http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Susanna+Barlow Society Susanna Barlow Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=309261&ca=Society When I read Viktor Frankl’s book, “Man’s Search for Meaning” I was on the cusp of grappling a childhood filled with abuse and dysfunction. Frankl states that “an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal.” This statement answered many questions and solved some of the perplexities that fe... Society Susanna Barlow Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=306957&ca=Society Polygamy has been around since ancient times. It was lived by Jews, Muslims and Christians alike. It flourished in ancient Greece in the form of concubinage. In Macedonia it was acceptable for a man to have several wives to ensure that there was a choice of a male heir. This was particularly true of... Writing Susanna Barlow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=305722&ca=Writing I wanted to write my story. It was that simple. I felt driven by this desire for a very long time. It wasn’t until I was twenty eight that I bought me a computer and a typing tutorial and began the task of putting my words to paper. (Journals don’t count.)This turned out to be much more difficult th... Religion Susanna Barlow Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=305450&ca=Religion Organized religion and the standards of marriage have been intertwined for centuries but in the early Roman period the Catholic Church eliminated other forms of marriage and established monogamy as the appropriate marital relationship. As Christianity took root in Europe so did monogamy and other fo... Religion Susanna Barlow Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=305454&ca=Religion Mormon fundamentalism is decidedly hierarchal as are many organized religions but in the case of Mormon fundamentalism there are also the factors of polygamy and patriarchy which are not merely cultural elements but are actual tenets or requirements in order to receive salvation. There is much dysfu...