Our modern society is both fascinated and repulsed by the practice of polygamy (multiple-partner marriages), particularly the practices of fundamentalist Mormons, who allow polygyny (one husband, many wives), and who have been given both sympathetic (Big Love, Sister Wives) and critical (any number of documentaries and news reports) treatment by mainstream media. While the custom of monogamy has been called "ridiculous" by some, and perhaps even unnatural by others, non-monogamous … [Read more...]
Polytheist Prayers Now Welcome in Frederick County
July 15, 2011 By
Back in May I wrote an article looking at the issue of opening invocations at various government bodies. At the center of that piece was discussion of a recently enacted policy in Maryland by the Frederick County Commissioners. The new policy was modeled on the one adopted by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors in Virginia after they successfully survived a legal challenge by Wiccan priestess Cynthia Simpson. That policy, and the Frederick County Commissioners' new policy, called … [Read more...]
Americanizing Hinduism and other Pagan News of Note
July 12, 2011 By
Top Story: The CNN Belief Blog has a story about Hinduism in America, and how some younger Hindus are trying to "forge a distinctly American Hindu identity that’s more tightly woven into the national fabric." “Our parents had to build everything from scratch to make a united Hindu community in this country,” said Tejas N. Dave, 17, a high school junior who volunteers with a project bringing yoga to unprivileged Americans. “Now we’re trying to reintegrate it back into … [Read more...]
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