Dan Barker: podcast appearances and interviews

Daniel Edwin Barker, born on June 25, 1949, is an American atheist activist and musician. He previously served as an evangelical Christian preacher and composer for 19 years before leaving Christianity in 1984. Barker and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor are the current co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an organization that advocates for the separation of church and state. He is also a cofounder of The Clergy Project, which supports clergy who have left religious ministry. Barker has contributed numerous articles to Freethought Today, an American freethought publication. Additionally, he is the author of several books, including 'Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist.' He has been an invited speaker at events such as Rock Beyond Belief and participates in outreach through the speakers bureau of the Secular Student Alliance.