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Corliss Lamont (March 28, 1902 – April 26, 1995) was an American socialist and humanist philosopher and advocate of various left-wing and civil liberties causes. As a part of his political activities, he was the Chairman of National Council of American-Soviet Friendship , starting from the early 1940s.
He was appointed the Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity (1988–2009) and Bussey Professor of Divinity (1981–1988). [1] Upon his retirement from the active faculty in 2009, he became the Florence Corliss Lamont Research Professor of Divinity.
A religious symbol is an iconic representation intended to represent a specific religion, or a specific concept within a given religion. [ 1 ] Religious symbols have been used in the military in many countries, such as the United States military chaplain symbols .
The National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee (NECLC), until 1968 known as the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, was an organization formed in the United States in October 1951 by 150 educators and clergymen to advocate for the civil liberties embodied in the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, notably the rights of free speech, religion, travel, and assembly. [1]
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Corliss Lamont (1902–1995), American philosopher, political activist, and philanthropist C. C. Moseley (1894–1974), American aviator and aviation businessman Corliss Palmer (1899–1952), American silent film actress
A religious image is a work of visual art that is representational and has a religious purpose, subject or connection. All major historical religions have made some use of religious images, although their use is strictly controlled and often controversial in many religions, especially Abrahamic ones.
According to Corliss Lamont, this criticism is a malicious campaign by religious fanatics, the so-called Moral Majority, who need a demonic scapegoat to rally its followers. [142] Other religious opponents scorn humanism by stating it is materialistic thereby diminishing humanity because it denies the spiritual nature and needs of man.