Links

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/douglas-knight/creation-and-evolution_b_1087392.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/parker-j-palmer/america-not-christian-nation_b_1102094.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/25/clergy-battle-porn-addiction_n_1110981.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/satpal-singh/martyrdom-guru-tegh-bahadur-sikh-thanksgiving_b_1109270.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

http://lightsindarkness.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/thanksgiving-with-israelis-and-some-thoughts-on-loving-the-charedi-world/

I think this article exagarates, but it does make a good point that polygyny isn't as black and white as people make it. In an era where we accept the legitimacy of open relationships, perhaps we should ponder accepting polygamous relationships as well, which are essentially a different form of open relationships: One person agrees to sexual fidelity, but is not bothered by their spouses' infidelity. I think that also ignoring that more traditional gender roles in Chechnya may lead to polygyny as an economic institution, where women want men for financial support, and thus prefer a polygynous marriage to none, takes away from the article. This also raises the age-old question about whether or not marriages in socieities where being financially dependent on husbands is women's main option for financial security are essentially socially sanctioned long-term prostitution.

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_undercover_economist/2006/02/i_do_i_do_i_do_i_do.html