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Sean Faircloth is an American writer and politician from Maine. Faircloth is the author of ''Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All – and What We Can Do About It'', an attorney and five-term state legislator. While in the legislature, Faircloth was appointed to the Judiciary and Appropriations Committees. In his final term, Faircloth was elected Majority Whip. In 2009 Faircloth became executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, advocating for separation of church and state, and for greater acceptance of nontheistic viewpoints in American life. In September 2011 he became the Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and was the opening speaker for Dawkins' book tour. Faircloth's first book published by Pitchstone Press, ''Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All - and What We Can Do About It'' was released in February 2012. Faircloth had the idea for the Maine Discovery Museum in 1996 and led the project from concept to completion in 2001. Maine Discovery Museum was then the second largest children's museum outside Boston in New England. Faircloth successfully spearheaded over thirty laws, including the so-called Deadbeat Dad child support law which was later incorporated into federal law.〔 Faircloth had numerous legislative successes in children's issues and justice system reform.〔Bangor Daily News, June 3, 1996.〕 Faircloth has spoken around the United States regarding the U.S. Constitution, children's policy, obesity policy, and sex crime law. In 2013 Faircloth traveled to New Zealand and Australia, lecturing at the Sydney Opera House to start policy oriented secular groups, whose model can be duplicated in other countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfq5nO7xj4A )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfq5nO7xj4A )〕 In April 2014, Faircloth spoke in the Republic of Turkey about Atatürk, the Erdogan government and Turkish secularism. ==Children's advocacy== Faircloth led the creation of Maine's Healthy Start child abuse prevention initiative,〔Bangor Daily News, February 4, 1995〕 and sponsored the first law making possession of child pornography a crime in Maine. “For his legislative accomplishments in the prevention of child sex abuse, and the healthy start child abuse prevention initiative,〔Lewiston Sun Journal August 8, 1993〕 and for spearheading the deadbeat dad child support law,” Faircloth was named Legislator of the Year by the Maine Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers in 1995, and by the Maine Psychological Association. The deadbeat dad law was incorporated into a proposal by the Clinton administration.〔Bangor Daily News, July 20, 1994〕 Laura Fortman, then Maine Women's Lobby Executive Director, said of this law, “Sean took the lead in proposing his revised amendment to members of the Appropriations Committee, in disagreement with some members of his own party on the Judiciary Committee, demonstrating tenacity and leadership. This legislation provided essential economic support for low-income women and children.” Maine's Chapter of the National Organization for Women said, “In his first term Sean Faircloth had a major impact on national public policy.” Faircloth received the Outstanding Advocacy Award from the Maine Association of Community Service Providers (MACSP) in 2003, in part because Faircloth twice successfully opposed cuts to children’s mental health programs. MACSP President Jan Fraser said to Faircloth, “If there was ever the case that one person can make a huge difference, you are living proof.”〔Maine Association of Community Service Providers, September 10, 2003.〕 Faircloth sponsored An Act To Enhance Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children, which increased pay and the number of teachers for these children, as well as paid for new equipment for education for the blind.〔Bangor Daily News, April 4, 2007〕 In 2003 Faircloth initiated a first-in-the-nation policy improving school nutrition standards 24/7 in Maine K-12 schools,〔New York Times, November 9, 2003〕 preventing sale of soda from school vending machines, and leading to removing “super-sizing” from schools. For his work on child obesity policy, Faircloth was invited to speak at conferences at Harvard Medical School, Yale University, and the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Kelly Brownell, listed in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people said, “The legislative actions Rep. Faircloth has proposed are among the most innovative in the country. I fully expect legislators to follow Sean Faircloth’s lead.” Because of these successes, Faircloth was named Legislator of the Year by the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003.〔Bangor Daily News, November 19, 2003〕 In 2004 Faircloth was appointed House Chair of a Sex Crime Commission to Improve Sex Offender Accountability, successfully enhancing penalties on fixated pedophiles while advocating moderation of sex crime registries.〔Kennebec Journal, February 19, 2004〕 In 2007 Faircloth was appointed House Chair of the Commission to Establish a Strategic Priorities Plan for Maine’s Young Children,〔Lewiston Sun Journal September 7, 2007〕 which created a prioritized plan regarding children’s policy,〔Brunswick Times Record August 8, 2008〕 and resulted in creation of the Maine Children’s Growth Council. This Council, later designated Maine's Early Childhood Advisory Council, makes children’s issues a top priority in law, emphasizing economic return on investment in early childhood. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sean Faircloth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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