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Encore release September 16, 2018. Encore release Jun 9, 2017. We interview Teresa MacBain, former Methodist minister, now Public Relations director for American Atheists. Plus: American Atheists president Dave Silverman has a special announcement regarding the upcoming 50th anniversary convention in Austin, Texas.
Teresa MacBain is a former Methodist pastor and the first female member of the Clergy Project to publicly “come out” as a nonbeliever. She did that at the 2012 American Atheists convention. She’s now the director of the Hotline Project, which offers callers who are grappling with their faith a chance to talk (anonymously) with an atheist about any questions or concerns. Their number is 1-84-I-Doubt-It (1-844-368-2848). We spoke with her about how she began having doubts about religion while in the pulpit, the type of people who call the Hotline Project, and how to volunteer to be on the receiving end of that call.
In this special extended episode, we hear from several humanists on a variety of humanist issues. Listen as Kim Ellington interviews Andy Norman, Teresa MacBain, Sheila Malcolm, Richard Howse, Jason Torpy, Roland Halpern, Kelley Freeman, and Ed Gogol.
This week the boys are joined by guest Teresa MacBain from The Clergy Project (A private forum for ministers who have lost or are losing their faith). She goes over her life in the ministry, losing faith, and her perspectives on religion. Afterwards the podcast goes gay, and of course the Dick of the Week!
Full shownotes available at http://www.atheistnomads.com/56 CALL TO ACTION! * Petition to remove Idaho's child welfare faith healing exemptions INTRO 0:09:01 THIS DAY IN HISTORY - July 24 * 1487 - City sacked due to foreign beer ban* 1959 - Nixon and Khrushchev have a "kitchen debate"* 1982 - "Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts* 2005 - Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France 0:20:32 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Solar sails are on their way* Voyager I hit by another solar tsunami* Yellowstone roads melting* Ohio Amish are getting vaccinated 0:33:05 POLITICS AND RELIGION * Ted Cruz thinks Democrats are at war with Catholics * Abstinence only Louisiana senate candidate will be a grandpa* Colorado's free contraceptives program results* Iraqi Christians ordered to convert, pay up, or die* Kentucky church knowingly hired a convicted sex offender for a pastor and guess what, he raped a 14 year old boy* Study shows that religious children are more credulous 0:50:15 INTERVIEW - Teresa MacBain 1:53:44 FEEDBACK * Gwen via email* Al in Canada via email Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or call us at (541) 203-0666. SUPPORTERS New patron - Kevin! Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 per month or US$10.00 per episode* Renee Davis-Pelt* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound Platinum Sponsor – US$10.00 per month or US$5.00 per episode* Virginia Dawn* Mark Gold Sponsor – US$5.00 per month* Vernware* Gary from Idaho Atheists Kickass Patron - US$1.00 per episode*Kevin * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com.* This vs. That - A new six part series available for download made just for geeky skeptics like you! Use offer code "nomads" at checkout for 25% off your purchase at thisvsthatshow.com. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred. Recorded for release on 2014-07-24
Full shownotes available at http://www.atheistnomads.com/56 CALL TO ACTION! * Petition to remove Idaho’s child welfare faith healing exemptions INTRO 0:09:01 THIS DAY IN HISTORY - July 24 * 1487 - City sacked due to foreign beer ban* 1959 - Nixon and Khrushchev have a "kitchen debate"* 1982 - "Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts* 2005 - Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France 0:20:32 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Solar sails are on their way* Voyager I hit by another solar tsunami* Yellowstone roads melting* Ohio Amish are getting vaccinated 0:33:05 POLITICS AND RELIGION * Ted Cruz thinks Democrats are at war with Catholics * Abstinence only Louisiana senate candidate will be a grandpa* Colorado’s free contraceptives program results* Iraqi Christians ordered to convert, pay up, or die* Kentucky church knowingly hired a convicted sex offender for a pastor and guess what, he raped a 14 year old boy* Study shows that religious children are more credulous 0:50:15 INTERVIEW - Teresa MacBain 1:53:44 FEEDBACK * Gwen via email* Al in Canada via email Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or call us at (541) 203-0666. SUPPORTERS New patron - Kevin! Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 per month or US$10.00 per episode* Renee Davis-Pelt* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound Platinum Sponsor – US$10.00 per month or US$5.00 per episode* Virginia Dawn* Mark Gold Sponsor – US$5.00 per month* Vernware* Gary from Idaho Atheists Kickass Patron - US$1.00 per episode*Kevin * Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com.* This vs. That - A new six part series available for download made just for geeky skeptics like you! Use offer code "nomads" at checkout for 25% off your purchase at thisvsthatshow.com. You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred. Recorded for release on 2014-07-24
Matt Dillahunty with guest Teresa MacBain. The Clergy Project. Teresa MacBain talks about her experience coming out as an atheist minister.
We are very pleased to have Teresa MacBain as our guest! You can find more about her below. Sorry about the sound quality, we’re still learning and fine tuning things. You can now contact both of us at contact@atheistnomads.com, Wesley at wesley@atheistnomads.com, or Dustin at dustin@atheistnomads.com. You can also leave us voice mail at (541) … Continue reading »
We are very pleased to have Teresa MacBain as our guest! You can find more about her below. Sorry about the sound quality, we're still learning and fine tuning things. You can now contact both of us at contact@atheistnomads.com, Wesley at wesley@atheistnomads.com, or Dustin at dustin@atheistnomads.com. You can also leave us voice mail at (541) 203-0666 and we may even play your message on the show. This Day in History First Salem witch hanging Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm Alcoholics Anonymous founded 2LiveCrew arrested for obscenity Samuel Pipim Wikipedia Adventists Today Spectrum 06/06/12 Spectrum 06/08/12 Other news Skinny Dinosaurs Japanese dock washes on shore in Oregon NASA's new spy satellites Arctic mega-bloom The fetal gnome can now be sequenced before birth LGBT caveman Teresa MacBain is the Executive Director of the Clergy Project and joins us for the second half of the show. She is a former Methodist pastor and the first woman to graduate from the Clergy Project. You can donate to the Clergy Project's fund through the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Connect with Teresa at her blog, follow her on Twitter, or like her on Facebook.
It's Memorial Day weekend, and the livin' is easy. Relax with us as we listen to some freethought music, new and old. On the second half of the show, we talk with Teresa MacBain, the Methodist minister who recently made national news (with stories on CNN and NPR) when she came out publicly as an atheist. Teresa is now Acting Director of The Clergy Project.
Beth and Tracie are joined by Teresa MacBain - the first female graduate of The Clergy Project.rn rn(This episode has a few odd breaks in the audio due to problems with Skype.)
The Ask an Atheist crew joins us for an interview with Teresa Macbain and Jerry DeWitt. The Clergy Project Recovering From Religion Ask An Atheist