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Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars is a non-fiction book by lawyer and civil libertarian Marjorie Heins, about freedom of speech and the censorship of works of art in the early 1990s by the U.S. government. The book was Read More..

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Description	Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars is a non-fiction book by lawyer and civil libertarian Marjorie Heins, about freedom of speech and the censorship of works of art in the early 1990s by the U.S. government. The book was published in 1993 by The New Press. Heins provides an overview of the history of censorship, including the 1873 Comstock laws, before moving on to more topical case studies of attempts at suppression of free expression.The book argues that artists have been scapegoated by those advocating censorship, as a method of deflecting debate away from the suppression of human rights. The author asserts that censorship of works deemed obscene has been used as a tactic throughout history to suppress women's rights. Heins argues that even if the perceived negative impacts of pornography, hip hop music, and violent films were factually accurate (and she asserts they are not), the ends would not justify the means of degrading the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. She emphasizes that education should be used to help guard against potentially dangerous notions, instead of censorship and suppression of dissent.Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy received a favorable reception from the Women's Review of Books, which praised the author's clear writing style and ability to present complex legal information in an understandable format for the reader. The book received additional positive reviews from The News & Observer, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Gazette. American Book Review criticized the author for arguing for an absolute right to free speech in virtually all circumstances.
Description	Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars is a non-fiction book by lawyer and civil libertarian Marjorie Heins, about freedom of speech and the censorship of works of art in the early 1990s by the U.S. government. The book was published in 1993 by The New Press. Heins provides an overview of the history of censorship, including the 1873 Comstock laws, before moving on to more topical case studies of attempts at suppression of free expression.The book argues that artists have been scapegoated by those advocating censorship, as a method of deflecting debate away from the suppression of human rights. The author asserts that censorship of works deemed obscene has been used as a tactic throughout history to suppress women's rights. Heins argues that even if the perceived negative impacts of pornography, hip hop music, and violent films were factually accurate (and she asserts they are not), the ends would not justify the means of degrading the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. She emphasizes that education should be used to help guard against potentially dangerous notions, instead of censorship and suppression of dissent.Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy received a favorable reception from the Women's Review of Books, which praised the author's clear writing style and ability to present complex legal information in an understandable format for the reader. The book received additional positive reviews from The News & Observer, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Gazette. American Book Review criticized the author for arguing for an absolute right to free speech in virtually all circumstances.

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Name	Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy
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Authors	Marjorie Heins
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Genre	Law
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Language	English
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Pages	240
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Media_type	Hardcover
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Isbn	978-1-56584-048-5
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Oclc	27684873
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Publisher	The New Press
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