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Daniel Ruth of the Tampa Bay Times Discusses State and Local Political issues
11/26/12 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Marco Rubio, MacDill Air Force Base, science, religion, Rick Scott, Daniel Ruth
Good afternoon, welcome to the Last Call. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk with Tampa Bay Times columnist and editorial board member Daniel Ruth.
Be the first to commentNobel Prize Winner Says Age of Enlightenment in Danger of Rollback
09/28/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: science, reason, religion, atheism, Sir Harry Kroto, Age of Enlightenment
Next up-- the humanist group of the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater is sponsoring a talk on Sunday Sept 30th by Sir Harold Kroto. He is the 1996 Nobel Laureate in chemistry. Currently he holds the Francis Epps Chair of chemistry at FSU. The talk, entitled “Science, Society and Responsibility” will begin at 12:30 in the Octagon at UUC. The UUC campus is located at 2470 Nursery Rd., Clearwater. Sir Harry says he's concerned that with the rise of religious political influence around t...
1 commentsAmendment 8 critics warn against dismantling church-state separation listen
09/25/12 Samuel JohnsonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: ACLU, religion, freedom, Amendment 8, 2012 election
Is Florida’s Amendment 8 a mandate for religious freedom? That was the theme of a public meeting last Saturday. Americans United for Separation of Church and State organized the gathering at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Sarasota. The 3 keynote speakers and the roughly 40 people in attendance painted a foreboding picture if the amendment passes.
On the ballot Amendment 8 is called “Religious Freedom” but according to some the wording is disingenuous. Howard Simon, the...
Be the first to commentJoAnna Brooks discusses The Book of Mormon Girl
09/20/12 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Joanna Brooks is an award-winning scholar of religion and American Culture and a senior correspondent for religion Dispatches.org. She has been named one of "13 religious women to watch" by the Center for American Progress and one of "50 politicos to watch" by Politico.com. Often referred to as a "Mormon Translator", Joanna is gifted at explaining Mormonism to non-Mormons and has been featured on NPR, MSNBC, Huffington Post and other web postings. Her writings have appeared on the Huffingt...
Be the first to commentAtheists rent billboard in Tampa during Republican convention: "God fixation won't fix this nation."
08/23/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, religion, atheists, Freedom From Religion Foundation
An atheist group has rented a billboard in Tampa during next week's Republican convention.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wants to tell visiting delegates to keep religion out of politics. In a press release they say the billboard will be displayed beginning today on Kennedy Boulevard west of Arrawana Street. It says "God fixation won't fix this nation."
The group will display the [same billboard](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151128462082229&set=a....
Be the first to commentReligious leaders warn against crossing the fine line between faith and politics listen
03/26/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Religion, religious tolerance, Hassan Shibly, CAIR, Catholic Church, Judaism, Unitarian Universalists
As Americans are in the midst of a heated election year, a group of interfaith leaders is concerned about religious views being incorporated into politics. At a panel discussion at St. Petersburg College in Seminole this month, each member expressed devout religious views, but none supported basing political decisions on theological beliefs.
Abhi Janamanchi is a minister with the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater. His church doesn’t endorse and particular ...
1 commentsReligious leaders: Florida's anti-Sharia bills are "an attack on all religions" listen
03/07/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hassan Shibly, CAIR, Sharia Law, Muslims, Religion, religious freedom, Laila Abdelaziz
Multi-denominational religious leaders and advocacy groups came together in Tampa to speak out against twin bills in the Florida House and Senate. The measures would ban Foreign Laws from use in Florida courtrooms. Speakers at the press conference this afternoon said the proposed law is an attack on religious freedom.
The legislation passed the Florida House last week by a wide margin, 92-24. It hasn’t been heard on the Senate floor yet, but easily passed through two committees. The bi...
Be the first to commentNewt Gingrich in Tampa: I'm tired of being lectured about supporting every other religion listen
01/30/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, RNC, GOP, Religion
Tomorrow’s presidential preference primary could decide the eventual GOP nomination. Frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are aggressively campaigning for a victory in Florida. Gingrich made a stop in Tampa this afternoon at the Tampa Jet Center where he told supporters he has run a cleaner and more deserving campaign than Romney.
Be the first to comment“Romney then decided that the only way to stop me was a three and a half mil...
Interview with Rev. Barry Lynn executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
03/07/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: separation of Church and State, Barry Lynn, Constitution, first amendment, religious freedom, military, religion, Mormons
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Today an interview with Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Since 1992, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn has served as executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the preservation of the Constitution’s religious liberty provisions. A member of the Washington, D.C. and U.S. Supreme Court bar, Lynn earned his law degree from Georgetow...
1 commentsTampa Bay residents gather in Clearwater to discuss race in the 21st century listen
01/17/11 Zack BaddorfWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: race, religion, bias, Clearwater, Unitarian Universalists
In the run-up to Martin Luther King Day, the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater hosted a workshop and discussion on race in the 21st century. About 25 participants came together over the weekend for several hours of discussions.
Eliseo Santana, Jr., is Puerto Rican. He says he changes the way he conducts himself with people of other races so that he can succeed. Yet, people still look at him differently.
Be the first to comment“When I walk into a room in a professional setting, too often my assistants, t...
