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As the influence of church and state on our personal lives dissolves, in which direction can we turn? Are we lost in a moral maze? If so, in which direction can we turn? In an exclusive interview, we asked Joan Smith for guidance.Why did you feel the need to write this book now?
What have been the triggers for the changes that you?ve been describing?
You?re endeavouring to produce a new definition of morality, one which isn?t primarily concerned with sex. Why do you think we?re less concerned with sex in a moral capacity?
Do you think that established religion has lost its moral authority?
What part do you think feminism has played in defining this new morality?
Can you describe what has replaced the sexual morality of the past? What matters to us now? How do we judge people?s behaviour? How do we judge people?s contribution?
Do you think the fact that we live in a society which is, relatively speaking, ?open? affects how people think about these issues?
Who do you think will be upset by the ideas in your book?
Do you see people, particularly women, beginning to have different relationships now, compared to twenty years ago?
How do we get from here to the society you describe, how do we realise it?
What will happen if we don?t translate these new ideas into political activity?
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