Talk:The Freethinker (journal)
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Is militant really the right to describe it? It suggests physical aggression, and I see no proof of that in the rest of the article.
- Point taken, though "militant" can be used as a synonym of "combative", and as such definitely applicable. --Dannyno 11:48, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] History
I've reworded this bit. It used to say "partly because" for a reason. One of the reasons for going after the Freethinker was to try to get to Charles Bradlaugh, who at the time was struggling to take his parliamentary seat. Had he been convicted of blasphemy, he would have been unable to do so. In the event, Bradlaugh showed he had nothing to do with the relevant issues. But perhaps the Freethinker would have been ignored had the Bradlaugh case not been going on. That was the point. Hopefully my rewording allows us to finesse the issue without needing to explain all this at the moment. But perhaps we should go into more detail when we have time. --Dannyno 09:23, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Is there any equivalent of 'The Freethinker' in the United States?
I just wondered if there is anything like 'The Freethinker' in the U.S.? Have there been any freethinker-journals in the U.S. in the 19th century? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.78.49.48 (talk) 15:08, 18 February 2007 (UTC).
- Of course. --Dannyno 08:32, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Truth Seeker vs Freethinker
Is the Truth Seeker actually still being published? I realise it turned into a very different publication, but that's not the issue. Although there is still a webpage, I can find no indication that any issues have been produced since the 125th issue in 1998. The Freethinker passes 127 years this year. No Truth Seeker editor is listed at http://truthseeker.com/truth-seeker/ after 1988. So what's going on? --Dannyno (talk) 07:14, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
