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! Women's Rights Are Not Up For Debate - The current call to "re-open" the abortion debate is really a call to re-criminalize abortion and eliminate the rights of pregnant women, including their right to life. |
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New! Canada Does Not Need an Abortion Law - Since 1988, Canada has proven that abortion care can be delivered responsibly without any laws restricting abortion. With our low abortion rate and majority support for women's equality, Canada's example should be a role model for the rest of the world. |
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New! Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centres in BC - A research report by the Pro-Choice Action Network. Anti-abortion "counselling" agencies rely on deception, misinformation, and emotional manipulation to persuade women against abortion. Executive Summary |
| New! Show the Lies: Annual “Show the Truth” tour traumatizes communities with offensive lies about abortion. | |
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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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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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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) |