Tag Archive 'Religious Freedom'

Civil and religious marriage *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Jun 30 2008 | Filed under: Gay marriage

This is the second in my series of marriage posts.  My first draft, which was a failure, tried to trace the history of marriage, something that’s much better done by better informed people.  What I realized from that valiant, although pointless and time-wasting effort, is that what I’m really interested in is a religion’s interest [...]

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Life under Sharia law

Bookworm on Mar 05 2008 | Filed under: Islam

A year or two ago, the press reported on a rather charming religion called the Sky Kingdom cult that had popped up in Malaysia. The worshippers had built a Disney-esque little temple that centered on a giant teapot that symbolized the beneficence of love and the purity of water pouring from heaven. As [...]

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