10. Sobel, 11.

11. Center for Democracy & Technology, "Pennsylvania Web Blocking," Center for Democracy & Technology, 2004, For more information, see Bennett Haselton, Peacefire.Org, Peacefire.Org, 2006, 2006, "Internet Filter Review," TopTenREVIEWS, TopTenREVIEWS, 2006, 2006, Bennett Haselton, email to author, January 15, 2006.

15. Robyn Greenspan, "p.o.r.n Pages Reach 260 Mil ion," eSecurityPlanet.

com, September 25, 2003, Jonathan Wallace, "Federal Courts Use Censorware; Free Speech Advocates Object," The Censorware Project, 1998, Karen Jo Gounaud, "Kids and the Internet: The Promise and Perils," Testimony Testimony to the U.S. National Commission of Libraries and Information Science, Family Friendly to the U.S. National Commission of Libraries and Information Science, Family Friendly Libraries, Libraries, page 105. page 105.

18. Sobel, 10.

19. Sobel, 9. According to their Web site, Family Friendly Libraries is affiliated with Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council.

20. Sobel, 10.

21. "A Briefing on Public Policy Issues Affecting Civil Liberties Online,". Center Center for Democracy & Technology Policy Post for Democracy & Technology Policy Post 9, no. 12 (June 23, 2003), 9, no. 12 (June 23, 2003), publications/pp_9.12.shtml.

22. Only California, New York, and Maine reject this federal money-specifically because they don"t want Washington controlling their libraries.

23. U.S. v. ALA, U.S. v. ALA, 539 U.S. 194 (2003). 539 U.S. 194 (2003).

24. U.S. v. ALA, U.S. v. ALA, 539 U.S. 194, No. 02361 (2003). 539 U.S. 194, No. 02361 (2003).

25. Will Doherty, "s.e.x and the Internet" (presentation to the Society for Scientific Study of s.e.xuality, San Jose, CA, April 12, 2003).

26. Doherty, "s.e.x and the Internet."

27. Bennett Haselton and Jamie McCarthy, "Blind Ballots: Web Sites of U.S. Political Candidates Censored by Censorware," Peacefire.org, Peacefire.org, November 7, 2000, November 7, 2000, See note 16 above.

29. Doherty, "s.e.x and the Internet . . " "

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Notes.30. Greg Lindsay, "Cybersitter Decides to Take a Time Out," TIME Digital, TIME Digital, August 8, 1997, August 8, 1997, time/digital/daily/0,2822,12392,00.html.

31. Doherty, "s.e.x and the Internet."

32. Xeni Jardin, "MSN s.p.a.ces: Seven Dirty Blogs," Boing Boing, Boing Boing, December 2, 2004, December 2, 2004, United States of America V. Robert Alan Thomas and Carleen Thomas, United States of America V. Robert Alan Thomas and Carleen Thomas, F. App. F. App.

0032P (6th Cir.), Nos. 94-6648/6649 (1996), Electronic Privacy Information Center, Electronic Privacy Information Center, See note 21 above.

35. "A Briefing on Public Policy Issues Affecting Civil Liberties Online," Center for Center for Democracy & Technology Policy Post Democracy & Technology Policy Post 10, no. 14 (September 10, 2004), 10, no. 14 (September 10, 2004), 18 U.S.C. -2257.

37. See note 35 above.

CHAPTER TWELVE.1. Barton Gel man, "FBI Forms Anti-p.o.r.n Squad "I Guess This Means We"ve Won the War on Terror," One Agent Says," SFGate.com, SFGate.com, September 21, 2005, September 21, 2005, Ibid.

3. A key informant in this il egal bul ying was Donald Wildmon, head of the then-new Religious Right pressure group, National Federation of Decency, which is now known as the powerful American Family a.s.sociation. See Marjorie Heins, s.e.x, Sin, and s.e.x, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America"s Censorship Wars Blasphemy: A Guide to America"s Censorship Wars (New York: New Press, 1998), 70. (New York: New Press, 1998), 70.

4. Jane Lampman, "Churches Confront an "Elephant in the Pews"," Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, August 25, 2005, August 25, 2005, Jan LaRue, "What Are the U.S. Attorneys Doing for Victims of p.o.r.nography?"

Victims of p.o.r.nography, 2004, 2004, The%20News/Articles%20in%20the%20News.htm.

