Steve Martin and his friends the Steep Canyon Rangers give the folks at Jazz Fest in New Orleans something to cheer -- and ponder: Namely, the great musical question, why "Atheists Don't' Have No Songs." Hold the Christian triumphalism until you watch:Hat tip to Jody Bottum at First Thoughts.

David Gibson is the director of Fordham’s Center on Religion & Culture.

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