EP125: Do We Need Religion to Be Moral? 🧭

Watch the video version of this conversation (for patrons): https://www.patreon.com/posts/do-we-need-to-be-31504024  Phil Zuckerman is a professor of sociology at Pitzer College in California, whose latest book is What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life. A leading specialist in the sociology of secularity, he is the critically acclaimed author of several other books, including Living the Secular Life, Society Without God, and Faith No More. We talk about the roots of morality and religion, secularity, and whether one needs to be religious to be moral. Check it out. 🤗 Secular Jihadists is listened to by many in the Islamic world. We want to reach out to more people in these countries. Once we reach 500 patrons, we can afford translations of our shows to Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, Malay… Help us get there: https://www.patreon.com/SJME           🎁 For those of you who would rather support our work on places other than Patreon, we now have a SubscribeStar account for the Secular Jihadists: https://www.subscribestar.com/secular-jihadists         ❤️ You can also support us on PayPal: http://bit.ly/2SMC9nB      👋 We now have online meetings with patrons! Schedule a meeting with us by following the instructions here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/20864027                🔔 Don’t forget to Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmR6dMMdVE9lhsRAOn56K3A?sub_confirmation=1           🎧 Listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app: https://www.secularjihadists.com/podcasts            Check out Secular Jihadists on - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecularJihadists/                - Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecularJihadist/                  - Website: https://www.secularjihadists.com/     The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME                     Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app. And please leave us a review 😀 LINKS: Phil Zuckerman’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/What-Means-Be-Moral-Necessary/dp/1640092749  Phil Zuckerman on Twitter: @Phil_Zuckerman