6. Traditional Values Coalition, "The Plan to Win over Judicial Tyranny," Our Our Battle Plan to Take Back Our Courts, Battle Plan to Take Back Our Courts, 2006, 2006, For example, on February 6, 2006, police seized more than 700 700 adult DVDs from Dr. John"s Lingerie in Omaha, Nebraska, claiming they had adult DVDs from Dr. John"s Lingerie in Omaha, Nebraska, claiming they had reason to believe reason to believe that that some some of the store"s inventory violated state obscenity laws. "Dr. John" Haltom himself was victimized by a number of raids at his store in Omaha, resulting in him serving several jail terms. See "Censorship in Omaha," of the store"s inventory violated state obscenity laws. "Dr. John" Haltom himself was victimized by a number of raids at his store in Omaha, resulting in him serving several jail terms. See "Censorship in Omaha," Oppose Censorship in Omaha, Oppose Censorship in Omaha, January 2005, January 2005, "ASACP Data Indicates 99.9% of Validated CP Reports Are Not Related to Adult Entertainment Industry," a.s.sociation of Sites Advocating Child Protection, ASACP, ASACP, June 24, 2005, June 24, 2005, As common as these allegations are, not a single one has ever been proven.

10. Nadine Strossen, Defending p.o.r.nography: Free Speech, s.e.x, and the Fight for Defending p.o.r.nography: Free Speech, s.e.x, and the Fight for Women"s Rights Women"s Rights (New York: Anchor Books, 1995), 299. (New York: Anchor Books, 1995), 299.

Notes 195 11. Such as the price of gasoline, the convenience of banking online, the luxury of not feeling uncomfortable at the beach, and the comfort of not being faced with too many questions about s.e.xual things from one"s children.

12. Robert McGinley, phone call with author, February 20, 2006.

13. Civil action 05-CV-01126-WDM-BNB.

14. 983 F.2d 248, 250 (DC Cir. 1990); 965 F.2d 8484 (10th Cir. 1992).

15. See note 8 above.

16. Eugene Volokh, "Obscenity Crackdown-What Will the Next Step Be?"

CATO Inst.i.tute, April 12, 2004, April 12, 2004, From the government"s subpoena, reported in Howard Mintz, "Feds After Google Data," MercuryNews.com, MercuryNews.com, January 19, 2006, January 19, 2006, mld/siliconvalley/13657386.htm.

18. Gonzales v. Google, Inc. Gonzales v. Google, Inc. (2006), can be found at "The Internet and the Law," (2006), can be found at "The Internet and the Law,"

Find Law, Cameron W. Barr, "Policing p.o.r.n Is Not Part of Job Description: Montgomery Homeland Security Officers Rea.s.signed after Library Incident," washingtonpost.com, washingtonpost.com, February 17, 2006, February 17, 2006, article/2006/02/16/AR2006021602066.html.

20. I am indebted to Alan Soble for a remarkable discussion of this concept in his book. Alan Soble, p.o.r.nography, s.e.x, and Feminism p.o.r.nography, s.e.x, and Feminism (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2002). (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2002).

21. See also Marty Klein, "The Meaning of s.e.x," no. 3, May 15, 1997, That"s one part of what makes obscenity trials so bizarre. A jury of strangers sitting fully clothed in a conference room watches p.o.r.n to determine what it means to the so-called average person (whoever that is). How can their experience possibly relate to the experience of watching the film at home, in private, naked, playing with a consenting partner or masturbating alone?

23. One amateur site, gets over 2 million hits per day.

It features new photos from over 100 contributors each day. That"s over 30,000 unique individuals or couples each year on this site alone.

24. As s.e.x educator Dr. Sol Gordon says, "guilt can provide the energy for the repet.i.tion of behavior people feel conflicted about."

CHAPTER THIRTEEN.1. In America, various indecency statutes still criminalize blasphemy and moral turpitude. At least the punishments involve fines and prison rather than death 2. Dan Bilefsky, "Denmark Is Unlikely Front in Islam-West Culture War," NYTimes.com, NYTimes.com, January 8, 2006, January 8, 2006, A0D12FC34540C7B8CDDA80894DE404482.

3. BBC News, "Ma.s.s Anti-Cartoon Rally in Beirut: Hundreds of Thousands of Shia Muslims in Lebanon Have Turned a Religious Ceremony into a Protest over Cartons Satirising the Prophet Muhammad," BBC News, BBC News, February 9, 2006, February 9, 2006, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992). 505 U.S. 833 (1992).

196.

Notes.5. Richard John Neuhaus, "A Voice in the Relativistic Wilderness: The Pope Crusaded For "Moral Truth." We Should Welcome His Help," Christianity Today.com, Christianity Today.com, April 4, 2005, April 4, 2005, Ibid.

