The Infidel Guy on Atheist & Theist Radio Hour

Tonight 4/19/09 at 11pm edt on the Atheist & Theist Radio Hour, The Infidel guy aka Reginald Finley is scheduled to join us.  The Infidel Guy has been a activist for free-thinkers, skeptics, and atheists for almost twelve years and he is about to celebrate ten years of internet radio.  The Infidel Guy has interviewed best selling authors, scientists, and skeptics such as Richard Dawkins, Dan Barker, Sam Hariss, James Randy, and many others.  His website http://infidelguy.com receives over 1,000,000 visitors a month and his radio shows/podcasts are downloaded by the thousands.  Phil (The Theist) and I will be asking him about his experiences over the years, his most memorable guests, his ideas on religion, and what we can expect from him in the future.  Join us in the chat room or call in if you have any questions for The Infidel Guy at 646-716-4689.

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Are you a Good Person?

Tonight on the Atheist and Theist Radio Hour, Mike (The Atheist) and Phil (The Theist) ask the question; Are you a good person, and is that enough? Who’s the judge? God? Society? Yourself? As usual, we’ll also be touching on some news, some comedy, and your calls. Join us in the chat room or call in with your questions and comments. 646-716-4689.

We’ve got a big guest scheduled for our show on Sunday 4/19/09.  The Infidel Guy aka Reginald Finley will be joining us.  Check out tonight’s show for details!!

Demons & Possession

Tonight 3/30/09 at 11pmEt on the Atheist & Theist Radio Hour, Phil and I discuss demons and possession.  Check it out live if you can.  Join us in the chat room or call in at (646) 716-4689.  If you can’t catch us live, check out our archives and download episodes for free.

The Atheist & Theist Radio Hour

Tonight at 11pmET on the Atheist & Theist Radio Hour our topic is cults! What is the difference between a religion and a cult? Mike (the Atheist) and Phil (the Theist) tackle that question and discuss some of the infamous cults and their leaders. Why did people follow Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Charles Manson? What about Scientology? We will also be debuting a new segment tonight called, “Confessions with an Atheist.” You’ll be able to call in and anonymously confess your deepest and darkest sins to Mike and receive penance and absolution. *Tongue in cheek of course. Join us in the chat room or call in with your questions and comments. Any faith or no faith, all are welcome!

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Mormonism

Tonight on the Atheist & Theist Radio Hour, Phil and I will be discussing Mormonism.  The Mormons and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have been in the news lately because of a controversial episode of the HBO series Big Love which aired last night.  In this episode, one of the main characters is portrayed going through the “secret” temple ceremony.

Personally, I love the show.  If you haven’t seen it, it’s about a family that practices polygamy and they  believe that they are practicing the true principals of Mormonism.  They have been outcast by their family and the LDS church because of their lifestyle.  Anyway, I strongly recommend it.

I am fascinated with this relatively new religion and their prophet Joseph Smith.  It’s much easier to observe the outrageous falsehoods and claims that Mormon’s make when the real history of Joseph Smith can be studied and examined by secular historians.  My knowledge of the Mormon’s is very limited, so we’re going to have a guest on our program tonight that goes by the name of Baura Kale.  Baura was raised in the religion and now considers himself an atheist and ex-Mormon.  We will also have Art Bulla on the show.  Art is a Mormon and believes that he is “the One Mighty and Strong” that Joseph Smith prophesied would come to set the church in order.  Whoa!  Art has a show on BTR.

I attempted to speak to a member of the local LDS Church to learn about the basic tenets and get a Book of Mormon, but they would not return my calls.  I even went to the church and found an empty parking lot.  All I have to say is they had their chance to convert me and blew it.  🙂

Tonight’s show airs live at 11pmET.  The chat room will be open at 10:30 and we will be taking question from the room or by phone.  See you there.

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The Atheist & Theist Radio Hour

Tonight 3/8/09  at 11pmET on the Atheist & Theist Radio Hour, Phil discusses how he survived a sit down with a room full of atheists and non-believers.  I will be recounting an on air debate that I had with a couple of self-proclaimed fundamentalist Christians.  We’re also going to discuss today’s slaying of an Illinois pastor, stem cells. and how belief equates with morality around the world.  Join us in the chat room or call in at (646) 716-4689.

