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Tom Flynn: Champion for Freethought
Free Inquiry Volume 42, No. 1
December 2021/January 2022
Andrea Szalanski
Thomas W. Flynn died suddenly August 23, 2021. Those who knew him personally and professionally were shocked and saddened. We had looked forward to many more years of his contributions, even though at the time of his death at age sixty-six he had accomplished much more than most people. Flynn was a scholar and a …
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Free Inquiry Volume 42, No. 1
December 2021/January 2022
Susan Jacoby
I do not remember when or under what circumstances I first met Tom Flynn, but I do know why we hit it off right away. Like me, Tom was devoted to reviving the public’s memory of Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899). He was the only person I knew who was as outraged as I was by …
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Remembering Tom Flynn: Humanist, Humbug, Editor, Friend
Free Inquiry Volume 42, No. 1
December 2021/January 2022
Edward Tabash When we are steeped in promoting controversial ideas that shouldn’t be controversial in an educated society, it’s rare that a colleague comes along who is a true polymath. It’s so unusual to find someone with such a large repertoire of skills that we come to rely on such a person for literally everything. …
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The Trouble with Christmas Excerpt
Free Inquiry Volume 42, No. 1
December 2021/January 2022
Tom Flynn
Tom Flynn’s The Trouble with Christmas was originally published in 1993 (Prometheus Books) and republished in 2011. The following excerpt initially appeared in the Fall 1993 issue of Free Inquiry. Flynn went on to present his arguments against atheists celebrating Christmas in lectures and media appearances. As associate editor of Free Inquiry and coeditor of …
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