Round Table: Theificationisms

Tonight, we'll have our first round-table discussion! Three topics have been suggested, so the format will be as follows: ~|~ Kile will start with "secularism and religion in a liberal democracy" and how that works within the framework of the Establishment Clause and Free Enterprise. This should lead to some lively discussion between the panelists, and segue's nicely into an anecdotal discussion on the "theification" of American and British politics at all levels of government (and its accompanying deification of conservative politicians), presented by yours truly. From there, we'll get into Paul's topic of "teaching atheism" from the parental perspective, which will probably naturally transition on its own into any of several directions. ~|~ The expected format is for each of us to present our thoughts on our chosen topics for 5-10 minutes, followed by a round-table discussion between the panelists for another 15-20 minutes, and then take callers before moving on to the next topic. If we have no callers on a particular subject, we'll simply move on. ~|~ I'm really excited about tonight's show and the subjects we'll be covering. This is a great opportunity to talk to all the co-hosts together (I *think* Zach will be there, too, I just didn't get a topic from him and there's plenty here to work with), so I'm hoping we'll have some good callers with differing opinions on the subject matter. ~|~ Please join us at 10pm Eastern for a lively discussion!