Blog Archives for May 2013
Watson’s World and Two Models of Communication
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 18, 2013
Rebecca Watson inhabits an alternate universe. At least that is the most charitable explanation I can provide for her recent smear. Watson has posted comments on my opening talk at Women in Secularism 2. It may be the most intellectually dishonest piece of writing since the last communique issued by North Korea.
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A Few Examples of “Shut Up and Listen”
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 18, 2013
So I gave a talk yesterday afternoon in which I emphasized how horrible it was that women had been suppressed for thousands of years, and, on many matters, had been instructed to remain silent. As I stated at the end of my talk, this enforced silence robbed women of their humanity, and I indicated that CFI was committed to working toward a society in which the autonomy of women would be respected and, among other things, they would be free to express themselves however they wanted.
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My Talk at WIS2
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 17, 2013
There has been some discussion, including many tweets, about my talk today at Women in Secularism 2. I think some of the comments have been highly misleading. One of the principal points of my talk was the critical importance of advocacy for women's rights, and how this advocacy was integral to CFI's mission. This is something I emphasized at the beginning and end of my talk. You wouldn't realize this from some of the comments. Anyway, here is the text of my talk (note the video recording may differ slighly, as I did not read it word-for-word; also grammar and punctuation probably are amiss in places, as it was intended for my eyes only).
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Catholic-Atheist Dialogue—or Just a Soft Sell?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 11, 2013
I read The Morning Heresy. If I didn’t do that and watch the Colbert Report, I would never find out what’s happening. So the other day, an item caught my eye: Leah Libresco announcing a new forum for Catholic-atheist dialogue.
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