Freethought in Florida

Sarah, Allie and Devon gather together for the final episode of Freethought in Florida

Tonight on the show...

• Atheist Community of Polk County on the cover of American Atheists Magazine
• United Airlines Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Policy - Too Far?
• Scientology Defector Running for Clearwater City Council
• A Love Letter to Exvangelicals and Those Deconstructing Their Toxic Faith, Andrew L. Seidel
• Devon Reports on the Start of Florida's Legislative Session (Texas-style abortion ban, redistricting, mask mandates, and more!)
• Floridians for Reproductive Freedom Efforts to Pass Local Resolutions in favor of Abortion
• Atheist Community of Polk County Receives $5,000 Employee Grant from Charter/Spectrum

Topics discussed on the show:

• Florida's "on again / off again" relationship with Mask Mandate Bans
• Biden's Patience Is Wearing Thin (Ours is Worn Out)
• Federal Court Rules Catholic Schools Can't Fire Teachers For Being Gay
• Four Killed in Polk County 'Shooting Rampage'; Shooter Said, "I Can Talk To God"
• Wisconsin School Board Member Says Families Will 'Become Spoiled' With Free Lunch Program

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org 

Sarah & Devon are TIRED of talking about this, but here we are again. Get vaccinated and wear a mask, y'all.

Articles discussed on the show:

• DeSantis appoints former GOP chair to Alachua school board amid mask controversy
• BREAKING: Viral photo of people on floor at Jacksonville Regeneron clinic 'doesn't convey how much pain they were in'
• BREAKING:  Orlando mayor, Utilities Commission ask residents to conserve water amid COVID surge
• Domestic travel to Florida shows rebound
• Amid new virus surge, Florida skeptics reconsider vaccines
• Over 50 Children in Florida Are Being Hospitalized with COVID Every Single Day
• School closures reported in five FL counties; districts 'drowning' in COVID
• 2,200 Polk County public school students have faced COVID-19 quarantine in the first week

This week on the show...

• Regeneron CEO Member of Trump's Golf Club - Conflict of Interest Much?
• DeSantis Launches Virus Rapid Response Unit
• Back to School w/ Covid-19
• Moment of Silence in Public Schools
• Day of Prayer to End Atheism Failed Spectacularly

Florida's a hot mess hotspot and it's time for you to get a Biology 101 refresher.

In the News:

• FL has more new COVID-19 cases and deaths than any state or territory in the USA
• Polk County School Closed due to outbreak before kids even came back
• Ron DeSantis' mask-optional order draws lawsuit from parents of students with disabilities
• Dr. Devon Graham, PhD Schools us on Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
• Florida State BoE okays private school transfers due to "covid-19 harassment"
• Louisiana AG gives guidance for religious people to get around school COVID mandates
• Advent Health buys Holy Land Theme Park in Orlando

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org 

Tonight on the show that wasn't meant to be...

• Leave Simone Biles Alone!
• Justice Department Nominee Asked: Do You Believe in God?
• Christian Summer Camps Were COVID Superspreaders
• DELTA is worse, follow the CDC, take it seriously!
• Gov DeSantis EO Forbidding School Mask Mandates (Parental Bill of Rights Strikes Again)

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org

This week in the news... CW: Discussion of sexual assault.

• Liberty University sued by 12 women claiming school policies made sexual assault and rape more likely
• Florida church youth pastor arrested third time for video voyeurism
• Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigns after sexual misconduct allegations
• Black Georgia couple refused vaccine because of Tuskegee experiment, die of COVID (COVID rising, delta variant, AdventHealth limiting visitors again)
• Iowa's GOP Eliminated a Family Planning Program Only to See Abortions Skyrocket
• Tokyo Olympics: Female athletes face double standards over uniforms

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org 

In The News

• Communist Cuban Regime a 'Satanic Nightmare'?
• Project Blitz burrows even deeper, adding new initiatives for Christian Dominionism
• Family Research Council: Attacks on Trans Youth Health Care Are 2022 Election Strategy
• Some Christians are against Christian Nationalism, too.
• Southern Baptists come home from annual gathering with COVID-19
• CDC data: Rising COVID cases in FL top almost every state, even as vaccinations continue
• It's time to quit the Catholic Church (what are you waiting for?)
• Paganism is the most LGBTQ-affirming faith in the US?
• While people sleep under bridges and starve, rich people have a "my dick is bigger" contest in space.

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC. Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org

Nicole Carr, Development Director for the American Humanist Association, joins us to talk about the upcoming AHA Annual Conference July 24-25. Learn more and register at http://conference.americanhumanist.org

In The News

• Satanists to take over Bladensburg Cross
• Atheists, humanists sue over Mississippi's license plates
• American Atheists Wins New Victory on Behalf of Harassed Nonreligious Student
• SCOTUS handed victory to Gavin Grimm, trans activist, over school restrooms
• US Passports to become more gender inclusive
• 13-year-old trans girl sues DeSantis over anti-trans sports ban

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC.

Learn more or donate at http://www.polkatheists.org 

FIF hosts take on the news.

• Condo collapse in Surfside, Florida
• Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years
• Demon Buster Kim Daniels Returns to Run for Jacksonville City Council
• DeSantis Signs "Moment of Prayer... er Silence" Bill into Law
• DeSantis Signs Law Requiring College Faculty and Students to be Surveyed on Beliefs
• Parkland Parents p0wn Gun Rights Activists
• Humanists Demand Texas Stop Forcing Atheists into Religious Alcoholics Anonymous Program
• Pat Robertson "Takes Down" Critical Race Theory (riiiiight) on the 700-Year-Old-Club

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Freethought in Florida is a production of the Atheist Community of Polk County, Inc. (ACPC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  The opinions and views expressed on this program are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the ACPC.