Publications and
Manuscripts
Publications All writings by Joyce Arthur unless otherwise noted.
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What God Wants: Theological Atheism - introducing a simple, new religious belief that relies on logic and evidence to answer the key question of what God really wants from us. Also blogged at DailyKos May 2007. |
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Why Religious People—Especially "Scientific Creationists"—Should Adopt Theological Atheism |
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Religion and Abortion - the anti-abortion viewpoint is rooted in sectarian religion, and abortion rights should be protected under our constitutional right to freedom of religion. |
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Anti-Abortionists Don't Have a Biblical Leg to Stand On - Yes, the Bible is Pro-Choice! |
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Why the Christian Right Wages War Against Abortion |
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Believe It or Not - Mensa's Religious Quotient |
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Sample chapter of a book-length debate between a Christian and an Atheist. This excerpt is on Biblical prophecy. It is a zipped file (63k) that you can download. |
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An Atheist's Favourite Bible Verses |
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My Letters to the Editor - mostly about atheism/religion |
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The Happy Atheist - by Chapman Cohen |
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Invasion of the Mind Snatchers - by Dennis McKinsey |
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The Jesus Puzzle: Was There No Historical Jesus? - an essay by Earl Doherty (off-site) |
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The "Cure for Christianity" Library - a bibliography |
(all writings by Joyce Arthur unless otherwise noted)
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What God Wants: the Case for Theological Atheism - We should respect God's wishes and act like he doesn't exist. Also blogged at DailyKos May 2007. |
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Creationism: Bad Science or Immoral Pseudoscience? - an exposé of Duane Gish |
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Duane Gish Responds to Critique |
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Joyce Arthur Replies to Gish |
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Extinction and the Geological Record |
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God Loves Me, so Evolution Can't be True: Creationist Psychology Revealed |
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Was the Creator Only Kidneying? |
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A Few Silly Flaws in Walter Brown's Hydroplate Theory |
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Anti-Creationist Library - a bibliography |
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The Paradox of the Apple - by K.D. Augustijn, PhD |
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Duplicity of Institute for Creation Research - by Scott Goodman |
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Ovulation vs. Cretinism - anonymous humour |
(all writings by Joyce Arthur unless otherwise noted)
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New!
Abortion:
The Ultimate Insult to Male Authority - How abortion fits into
women's oppression in general, and why women are generally oppressed. |
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New! Repeal
All Abortion Laws - A shorter blogged version of the article below,
showing why all abortion
restrictions are unjust, harmful, and useless. |
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New!
The Case for
Repealing Anti-Abortion Laws - A detailed argument using
evidence from Canada, the only democratic country in the world with no
abortion restrictions. |
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Sexualizing Girls and Women - Yes, it can be bad, but let's not forget that women are sexual beings - A critical review of the American Psychological Association report on the sexualization of girls. (This link goes to my blog.) |
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A Pro-Choice "Extremist" Critiques the Global Consensus on Abortion - A book review of "The Human Drama of Abortion: a Global Search for Consensus" by Aníbal Faúndes and José S. Barzelatto (This link goes to my blog.) |
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Thoughts on Jack Holland's "Misogyny" - A book review that looks at the links between misogyny, women's "right to choose," and rape. (This link goes to my blog.) |
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Linking the Prostitution and Abortion Debates - There are too many ominous parallels between the feminist position that prostitution should be abolished because it hurts and exploits women, and the almost identical anti-choice position towards abortion. (This link goes to my blog.) |
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Why
Prostitution Cannot Be Abolished - and Why It Shouldn't Be. Why do
men buy sex, and why do prostitutes have
such low status? A look at the roots of prostitution and whether it's
bad aspects can
be changed or reduced. (This link goes to my blog.) |
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Paternity,
Patriarchy, and Reproductive Rights - The male need to control
paternity explains most of the oppression against women, including
anti-abortion laws and attitudes. |
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Let No Fetus Defeat Us! - The heart of the abortion issue is inside the heart of a woman. When she's pregnant, the value and fate of her fetus is completely up to her and nobody else. (This link goes to my blog.) |
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Yours is a "War" We Cannot Support - Rebuttal to William Saletan. |
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The Fetus Focus Fallacy - Focusing on the fetus has dire legal and social consequences for women's rights and dignity. |
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Death in Perspective - The annual death rate from maternal mortality is three times greater than the recent tsunami. |
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Fetal Pain: A Red Herring in the Abortion Debate - Fetuses cannot feel pain until the third trimester, if even then, but virtually no abortions occur at that late stage anyway. |
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The Political Is Too Personal - Why abortion is an election issue, and why it shouldn't be. |
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Where is the Anti-Choice Movement Headed? - A detailed analysis of the successes and failures of the anti-choice movement in North America, with a focus on the history and role of extremism. Examines violence statistics and legal and law enforcement trends, compares the abortion battle to other violent movements, critiques anti-choice successes and the movement's shortcomings. How long will the movement survive as a credible political and moral force? |
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Different Foundations, Diverging Futures - The abortion climate: comparisons between Canada and the U.S.A |
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The Myth of "Pro-Abortion Violence" - Did you know the pro-choice movement is 50 times more violent than the anti-choice movement? NOT! |
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How to Interpret Polls on Abortion - How strong is pro-choice support in Canada, really? The ambivalence that shows up in polls probably reflects anti-choice misconceptions about abortion. |
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A Word of Advice to Anti-Choicers - If you want a chance of winning your "war" against abortion, at least "know your enemy!" |
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The Question Left Hanging - Curiosity got the best of me. I just had to figure out how anti-abortion protester Maurice Lewis really died. Join me in solving the "well-hung martyr mystery." |
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Abortion and Breast Cancer - A Forged Link - Anti-abortion zealots exploit and hurt women with their claim that abortion leads to an increased risk of breast cancer. |
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Religion and Abortion - The anti-abortion viewpoint is based on sectarian religion, and abortion rights should be protected under our constitutional right to freedom of religion. |
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Anti-Abortionists Don't Have a Biblical Leg to Stand On - Yes, the Bible is Pro-Choice! |
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Personhood: Is a Fetus a Human Being? |
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What Pro-Choice Really Means (or Pro-Choice for Dummies) |
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No Virginia - Abortion is NOT Genocide |
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"The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion" - When the Anti-Choice Choose |
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Spreading Hatred Against Abortion Providers Once Again: The Anti-choice Exploitation of Fetal Tissue Research |
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Legal Abortion: the Sign of a Civilized Society (international perspectives) |
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Abortion in Canada: History, Law, and Access |
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Mortal Sins of the Vatican |
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Hypocrisy and the Hippocratic Oath |
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Why Pro-Choice Supporters Should Not Publicly Debate the Anti-Choice |
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The Emotional Aftermath to Dr. Barnett Slepian's Murder |
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Why the Christian Right Wages War Against Abortion |
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Anti-Choice Terrorism (and what you can do to counter it) |
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Psychological After-effects of Abortion: the Real Story |
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Risky Business: Learning to Play It Safe |
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An Open Letter to the Pope - by Dr. Henry Morgentaler |
by Joyce Arthur
by Joyce Arthur
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Lessons (short story) |
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Moving Day (short story) |
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Once Upon a Time (short story) |
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Mythmakers (Chapter 1 of a proposed novel) |
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Mythmakers (another chapter of the novel, May 2002) |