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 | What I Know for Sure: The Future Is Up to UsAt eighty, the 2010 Humanist Heroine (with Annie Laurie Gaylor) says she’s more opinionated than ever |
Lift the Veil, See the LightWe were studying the American Civil War in one of my middle school social studies classes when we were charged with the task of debating the pros and cons of slavery. I know, in retrospect it seems a bit odd [Read More...]
Published in the September / October 2010 Humanist
Tagged feminism, first amendment, free speech, niqabs, sexism, slavery, veils, women's rights 1 Comment |
The Pill: Still Safe, Effective, and Threatening after All These YearsWith the passing of the pill’s fiftieth birthday, much ink has been spilled over the effect oral contraception has had since its initial release in 1960. Women’s rights have certainly progressed in leaps and bounds as women took control of [Read More...]
Published in the September / October 2010 Humanist
Tagged birth control, contraception, contraceptives, equality, gender equality, reproductive rights, sexism, the pill, women's rights Leave a comment |
THE ISSUE AT HANDWHAT IS the central dilemma for humanists? I was recently asked this question and responded that on the subject of religion, humanists must decide whether they are champions of religious freedom or, more fundamentally, just anti-religious. Allying with humanist forebears [Read More...]
Published in the September / October 2010 Humanist
Tagged burqa, controversy, cordoba house, islam, mosque, park51, pornography, prostitution, sexism Leave a comment |
