Freethinking Utah State Senator Derek Kitchen

This Sundays edition of Freethought Matters, the Freedom From Religion Foundations weekly public affairs show, features a brave outofthecloset Utah senator. State Senator Derek Kitchen, a former Mormon, explains why he changed his mind about religion, ran for public office and even became a plaintiff in a historic case that struck down Utahs samesex marriage ban. I was pretty young when I first told my family that I didn t think I was Mormon and that I didn t believe in God, Sen. Kitchen tells Freethought Matters host Dan Barker. Kitchen reveals that Coming out as an atheist was a little bit more challenging for my family to wrap their mind around than coming out as gay. Continue reading: