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

[JKirkpatrick]

The strongest hold of the Catholic Church on everyday folks would
be in Ireland and the USA, plus parts of S. and Central America
and Africa. As for Europe, obedience to such dictats is very
scarce. Since the outbreaks of priest abuse of children have
surfaced, it's losing its hold here as well as in Ireland  (aka
ire-land--for good reasons).
Joanna


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-morali
ty-po
> lice/ This means a set back for the brahmins, because their
monopoly 
> on marriage is an important foothold in society.
>
> erik
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