Author: Judge Michael Boyajian

Religious Unity and the Synchronicity of Chaos Theory

By Michael Boyajian

Many years ago Huston Smith wrote a book on the world’s religions titled The World’s Religions.  Little did he know then that he had planted the ideas in the cosmos that would lead to people having the ability to pick and choose principals from all the world’s religions.  His book implicitly made each religion accessible to those of other faiths and one could say I like this about Hinduism and this about Buddhism and its ok and it works with my Christian beliefs.

A Pan African Olympics

By Michael Boyajian

The idea for the Olympics is to use sports to bring the diverse nations of the world together for a moment of peace every two years.  The idea goes back to 776 B.C. when the games began in Ancient Greece and were used to bring together all the independent Greek city states until 393 A.D.

Andrew Cuomo’s Marriage Equality Battle Cry

By Michael Boyajian

Same sex marriage advocates have been fighting to advance marriage equality in New York State after the debacle in the state’s senate last year by reaching out to the public, fielding senate candidates and by raising money.

It’s Interdependence Not Independence: The New World Economic Paradigm

By Michael Boyajian

David Marsh in a recent New York Times Op-Ed piece suggested that the problem with the German led bailout of Greece was that the United States was involved to the extent that the President was urging things to move forward to protect world markets.  Marsh felt that this defeated the purpose of the European Union which was for Europe to become independent of the U.S.

The Rising Religious Tide in Support of the Gay Community

By Michael Boyajian

As the Pope runs around Europe trying to stop nation after nation from legalizing same sex marriage while looking the other way from Church abuses a counter offensive is going on in New York.

Arizona, Your Cadillac Has Got a Wheel in the Ditch

By Michael Boyajian

Chris Matthews of MSNBC reports that Arizona is now removing ethnic and racial studies programs from its school curriculums.  This follows its notorious racial profiling immigration law.

Hudson Valley Gay Mobilization

By Michael Boyajian

I remember just a few years back when Marriage Equality New York decided to expand the battle for same sex marriage out of New York City and into the Hudson Valley and elsewhere around the state.  We organized a rally for Riverside Park in Beacon, New York and launched a press blitz to turn out support for the event.

A Legal Declaration to Governor Patterson

By Michael Boyajian

As the former labor judge for the State of New York I can tell you this about Governor Patterson’s furlough plan, it is simply an illegal violation of the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between New York State and government workers.  It is a fundamental question of basic contract law that any first year law student can tell you the answer to or predict the judicial outcome of.  No Governor Patterson, contracts are not made to be broken.  People of honor are legally bound by them and to violate this sacred trust with state workers in order to save nickels and dimes is downright nonsensical.  Governor Patterson, rescind this furlough law because it will be the easiest decision any judge can make when ruling on its legal validity and striking it down.

Good Government: Contested Terrain

By Michael Boyajian

Paul Krugman in a recent New York Times column states that we need politicians who believe in good government because there are some jobs only government can do.  Of course he is talking about the Gulf oil spill and preventative measures that could have been taken.

Of Kings and Queens

By Michael Boyajian

I just read a colorful book on the kings and queens of England.  It occurred to me that I would very much like to meet a royal.  Looking at their portraits in the book makes you wonder if perhaps they did not possess some sort of divine authority.