7. Richard Owen, "Limbo Consigned to History Books," Times Online, Times Online, November 30, 2005, November 30, 2005, Boethus says this in his The Consolation of Philosophy; see Kenneth Hum-phreys. "Putting the Dark into the Dark Age: "Wonderful Events That Testify to G.o.d"s Divine Glory," Jesus Never Existed, Jesus Never Existed, 2004, 2004, dark-age.htm; for Tertul ian, see David King, "Chapter 9: Religion," in A Guide to A Guide to the Philosophy of Objectivism, the Philosophy of Objectivism, "President Bush Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004: Remarks by the President at Signing of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004," The White The White House, House, April 1, 2004, April 1, 2004, 3.html; see also National Abortion Federation, "Bush"s Strategy to Restrict Reproductive Freedom: A Chronology," National Abortion Federation, National Abortion Federation, 2005, 2005, Joshua Green, "Roy and His Rock," The Atlantic Online, The Atlantic Online, October 2005, http:// October 2005, http:// www.theatlantic.com/doc/200510/roy-moores-ten-commandments.

11. Jesse Gordon, "Pat Buchanan on Abortion," On The Issues: Every Political Leader On The Issues: Every Political Leader on Every Issue, on Every Issue, 2000, 2000, Thomas B. Edsal, "Christian Right Mobilizes for Judge: Conservative Tilt Sought on Bench," washintonpost.com, washintonpost.com, January 9, 2006, January 9, 2006, Laurie Goodstein, "Minister, a Bush Ally, Gives Church as Site for Alito Rally,"

NY Times.com, January 5, 2006, January 5, 2006, B14F63A540C768CDDA80894DE404482.

14. Ronald Stoddart, director of Nightlight Christian Adoption, Washington, DC, May 24, 2005.

15. FOURTEEN.1. "Church Pa.s.ses the Plate for County Fight," Free Speech X-Press, February 10, 2006, See, Marty Klein, Your s.e.xual Secrets: When to Keep Them, When and How to Tell Your s.e.xual Secrets: When to Keep Them, When and How to Tell (New York: Dutton, 1988). (New York: Dutton, 1988).

3. Many commentators were shocked, shocked shocked that men and women told Kinsey they enjoyed such "perversions" as oral s.e.x, premarital s.e.x, and a.n.a.l s.e.x. One of the main reasons his two best-selling volumes were d.a.m.ned after publication in the late 1940s and 1950s- that men and women told Kinsey they enjoyed such "perversions" as oral s.e.x, premarital s.e.x, and a.n.a.l s.e.x. One of the main reasons his two best-selling volumes were d.a.m.ned after publication in the late 1940s and 1950s- and continue to be d.a.m.ned and continue to be d.a.m.ned-is that some people don"t want to know that so-called normal people actually do these things.

4. Julia Heiman, personal e-mail to author, fall 2005.

5. From memo written by Judy Guerin, Executive Director, National Coalition for s.e.xual Freedom, December 6, 2001, 2.

Notes 197 6. Robert Peters, "The Link between p.o.r.nography and Violent s.e.x Crimes,"

Morality in Media, 2004, 2004, p.o.r.n-Crime-Link-RWP.htm.

7. Marty Klein, "Oprah and Dr. Phil: s.e.x for the Simpleminded," Playboy, Playboy, January 2003, 3334; Also available at January 2003, 3334; Also available at National Coalition for s.e.xual Freedom, "Violence and Discrimination Survey,"

National Coalition for s.e.xual Freedom, 1999, 1999, Joseph Marzucco, "Healthcare Att.i.tudes of Individuals in the Alternative s.e.xual Lifestyle; Bondage and Discipline, Sadism and Masochism," unpublished study, 2005.

10. The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, "For the Record: Lesbian, Gay, Bis.e.xual, Transgender, Questioning (LGBTQ)," Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood, 2006, 2006, otr-archive-lgbtq.xml.

11. Friendship Express, "What Is Swinging?" 1994, SWINGING.HTM. Data gathered by private swing clubs indicate that 90 percent of swingers identify a religious preference and 47 percent regularly attend religious services (Friendship Express, 1994; Miller, 1994; also Gould, 1999).

12. See, Terry Gould, The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers (Toronto, Ontario: Random House, 1999), 392. This is confirmed in various survey data. (Toronto, Ontario: Random House, 1999), 392. This is confirmed in various survey data.

13. I am indebted to Terry Gould for bringing this investigation and other details to public attention in The Lifestyle The Lifestyle (see note 12 above) (see note 12 above) . .

14. Robert McGinley, phone call with author, February 20, 2006.