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 JacobyI think people who love each other and live together and have children together need to agree on the things that are most important in life.
Susan JacobyThere could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation and discrimination on a reluctant nation's social agenda. Would black churches have been able to take the lead in the struggle had they been dependent on funds doled out for 'faith-based initiatives' . . . ?
Susan JacobyReligious education is only valuable intellectually, if the child is educated in a religion versus [just] about a religion. I don't believe you can have both.
Susan Jacoby