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RussBLib

(9,666 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 06:40 PM Jul 2015

FFRF atty Andrew Seidel on the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson's radio show

I just listened to the 40 minute long "interview" of FFRF attorney (and atheist!!) Andrew Seidel by the Rev. Jesse Lee Jackson, ostensibly about the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruing that the Decalogue at the State Capitol had to come down.

Andrew did well, but talking to this Rev. is pretty close to banging your head on a brick wall. The arrogance and ignorance coming from the Rev. is rather stunning.

"Atheists do not have love"
"I know that beyond doubt"
"Atheists are an empty shell"

Their world is so enveloped by the "Holy Spirit" they can't see straight, but they think they have 20/20 vision.

FFRF put up a Facebook post about the talk here, but I don't know if you can get to it.

This link will take you to the Soundcloud site if you want to listen to it.

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FFRF atty Andrew Seidel on the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson's radio show (Original Post) RussBLib Jul 2015 OP

The only purpose of an interview like that Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #1

Wow, Andrew has a lot of patience. progressoid Jul 2015 #2

Seidel started laughing every time the Rev said something absurd RussBLib Jul 2015 #3

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

1. The only purpose of an interview like that

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:12 PM

Jul 2015

is to show how rational and sane you sound when confronted by religionists.

progressoid

(50,747 posts)

2. Wow, Andrew has a lot of patience.

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:06 PM

Jul 2015

I listened to some of it. I doubt I could have maintained composure that long.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

3. Seidel started laughing every time the Rev said something absurd

Reply to progressoid (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 12:30 PM

Jul 2015

...which was about every couple of minutes. Seidel kept his composure very well and didn't lose his cool, but it was obvious that nothing was going to change the Rev.'s mind, and he probably wasn't even listening to Andrew. The problem of getting people away from religion in microcosm.

And the callers to the program: if you think the Rev. is stupid, imagine how gullible and dumb his listeners would have to be.

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