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<\/a><\/div>\nThanks to Daniel Florien<\/a> for pointing out legislation in Arizona, HB 2582<\/a>. Although it is aimed primarily at Sharia Law, it mentions karma as among those sectarian laws that are prohibited from being enacted\u00a0by courts in\u00a0Arizona\u00a0if the new legislation<\/a> passes. Apparently Arizona lawmakers believe that they can free Arizona courts (and perhaps also those under their jurisdiction) from something that south Indian tradition views as simply a fundamental law of nature, to which even gods are subject. If they can accomplish that, it will be quite a feat, and will probably attract many Buddhists seeking liberation from karma to Arizona. I just hope they immigrate legally\u2026for their own sakes.<\/p>\n Meanwhile The Onion<\/em> has an amusing account<\/a> of what has not<\/span> been happening as a result of president Obama\u2019s decision to instruct the Department of Justice to\u00a0stop defending the Defense Of Marriage Act<\/a>. (The Lead\u00a0surveys\u00a0<\/a>some\u00a0less entertaining but more realistic and level-headed responses from people who, like Daniel Kirk<\/a>, may have been listening to Christopher Hays\u2019 advice<\/a>).<\/p>\n Thanks to Daniel Florien for pointing out legislation in Arizona, HB 2582. Although it is aimed primarily at Sharia Law, it mentions karma as among those sectarian laws that are prohibited from being enacted\u00a0by courts in\u00a0Arizona\u00a0if the new legislation passes. Apparently Arizona lawmakers believe that they can free Arizona courts (and perhaps also those under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n