[Buddha-l] unwed couples are like Krishna and Radha

Curt Steinmetz curt at cola.iges.org
Fri Apr 2 08:44:53 MDT 2010


The "Backward India versus the Enlightened West" dichotomy is deeply 
flawed when it comes to religion and sexual mores. The largest religion 
in the West, by far, is Roman Catholicism, which prohibits its members 
from using condoms even if they are married and HIV positive. The 
Catholic Church also campaigns very hard against all forms of sex 
education, gay rights, and even divorce. Outside of Catholicism, 
"Liberal" Christian denominations in the West are in decline, while 
Pentecostals and other "evangelicals" are on the rise.

Curt

Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:
> Moral rules about wedding are changing in India.
> http://kosu.org/2010/03/in-india-sex-and-a-setback-for-the-morality-police/
> This means a set back for the brahmins, because their monopoly on 
> marriage is an important foothold in society.
>
> erik
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