Free the Nipple! Breasts, Blue Laws, & the Bible Belt

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Law codes have changed quite a bit over the years, but many edicts from our puritan past remain on the books today. This is a fun and informative look at some "blue laws" designed to keep Americans "moral."

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0:32.0	Three, two, one.
0:35.0	The Thinking Atheist, it's not a person.
0:38.0	It's a symbol.
0:40.0	An idea.
0:41.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.
0:44.0	Rejecting faith.
0:45.0	For silly knowledge, challenging the sacred.
0:49.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth, not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:55.0	And working together for a more rational world.
0:59.0	Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
1:01.0	Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.
1:05.0	Assume nothing. Question everything and start thinking. This is the Thinking Atheist podcast, hosted by Seth Andrews. Today we're talking about blue laws, also known as Sunday laws or Sunday Closing Laws. This happened in our not so recent
1:37.8	past and some of these laws remain on the has been considered Sunday even though the Sabbath is actually Saturday but
1:54.0	okay Sunday the Lord's Day activities certain specific things that you were
1:59.8	doing well those were forbidden.
2:03.0	And of course, this type of restriction usually routes back to religion and,
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