Out to Lunch

Sorry for recent absence and neglect of the old heathenistic blog here.  I have no excuse, so go ahead and stone me you bastards.  I’ll get back on track soon.

A couple of quickies.

Bobby Jindal is an exorcist.

Women are more religious than men.

Using Bio-fuel is a sin.

Quiz.  Do you have biblical morals?

Phil (The Theist) and I will be discussing some of these articles tonight at 11pmET on the Atheist & Theist Radio Hour.  Our main topic, however, is going to be Conversion Tactics.   Child indoctrination. Missionary work. Televangelism. What works and what doesn’t. Were you indoctrinated as a child? Did you see a cool preacher on TV? Or, did these things make you de-convert? Join us in the chat room or call in with your questions and comments.

The Atheist & Theist Radio Hour Tonight 11pmET

Tonight @ 11pmET, Phil and I will try to answer the question, Does religion poison everything?  Check out the show live here.  Call in at (646) 716-4689 and join us in the chat room, which will open at 10:30.  See you there!  All previous shows are archived on the site as well, so if you miss it live, you can download any episode free of charge.

The Office of Faith Based Initiatives

President Obama signed an Executive Order this week establishing the Office of Faith Based Initiatives.  This is a continuation of a Bush Administration policy that gives public dollars to faith based organizations that do charitable work in their communities.  It works like a grant program.  The church applies for the funds and tells the government how they plan to spend the money and then they get a check in the mail.  The main problem with the program (besides the obvious egregious church-state violation) under the Bush Administration was that organizations that accepted public funds were still allowed to discriminate during hiring practices.  For instance, the “Church of God” could refuse to hire a homosexual, or someone of a different faith, or an atheist.  Even if that person was the most qualified for the position.  Just to be clear, this kind of discrimination is not tolerated in any other program that gets government dollars.  On the campaign trail last year, Obama vowed to reverse the Bush hiring policy. “As someone who used to teach constitutional law, I believe deeply in the separation of church and state,” Obama said last July in a speech that pledged to expand Bush’s office of faith-based initiatives. “If you get a federal grant, you can’t use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help, and you can’t discriminate against them—or against the people you hire—on the basis of their religion.”  Advocates and opponents of this program have been watching closely to see if he was going to live up to the promises.  Well, he didn’t.  He punted.  He said he’s going wait on a legal review before making a decision on hiring practices. In the mean time, the hiring policy still stands.  I’ve been following Obama since 2004 (ardently since 06) and I am a strong supporter.  With that being said, I am not surprised that he is expanding Bush’s office of Faith Based Initiatives.  Anyone who has read Audacity of Hope knows that he has a strong conviction for church outreach and charity.  Does that bother me?  Somewhat, but I’ve learned to live with it.  Does it bother me that he is not aggressively addressing discriminatory hiring practices by organizations accepting tax dollars?  HELL YES!!!  I know I’m about to upset some people, but I don’t give a shit:  How can the first black President of the United States tolerate any kind of discrimination?  This policy needs to be reversed now.  Fuck a legal review.  It’s discrimination at its core.  If your church wants to discriminate against qualified candidates because of their beliefs or sexual orientation, fund your projects from your coffers.  

Phil and I will be discussing this issue live Sunday night 2/8/09 at 11pmET on the Atheist and Theist Radio Hour.  Join us in the chat room or call in with your take on this issue.

The Atheist & Theist Radio Hour 11pmET

Tonight February 2nd, 2009 on the Atheist and Theist Radio Hour, Phil and I discuss the doctrine of Hell.  Is it a real place?  Is there a Devil, or Satan, or Beelzebub, or Lucifer, or the Boogieman?  Or is all of it just made up by religious hierarchy to keep the sheep herded.  You know where I stand.  I wonder what Phil is going to bring to the conversation.  Join us tonight at 11pmET in the chat room or call in at (646) 716-4689.  The chat room will be open at 10:30.  If you can’t make and you have a question or a comment, leave it here and we’ll try to address it.

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