FFRF Co-President Dan Barker and IT Director Scott Knickelbine are joined on the latest episode of Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Secular Spotlight” by bible scholar and media personality Dan McClellan. 

The trio discuss McClellan’s critiques of common religious dogmas like biblical inerrancy, divine inspiration and the belief that the bible speaks with one unified voice. McClellan explains how these ideas aren’t supported by evidence and are often used to reinforce power structures such as Christian nationalism. He also shows how certain believers selectively reinterpret or ignore conflicting passages to fit their ideology. 

In the interview, McClellan offers this insight: “[The bible] has no inherent meeting; we’re the ones generating meaning. And that also means that pretty much every interpretation is debatable and we can come up with all kinds of ways to overrule or sidestep the most likely reading if we find it problematic for whatever reason.”

You can catch “Secular Spotlight” on YouTube. Previous episodes include an interview with Genetically Modified Skeptic Drew McCoy, and an episode with highlights from FFRF’s 48th Annual Convention. See our full playlist for more videos!

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