The Comstock Act
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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A judge ruled that our lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma religious charter school can continue. FFRF Director of Communications Amitabh Pal tells us about the national election results in India, which have weakened the threat of Hindu nationalism. Then we speak with novelist Amy Sohn about her book on Anthony Comstock, The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age.
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| 2:12.2 | Today we're going to talk about a ghost from the past. |
| 2:16.2 | Not a real ghost, but the resurrection of the infamous 1873 Comstock act |
| 2:26.3 | that oppressed women's rights and is still haunting America today. |
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