (2015) and GOD: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction (Sterling Publications, 2016). A graduate of Azusa Pacific University with a degree in religion, Dan now puts his knowledge of Christianity to effective freethought use. A professional pianist and composer, Dan performs freethought concerts and is featured in FFRF’s musical CDs, "Friendly Neighborhood Atheist," "Beware of Dogma,” and “Adrift on a Star." He joined FFRF's staff in 1987, serving as public relations director. He was first elected co-president in November 2004, speaks widely and has engaged in more than 100 debates about religion. Freedom From Religion Foundation https://ffrf.org

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002 Ebony Exodus Project: Candace Gorham, LPC

Researcher, teacher and counselor Candace Gorham shares her story of deconversion from Christianity.

The Ebony Exodus Project: https://www.amazon.com/Ebony-Exodus-Project-Walking-Religion/dp/1939578027

Black women are the single most religious demographic in the United States, yet they are among the poorest, least educated, and least healthy groups in the nation. Drawing on the author's own past experience as an evangelical minister and her present work as a secular counselor and researcher, The Ebony Exodus Project makes a direct connection between the church and the plight of black women. Through interviews with African American women who have left the church, the author reveals the shame and suffering often caused by the church—and the resulting happiness, freedom, and sense of purpose these women have felt upon walking away from it. This book calls on other black women to honestly reflect on their relationship with religion and challenges them to consider that perhaps the answers to their problems rest not inside a church, but in themselves. Secular Student Alliance: https://secularstudents.org Recovering From Religion: http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org Secular Therapist Project: https://www.seculartherapy.org Black Non-Believers: https://blacknonbelievers.wordpress.com The Clergy Project: http://clergyproject.org The Triangle Freethought Society: https://trianglefreethought.xyz Ebony Exodus: https://www.facebook.com/EbonyExodus/