Flowers of Freethought (First Series)
George William Foote
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A collection of 51 short essays by George William Foote, who in May 1881 founded the magazine "The Freethinker", which is still published (online) today. In the first issue, Foote writes: The Freethinker is an anti-Christian organ, and must therefore be chiefly aggressive. It will wage relentless war against superstition in general, and against Christian superstition in particular.
The essays of this collection were previously published in "The Freethinker" over more than 10 years, and detail Foote's views on religion and Christianity. He writes about as diverse topics as specific stories from the Bible, the devil, blasphemy and heretics, miracles, the weather, and the view of Christianity on women. What unites these essays is Foote's conviction that atheism is the logical and natural position with respect to religion and gods. (Summary by Ava) (8 hr 51 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 3:58 | Read by Availle |
| Old Nick | 15:08 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Fire!!! | 9:36 | Read by Dominique van de Vorle |
| Sky Pilots | 10:03 | Read by Mooninya |
| Devil Dodgers | 9:09 | Read by Algy Pug |
| Fighting Spooks | 9:02 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Damned Sinners | 10:36 | Read by Matea Bracic |
| Where is Hell? | 6:48 | Read by Matea Bracic |
| Spurgeon and Hell | 9:44 | Read by Algy Pug |
| Is Spurgeon in Heaven? | 9:26 | Read by Algy Pug |
| God in Japan | 7:31 | Read by Availle |
| Stanley on Providence | 7:51 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Gone to God | 12:32 | Read by Raistlin |
| Thank God | 7:49 | Read by Fame Mendoza |
| Judgment Day | 23:49 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Shelley's Atheism | 32:11 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Long Faces | 18:32 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Our Father | 10:02 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Wait Till You Die | 7:47 | Read by Availle |
| Dead Theology | 30:19 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Mr. Gladstone on Devils | 9:13 | Read by Raistlin |
| Huxley's Mistake | 6:42 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
| The Gospel of Freethought | 21:54 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| On Ridicule | 6:59 | Read by NoelVox |
| Who are the Blasphemers? | 6:53 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Christianity and Common Sense | 6:41 | Read by Scarbo |
| The Lord of Lords | 8:24 | Read by Scarbo |
| Consecrating the Colors | 8:18 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Christmas in Holloway Gaol | 8:57 | Read by NoelVox |
| Who Killed Christ? | 10:24 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Did Jesus Ascend? | 7:49 | Read by Algy Pug |
| The Rising Son | 7:42 | Read by Algy Pug |
| St. Paul's Veracity | 10:59 | Read by Algy Pug |
| No Faith With Heretics | 6:00 | Read by Algy Pug |
| The Logic of Persecution | 10:21 | Read by Availle |
| Luther and the Devil | 13:56 | Read by Algy Pug |
| Bible English | 7:17 | Read by Rick Ellis |
| Living by Faith | 5:43 | Read by Lucas O'Brien |
| Victor Hugo | 5:14 | Read by NoelVox |
| Desecrating a Church | 5:55 | Read by Scarbo |
| Walt Whitman | 8:05 | Read by NoelVox |
| Tennyson and the Bible | 10:55 | Read by Chris Pyle |
| Christ's Old Coat | 7:03 | Read by Eric W. |
| Christ's Coat, Number Two | 7:26 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Scotched, not Slain | 9:18 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| God-Making | 8:57 | Read by Jennifer Fournier |
| God and the Weather | 7:20 | Read by Jennifer Fournier |
| Miracles | 8:55 | Read by Jennifer Fournier |
| A Real Miracle | 9:25 | Read by Availle |
| Jesus on Women | 12:15 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
| Paul on Women | 8:21 | Read by AnaNaumoska |
| Mother's Religion | 5:49 | Read by Tommy Hersant |