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NPR Gives Atheism A Bigger Time Slot Than God

By Tim Graham | March 12, 2008 | 9:03 AM EDT
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On Friday, the NPR chat show Fresh Air with Terry Gross (aired on over 400 stations from WHYY in Philadelphia) carried two interviews on science and religion. They might claim the discussion was balanced, but not when you consider the time allotted, as listed on the NPR web page:Richard Dawkins: An Argument for Atheism (27 min 41 sec)Francis Collins: A Scientist's Case for God (10 min 50 sec)Apparently, an almost three-to-one time difference is a fair fight on NPR. In case that's not imbalanced enough, the Dawkins page also helpfully links to another 30-minute NPR interview with Dawkins about his book The God DelusionĀ on the show Talk of the Nation. The interviews are repeats from last year, but NPR doesn't generally tell listeners about that when the show airs.

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