First hour: How to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic violence
Second hour: Atheists discuss belief and meaning
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt is speaking out about a video that caught him getting into a physical altercation with a woman. Hunt says he was embarrassed by the video and hoped to be given another chance in the NFL after he was released from the Chiefs. Was firing him the right move? Some critics say releasing him won't help his potential rehabilitation, and it was bad for both Hunt and the victim. Should rehabilitation have been part of the team's decision-making? We discuss these questions with local domestic violence prevention experts. In studio:
- Allison O’Malley, chief executive officer for RESOLVE of Greater Rochester
- Mike Dedee, director of operations for Willow Domestic Violence Center
- Vince Butler, founder and director of the Men’s Education for Non-Violence and Abuse Workshop, and co-founder for the Rochester/Monroe County Domestic Violence Consortium
Author Andrew Sullivan wrote a piece about religion that has lit up the internet, with praise from some, like David Brooks, calling it one of the finest pieces on religion ever written. The criticism has been just as intense, with many atheists pushing back against Sullivan's contention that every human being is religious, and even atheists are religious people. It's akin to the notion that for atheists, their religion is science. Our guests will discuss why they think these views are condescending and misguided. In studio:
- Dan Courtney, co-founder of Young Skeptics and an atheist activist
- Ty Gagnon, atheist with degrees in philosophy and theology
- Tom Proietti, resident scholar in media for St. John Fisher College
