Dan Barker
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Dan Barker (born June 25, 1949) is a prominent American atheist activist who served as an evangelical preacher for 19 years, but left Christianity in 1984. A successful musician, Barker has composed over 200 songs that have been published or recorded. He is the current co-president with his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an American Freethought organization that promotes the separation of church and state. Barker is co-host of Freethought Radio, a Madison, Wisconsin based radio program for atheists, agnostics, and other freethinkers that has included interviews with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Steven Pinker, Julia Sweeney, and Michael Newdow. He is also the author of Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist (ISBN 1-877733-07-5), and has written numerous articles for Freethought Today, America's only freethought newspaper. Dan belongs to a number of high IQ Societies, including Prometheus Society which has an entrance requirement at the 99.997th percentile.
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[edit] Debates
Barker has debated numerous Christians on the existence of God and related issues. His opponents include Dr. Phil Fernandes, Dr. Jason Gastrich, Paul Manata, Richard Howe, Doug Wilson, Eric Lounsber, Todd Friel, and Michael Horner.
Christian apologists consider Barker one of the leading proponents of atheistic evangelism in the United States.
[edit] Publications
Books
- Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist
Music Albums
- Friendly Neighborhood Atheist
- Beware of Dogma
[edit] Media appearances
- Phil Donahue
- Oprah Winfrey
- Hannity & Colmes
- Maury Povich
- Good Morning America
- Sally Jessy Raphael
- Tom Leykis
Barker has also appeared on dozens of national radio programs and forums to discuss and debate issues related to atheism and the separation of church and state. He was featured in a New York Times article about atheists and has given addresses on religious issues at several events across the United States, including one at Harvard University.
