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Kresta in the Afternoon – September 2, 2022 – Hour 1

Who was President Biden talking about when he railed against “MAGA Republicans” last night? Al reacts to the speech and Christian Smith looks at what Atheism can’t deliver.


Kresta Comments: What was Biden Thinking?

In a primetime address last night, President Biden lambasted so-called “MAGA Republicans” for being “determined to take this country backwards.” What did a president elected on the promise to bring America together hope to accomplish from a speech entitled “The  Battle for the Soul of the Nation?” What does he mean by these “MAGA Republicans?” Al discusses. 

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What Atheism Can’t Deliver

In recent years atheism has become ever more visible, acceptable, and influential. Atheist apologists have become increasingly vociferous and confident in their claims: that a morality requiring benevolence towards all and universal human rights need not be grounded in religion; that modern science disproves the existence of God; and that there is nothing innately religious about human beings. Christian Smith responds to these arguments.

Christian Smith is the author of Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can’t Deliver and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He has taught at Notre Dame, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Gordon College, MA.

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