Episode 156: Godless in Dixie with Guest Neil Carter

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Episode 156: Godless in Dixie with Guest Neil Carter

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Jun 9, 2015

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Phil and Skye are joined by Mississippi geometry teacher and atheist blogger Neil Carter ("Godless in Dixie") to hear his journey from evangelical to atheist and his experience rejecting faith in the heart of the "Christian South."

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Jun 9, 2015

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