Ep 08: Izzy Posen | Exploring religious freedom

Posted: Wed, 17th Apr 2019

Ep 08: Izzy Posen | Exploring religious freedom

Continuing our series of discussions exploring religious freedom, Alastair Lichten spoke with Izzy Posen. Izzy grew up in the Chasidic community and attended an illegal, unregistered school where corporal punishment was routinely used, particularly to silence children who asked questions. He is now president of Bristol University's Free Speech Society.

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This was part of a series of interviews leading up to our major conference Secularism 2019: Reclaiming Religious Freedom. Information on all the speakers and a videos from all the talks are now available.

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Listening to another great NSS podcast! It's an interview about freedom of belief with @PosenIzzy. Covers his upbringing in the Chasidic community and attending unregistered schools. Check it out:
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