I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass, our conversation must not be permitted to blaspheme it.

The churches used to win their arguments against atheism, agnosticism, and other burning issues by burning the ismist, which is fine proof that there is a devil but hardly evidence that there is a God.
BEN LINDSEY

Atheism Issues Winning
I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass, our conversation must not be permitted to blaspheme it.
BEN LINDSEY

Demand Maternity Mother Sacred
The unmarried mother should be granted by society the same reverence and regard as the married mother.
BEN LINDSEY

Granted Married Mother Reverence Unnamed
Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship
BEN LINDSEY

Censorship Firsts Jesus
Motherhood is so honorable a thing that nothing – no convention – can possibly make it dishonorable; and from the standpoint of the right of the child.
BEN LINDSEY

Children Married Mother
I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing the path for the youth.
BEN LINDSEY

Effort Path Youth

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