- Eddie Tabash
Edward (Eddie) Tabash is an American lawyer and political and social activist. An atheist and a proponent of the
Establishment Clause , Tabash has debated several Christian apologists, includingRichard Swinburne ,William Lane Craig , andGreg Bahnsen .Tabash is a member of the
California State Bar , theAmerican Bar Association , theLos Angeles County Bar Association , and theBeverly Hills Bar Association . He is also the Chair of the First Amendment Task Force for theCouncil for Secular Humanism and has written amicus briefs for both the U.S. Supreme Court and the California State Supreme Court.Tabash graduated
magna cum laude fromUCLA in 1973 and obtained alaw degree fromLoyola Law School of Los Angeles in 1976. His father was an orthodox rabbi fromLithuania and his mother was anAuschwitz survivor fromHungary .Tabash lives in
Beverly Hills ,California .Politics
From 1983 through 1987, Tabash was the California Issues Coordinator for the presidential campaign of former
Colorado senatorGary Hart . He has also served as a campaign speaker and debater for Democratic presidential candidatesBill Clinton andJimmy Carter .From 1981 through 1998, Tabash actively debated numerous professional opponents in the
abortion rights movement in California. Reportedly, he debated more professional opponents of abortion than anyone else in the state. He is also a strong proponent of decriminalizingprostitution .In 2000, Tabash unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary election for a seat on the state legislature.
Commentary on his web site shows that Tabash believes in a number of philosophies reflective of personal freedom. These include the decriminalization of prostitution, free speech, abortion rights, or the woman's right to choose, and the separation of church and state. He also supports the
International Sex Worker Foundation for Art, Culture and Education (ISWFACE), and theInternet Infidels , and has previously served on the National Legal Committee ofAmericans United for Separation of Church and State .Education
* UCLA - Magna cum laude
* Loyola Law School - Law degreeExternal links
* [http://www.tabash.com Eddie Tabash]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7278326259607745595&q=tabash&hl=en Eddie Tabash vs. William Lane Craig] - February 8, 1999
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3159889878222632949&q=tabash&hl=en "Modern Enlightenment: Decriminalizing Prostitution"] -UC Irvine
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RVm-epMMOMc The Present Threat of the Religious Right to Our Modern Free - speech by Edward Tabash] at youtube.com
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iWIEx4WB33U Q&A after the speech]
* [http://dogmafreeamerica.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=230035# Dogma Free America podcast interview with Edward Tabash]
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