Freethought in Florida

Andrew L. Seidel is a constitutional and civil rights attorney, activist, atheist, author, former Grand Canyon tour guide, and sometimes photographer.

As Director of Strategic Response and one of the attorneys at the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Andrew works to ensure that the government obeys the First Amendment and that Jefferson's "Wall of Separation" between state and church remains tall and impregnable.

Andrew joins Freethought in Florida to talk about recent Supreme Court cases, secular organizing, responding to local church/state separation concerns, and his book, "The Founding Myth:  Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American".  Order your copy from Amazon Smile and set "Atheist Community of Polk County" as your charity to support!

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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 

Cathy Robinson Pickett is a motivational speaker and founder/director of Friends Together.  Cathy joins Sarah Ray to talk about her story living with HIV after sexual assault, the formation and evolution Friends Together, and how we can all do a little more to help those in need. Learn more about Cathy and Friends Together at http://www.friendstogether.org 

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  

Phil Session joins Sarah Ray for conversations about intersectional atheism, engaging in the movement to bring true change to systems of racial inequity, volunteerism and more.

Phil is the Vice-President and volunteer coordinator for the Freethinkers Association of Central Texas. He is also the head organizer/coordinator for Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless and serves on the board of directors for Recovering from Religion and Foundation Beyond Belief. Phil previously served as Vice-president and community service coordinator for the Atheist Community of Austin, was a co-host for The Atheist Experience, producer for Godless Bitches 2.0 podcast and served as a lay leader for the Atheist/Humanist Meeting on Lackland Air Force Base.

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 

Kathy Dobson (Planned Parenthood of SW & Central Florida) and Alison Foley-Rothrock (Red Tent Initiative) join us to highlight a new community initiative that ACPC helped launch called "It Takes a Village". ITAV is a community coalition of organizations and volunteers working to fill in the gaps where traditional services fall short.

Learn more at http://www.itavpolk.org Follow on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itavpolk

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 

Alison Gill is the Vice President, Legal & Policy with American Atheists and joins us today to discuss the hot-off-the-presses release of the US #SecularSurvey #RealityCheckReport. What did we learn about nonbelievers?

View the full survey at http://www.secularsurvey.org Learn more about American Atheists at http://www.atheists.org

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 & Miles have a conversation about COVID-19, religious exemptions to "Stay at Home" orders, and parenting through holidays with both a religious and secular history or celebration.

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

Steven Blansfield of Street Warriors of Central Florida and Alec Kosmensky with the Atheist Community of Polk County join us to discuss the Street Warriors program and helping serve the needs of Polk County folks experiencing homelessness.

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

The Atheist Community of Polk County hits the 1-year milestone and Directors Becca and Sarah take a look back over the past year and talk about some exciting things coming in the months ahead!

Thanks again to everyone who submitted a recording to use in this episode, and to all the donors, volunteers, and members who make all of this possible.

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

Taylor Aguilera is (among a whole bunch of other amazing things) one of the founders of Equality Polk, an organization working to pass local human rights ordinances in Polk County, Florida.

Get involved by joining the EQPolk Facebook Group and attend the next meeting! https://www.facebook.com/groups/478386183080774/

Apologies for the blip halfway through, there was a power outage during recording and we lost about 10 minutes of the conversation :( We'll just have to have Taylor back!

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

Dr. Darrel Ray is the author of several books including "The God Virus: How Religion Infects our Lives and Culture" and "Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality", and he's the founder of the wonderful organization Recovering From Religion and The Secular Therapy Project. A psychologist for over 40 years and a student of religion, Darrel holds a BA in Sociology/Anthropology, Masters in Religion, and a Doctorate in Psychology. He's such a joy to talk with and has the most infectious laugh in all of atheism!

Recovering From Religion: http://recoveringfromreligion.org/ Secular Therapy Project: http://seculartherapy.org Darrel's Books: http://polkatheists.org/darrel-ray-books

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