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Many of the proposals in the document, such as opposition to Racism and Weapons Of Mass Destruction and support of strong Human Rights , are fairly uncontroversial, and its prescriptions that Divorce and Birth Control should be legal and that Technology can improve life are widely accepted today in the Western World . Furthermore, its proposal of an International Court has been Since Been Implemented . However, in addition to its rejection of religion, various controversial stances are strongly supported, notably the right to Abortion . Initially published with a small number of signatures, the document was circulated and gained thousands more, and indeed the AHA website encourages visitors to add their own name. A provision at the end that the signators do "not necessarily endors {Link without Title} every detail" of the document, but only its broad vision, no doubt helped many overcome reservations about attaching their name. One of the oft-quoted lines comes from this manifesto is, "No deity will save us; we must save ourselves." EXTERNAL LINKS
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