"Far too many people are suffering today for harmful imposition of other people's beliefs"- @Seculant #HealthcareAndSecularism
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Just wondering what
@YouTube's policy on images of children's genitals for educational purposes is... Some creative editing may be required#HealthcareAndSecularismShow this thread -
People look at me like an alien when I tell them that something known as 'oral circumcision' exists. It's probably worse than you think. 'Herpes cases among babies linked to ultra-Orthodox Jewish circumcision ritual'
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We return after lunch with
@AnnFuredi. Ann will be talking on the topic of abortion.#HealthcareAndSecularismpic.twitter.com/NSfIMg0n4e
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On the 'no-platforming' of anti-abortion voices. "The best way we can stand up to our opponents is to engage them and defeat them in argument" -
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We move on to the topic of assisted dying with
@DrJackyDavis .#HealthcareAndSecularismpic.twitter.com/c0kBHETzOU
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We are told by
@DrJackyDavis that those opposing assisted dying are often influential leaders of various religious and disabled groups, however their views often don't match many of those they claim to represent.#HealthcareAndSecularismShow this thread -
So,
@DrJackyDavis talks about those that jumped from the Twin Towers on 9/11. She frames it as people consciously ending their lives because they realised there was no escape. I always assumed they were trapped and jumped instinctively when overwhelmed by flames/smoke. Thoughts?Show this thread -
It appeared to me as a "last resort/no choice" type of situation to avoid burning to death rather than a realisation that the towers would soon be coming down.
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So. Seems we have an answer. Thank you
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Dr Michael Irwin will be the last speaker of the day.
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And that's me back on the train to Manchester. My video if the event will be made available in the coming weeks. In the meantime, head over to http://secularism.org.uk to look at the current campaigns & events. Consider becoming a member.
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