Dan and Annie Laurie meet on AM Chicago

This aired in early fall of 1984. It was the day Dan Barker met Anne and Annie Laurie Gaylor. It was also the first time Dan spoke publicly about his atheism. He had just sent out his letter of deconversion in January of that same year.

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[foreverwood13]

i'm not a good person so that i will be rewarded, i'm a good person because i have compassion and care for other people and things

[footiegirljet]

Why is everyone upset with the audience? Their anger, illogical arguments, and ruthless mob mentality is simply the overflowing love of Christ in their hearts.

[Drew Lorelli]

Times have changed...

[godfree2canada]

80's did not have the internet. Mass ignorance from lack of info.

Now we mass dellusion from too much bad information.

Ignorance can be cured, dellusions can not.

We have now gone past the rational recession into depression.

Saying the 80s were stupid is ignorant and ageist

[Michael Harreskov]

18003825463....

[Jim Atkinson]

Incredible how much has changed.

[5damoora]

Fuck Oprah. and fuck that crowd. the 80's must have sucked ass. thank God for Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens, Krauss and Barker.

[MarcothePhoenix]

atheist for life, fuck religion and its self negative propoganda

[Charles Marcus]

I like the AM Chicago theme music, when did it renamed 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in 85 ?, & when did the morning show end before her nation syndicated show came out 9-8-1986 ?

[Frozen Lozenge]

I think this Oprah person will go places.

[Catweasle66]

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence. it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.