Opinion Archives

The Mirror of Cartoon Satire

Akhandadhi Dasa

In an advertisement on UK television, some reformed Daleks tag along a group of Hare Krishna devotees chanting down the street. Renouncing their exterminating ways, these alien miscreants happily sing in metallic voices, “Peace & Love, Peace & Love”.

Spiritual Struggle or Power Struggle?

Kumari Priya Dasi

Religious life imparts to us the vision to see everyone as, in essence, a beloved servant of God. Yet so often the differences between religions underline a feeling of "the other" that turns those who should be friends into enemies. What often follows is behaviour that may not seem very religious at all.

For “Honor”

Sankirtana Dasa

It struck me like a sad little song. The article was only a measly paragraph, giving the bare facts, not saying much about the victim nor her killers. Maybe any more would have been just too much to bear. The piece, on page 6 of the July 27 NY Times, told of an ‘honor killing.” The culprit was a 70 year old grandmother of 16. I guess she thought she was doing right by her family.

Sport and the Spiritual

Krishna Dharma dasa

When we see Wayne Rooney score a brilliant goal from an impossible angle, we admire his skill, and the Bhagavad-gita says that this is a manifestation of God. It is not that Wayne Rooney is himself God, of course, although some may argue the point.

Muslim Magazines Discover an Untapped Market

Omar Sacirbey

Holding an American flag and wearing a bright-white grin beneath her head scarf, Wardaw Chaudhary, a 16-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., radiated confidence and optimism, the perfect cover girl to grace the first issue of Muslim Girl magazine.

Confused Confessors: Probe Discloses Clergy’s Diverging Views

Kaunteya Dasa

The major Italian weekly magazine L'espresso has published a piece of investigative journalism on how Catholic priests handle their confessions; the Vatican became enraged at the disclosures.

Don’t Hike Alone

Ananda Vrindavana Dasi

Don’t hike alone. Community and accountability are critical to staying healthy and avoiding burnout, especially in this season.

Study Shows Sun Responsible for Planet Warming

Bob Ellis

From DailyTech, we have still more evidence that any warming occurring on planet earth is coming from natural sources and is cyclic in nature–NOT from the evil capitalism that Al Gore, the UN politicians at the IPCC and other socialists love to blame.

150th Anniversary of “The Origin of Species”

Varun Shridhar

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the publishing of Charles Darwin’s book on The Origin of Species. To commemorate the foundation of evolutionary biology with confetti and a thirty second video clip on some news channel sure would have been appalling. So, it’s fair to view the week-long debate in Alexandria as tribute to Darwin.