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Nationally known freethinker will answer questions on church and state, including giving specific quotations and historical or logical support on religious liberty questions. I`m an expert on the U.S. Constitution, First Amendment, and the Treaty with Tripoli (1796-97). I am a Regional Director for the Council for Secular Humanism, active in the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and a leader of the Atlanta Freethought Society and The Georgia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I earned a Ph.D.in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University in 1983.
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Nationally known secular humanist will answer questions on church and state, including giving specific quotations and historical or logical support on religious liberty questions. I`m an expert on the U.S. Constitution, First Amendment, and the Treaty with Tripoli (1796-97). I am the Executive Director for the Council for Secular Humanism, and a former leader of the Atlanta Freethought Society and The Georgia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I earned a Ph.D.in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University in 1983.
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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| PJ | 06/24/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your perspective! I will ..... |
| Leah | 11/25/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Interesting. Thanks for the comment. I agree ..... |
| Dagmar Sigrid Manon de Nijs | 08/29/08 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Thank you for quick response. Yes, I ..... |
| Jodi | 05/27/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your timeliness ..... |
| Catalina | 02/01/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your input, Ed. I ..... |
Recent Answers from Ed Buckner
2009-06-17 potential case favoring separationism?:
Dear P J, I am an Atheist, I generally dislike sappy Disney music, I suspect that if I knew more about "God Help the Outcasts," I'd agree completely with you about its inappropriateness for 4th grade
2008-12-09 Rights and Liberties:
Eric, We're straying away from church/state issues and onto more philosophical turf here. That's OK, but it would take many pages and many hours to fully answer your questions and I lack the time. Try
2008-11-23 Rights and Liberties:
Dear Eric, As an Atheist, I don't think there is a creator--or at least not a Creator--from whom anything could come. Instead I think such rights need to be treated as unalienable--in other words as
2008-07-25 Prayer in school:
Dear Linda, I'd respond that it makes no sense at all to believe that taking government-sposnored prayer out of public schools leads to violence. Violence in public schools is extremely rare, no matter
2008-05-26 church and state:
Dear Jodi, Separation of church and state controversies swirl around almost constantly, largely because religious people don't really understand the purpose of such separation: to protect everyone,
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