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The Lev Tahor Controversy in Canada
I couldn’t let an opportunity pass to comment on yet another religious controversy making headlines in my home country. If you’ve been paying attention to the news out of Canada lately, then you may have heard about a small ultra-Orthodox Jewish group, Lev Tahor, creating quite the controversy here in the Great White North. Now,…
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Is Capital Punishment Ever Justified?
Two news stories caught my attention this morning. One about the execution of convicted cop killer, Troy Davis and the other regarding the execution of white supremacist, Lawrence Russell Brewer. Two men, two executions — yet, the discussions concerning both are very different. Many claim (including Davis himself), that Davis was an innocent man being put…
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Marriage Equality
New York state recently passed a marriage equality bill giving way for same-sex couples to legally tie the knot. So, how could this affect the tens of thousands practicing polygamy which is currently illegal? Plural marriage has been coming out of the proverbial closet with recent news headlines, television shows and reality programming putting it…
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Religion vs. Law – Revisited
A few weeks ago I blogged about how religion and the law don’t always play so well together. I meant to provide some follow up comments on this much sooner; however I became sidetracked with work, midterms and my other hobby – painting. Now that I’ve provided sufficient enough explanation for denying you – my…
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Religion vs. Law
Religion and the law seem to frequently collide. In secular societies, religion is supposed to be separate from the law. Law is meant to provide everyone in society with certain guarantees and protections, including the freedom of religion. So, there’s the rub. What do we do when freedom of religion directly contravenes the law of…