Dan Barker

For other people named Daniel Barker, see Daniel Barker (disambiguation).

Dan Barker
Born
Daniel Edwin Barker[1]

(1949-06-25) June 25, 1949 (age 75)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma materAzusa Pacific University
Occupation(s)Co-president, Freedom From Religion Foundation, author, musician
Known for
Voice of Dan Barker

Daniel Edwin Barker (born June 25, 1949)[2] is an American atheist activist and musician who served as an evangelical Christian preacher and composer for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984. He and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor are the current co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation,[3] and he is cofounder of The Clergy Project. [4] He has written numerous articles for Freethought Today, an American freethought newspaper. He is the author of several books including Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist.[5]

Barker has been an invited speaker at Rock Beyond Belief.[6] He is on the speakers bureau of the Secular Student Alliance.[7]

  1. ^ Lueders, Bill (July 28, 1991). "Fervor in reverse". The Milwaukee Journal. pp. 7–13.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Dan Barker". geni_family_tree. December 26, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Grauvogl, Ann (December 18, 2009). "Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor are happily God-free". Isthmus The Daily Page. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  4. ^ unknown (n.d.). "The Story of The Clergy Project". The Clergy Project. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "“God is a delusion”: I was a Pentecostal preacher — until I lost my faith". Salon.
  6. ^ Griffith, Justin (January 16, 2011). "Dan Barker Joins the Lineup". Rock Beyond Belief website. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Dan Barker". Secular Student Alliance. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.