Feminists who want to censor what they regard as harmful pornography have essentially the same motivation as other would-be censors: They want to use the power of the state to accomplish what they have been unable to achieve in the marketplace of ideas and images. The impulse to censor places no faith in the possibilities of democratic persuasion.
Susan JacobyA person can be religious and still respect secular values and not talk about Jesus all the time as though every American believed in Jesus.
Susan JacobyWhether you are religious or nonreligious, may you find solace in the knowledge that the suffering is ours, but that those we love suffer no more.
Susan JacobyI'd be the last person in the world to deny that there are many people for whom faith is - can be a great sustaining force.
Susan Jacoby