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In these 21 short essays, George William Foote shoots "Arrows of Freethought" in which he lays down his views on atheism, secularism, and freethought. He talks about religion and progress, explains the gospel of freethought and how literature deals with freethought. He gives a defence of Thomas Paine and explains the views of his contemporaries on atheism. Foote is known as the founder of "The Freethinker", a secular humanist magazine that started in 1881 and still exists today. (Summary by Ava)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
01:53 - Chapter 2
Religion and Progress
14:02 - Chapter 3
A Defence of Thomas Paine
21:10 - Chapter 4
The Gospel of Freethought
18:27 - Chapter 5
Freethought in Current Literature
19:32 - Chapter 6
Dean Stanley's Latest
14:57 - Chapter 7
God and the Queen
08:24 - Chapter 8
Cardinal Newman on Infidelity
07:01 - Chapter 9
Sunday Tyranny
08:37 - Chapter 10
Who are the Blasphemers?
04:53 - Chapter 11
The Birth of Christ
10:15 - Chapter 12
The Reign of Christ
12:27 - Chapter 13
The Primate on Modern Infidelity
16:09 - Chapter 14
Baiting a Bishop
11:40 - Chapter 15
Professor Flint on Atheism
09:03 - Chapter 16
A Hidden God
14:52 - Chapter 17
General Joshua
10:46 - Chapter 18
Going to Hell
06:05 - Chapter 19
Christmas Eve in Heaven
15:55 - Chapter 20
Professor Blackie on Atheism
18:52 - Chapter 21
Salvationism
08:15 - Chapter 22
A Pious Showman
09:16