Political scientist Michael Parenti discusses his book, God and His Demons (2010)--a survey of the woes caused by Organized Religion.
This week, in Part 2, he discusses the alliance of the Church, the nation-state, and economic power; ... FEMA's enlisting the clergy to preach obedience to authority; ... and the Christian Right's takeover of the Air Force Academy. He praises 2 16th-century Christians--Montaigne and Giordano Bruno. And explains why, despite everything, he's not an atheist.
KD interviewed Michael Parenti by telephone on April 6, 2010. This installment was originally broadcast in April 2010.
www.michaelparenti.org God and His Demons is published by Prometheus Books -- www.prometheusbooks.com
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Music added: Roy Zimmerman, "Jerry Falwell's God"
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