Category Archives: Morality

Polygamy, continued

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Last year I wrote a post that referenced the question of polygamy.  I’d like to continue that discussion by citing this recent New York Times article, which features the stories of those in India who are part of some of the few remaining polyandrous marriages (one woman, multiple husbands).  The article goes on to explain [...]

Also filed in Current Events, Reactions | | Comments (0)

Thinking of Freedom, Religiously

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Perhaps April is the month of freedom. It certainly is for at least some major swaths of the population: Jews celebrated Passover during April, commemorating their deliverance from slavery in Egypt at the hand of God. Republicans like me hoped for the freedom to pay fewer taxes on April 15. Even stoners thought about freedom [...]

Also filed in | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Karma and Our Actions in the Cosmic World

Sunday, April 18, 2010

An interesting thing happened to me recently.  On Friday night, I was getting ready and holding a mirror up with my left hand.  Being the clumsy person I am, I dropped the mirror, which broke into pieces on the ground and gashed my right hand on the way down.  As I ran to UHS, worrying [...]

Also filed in Personal Development, Reactions | Tagged , | Comments Off