January 23, 2010
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Is Polygamy Wrong?
Is polygamy wrong or sinful? Why or why not? Can you give scripture for your beliefs? What are your thoughts on Polygamy?
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The Hebrew scriptures document approximately forty polygamists. One source of polygamy was the practice of levirate marriage, wherein a man was required to marry and support his deceased brother’s widow, as mandated by Deuteronomy 25:5–10.Nowhere does the Torah say Do not have two wives. It does address polygamy a bit…
If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.
(Exodus 21:10)If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated; then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born; but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the first-fruits of his strength, the right of the first-born is his.
(Deuteronomy 21:15-17)“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” Genesis 16:1
“And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.” Genesis 16:3
“Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.” Genesis 25:1
“And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.” Exodus 2:21. (See also Exodus 18:1-6.)
“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.” Numbers 12:1
Jacob had 4 wives
4 Wives – Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah
“And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.” Genesis 29:23
“And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.” Genesis 29:28
“And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.” Genesis 30:4
“When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.” Genesis 30:9
David had at least 18 wives – Michal, Abigail, Ahinoam of Jezreel, Eglah, Maacah, Abital, Haggith, and Bathsheba, and “10 women/concubines
“… Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish…While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; … And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage:…” Matthew 25:1-13
Today, most Americans think of monogamy as the “normal” form of marriage. But as it turns out, strictly monogamous practices are in the minority. In fact, cultures that practice some form of polygamy outnumber monogamous cultures by the hundreds.
The Koran states that a man is allowed up to four wives, but only if he can support them and treat them all equally.
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Is polygamy wrong or sinful? Why or why not? What are your thoughts on Polygamy?
Comments (62)
Ek I would say four wives thats crazy.
@embrown88 - why? What are your reasons for thinking that way?
@Kristenmomof3 - I dont know its just. Odd But its religon on marriage of Jews.
It’s wrong for me! I don’t care what anyone else preference is, what they have to back it up or whatnot. It’s wrong for me, I don’t play sharing my mate, let allow a spouse.
The scriptures indicated that God TOLERATED polygamy in the OT – however, toleration =/= acceptance. You have many instances where the negative aspects (inter-spousal jealousy, etc) are emphasized, and even at some points legislation was attempted to regulate it in some quarters (see Deuteronomy 17:17).
I think the final death-blow to polygamy is in Mark 10, where Jesus makes it explicitly clear that God meant for ONE man and ONE woman to be together.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogamy#Incidence_of_monogamy_in_humans
Interesting
The passage from Mt. 25 does not presuppose polygamy. The virgins are not marrying the man, but welcoming the groom. It was a well-known custom Jesus was presupposing. See Alfred Edersheim’s The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah or Joachim Jeremias’s Parables of Jesus.
That said, it is difficult to reconcile polygamy with Jesus’ teachings on divorce, which always go back beyond Moses to God’s design of one man and one woman. The writings of Paul all presuppose monogamous marriage, and explicitly command it for church leadership (1 Timothy 3).
I believe polygamy is not wrong. Now hear me out before someone starts calling me a typical “Muslim” all concerned about “virgins and women.” I believe polygamy is right in certain cases, if there is a war and some women can’t financially supposrt themselves and are widows and what not or have been wrongfully divorced and all that. There are conditions.
I however do believe that teh polygamy allowance in Islam is a catch 22. You are supposed to treat all your wives the same, that means loving them in equal amounts too but I know as in our human nature, we will find one to be our favorite and that is against Islam. You have to be equal in everything, wealth, love, etc. which is humanly impossible. So just as divorce is “tolerated” but it is better to stay married (work things out instead of saying I hate you I want a divorce!), I think polygamy is tolerated but it is better to be married to only one wife.
@SirNickDon - So you are saying that the Torah is wrong and Moses has stuff in the Torah that is not from God?
@Aaliyaan - I am sure it is a lot easier to only have to deal with one wife instead of 2 or 3 LOL
@Kristenmomof3 - Not at all. I am saying that the Bible does not present polygamy as an acceptable mode of discipleship to Christ, whereas both singleness and monogamous marriage are affirmed. That, I think, is fairly uncontroversial, and it would take a major re-reading of the NT to persuade me.
What I’m less certain about is the role of polygamy in the Hebrew Bible. My reading is that it was a practice God never commanded (I don’t see how Levirate marriage can be equated with polygamy), but which he made concessions for (as in Deut 21), much like slavery. I could be wrong on that, but it doesn’t change the clear expectations for the Christian community, which are different from the expectations for Israel at a number of points.
I don’t care whether it is right or wrong, but I would NEVER do it.
@SirNickDon - I agree. Succinctly said and well put.
1 Timothy 3:12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.
I’m not sure why a Christian would ever want to do something that disqualifies him or her from serving in leadership in Christ’s church.
Not being a native of Utah, I find it interesting how many of the locals are descendants of polygamist unions. Because of this, there is historical tolerance of the practice, but an overwhelming rejection of it today. He who has the keys to seal both on earth and in heaven (The prophet, seer and revelator of the whole earth, and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), does not permits plural marriages, See http://scriptures.lds.org/en/od/1
Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
If God meant for there to be polygamy, it would have said “wives” and Genesis 2:24 wouldn’t have said “one flesh”. God’s model was one woman and one man in the beginning.
Deuteronomy 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Polygamy is the practice of multiplying wives.
1 Corinthians 7:1 ¶ Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
God designed marriage to protect us from immorality and immorality is a reason against Polygamy which I will try to draw out of the scriptures at a later time.
Polygamy is condemned in the Book of Mormon (I’m not Mormon):
Jacob 1:15; 2:23,24,27,31;3:5; Mosiah 11:2,4; Ether 10:5,7
Christ came to abolish the law. Once He died on the cross, rose from the grave and ascended to Heaven, the Old Testament was no longer a requirement. If Christ said that one man was for one woman, it abolished the Torah’s standing on polygamy. Christs coming made polygamy wrong IMO.
@CrunchyMountainMomma - Yeshua said clearly that He came not to abolish the Torah and that it would stand as long as Heaven and Earth do.
Could you please give me scripture on your thoughts.
(Also just for everyone to know…I am not taking a stand on if Polygamy is ok or not here in this post. I am just asking for scripture on where it says it is wrong. Biblical proof on why it is wrong.)
think it hurts the children and wives the most bc presumably there is always some favoritism
Interesting discussion: my two cents are that if the marriage is between consenting adults, I really don’t see why it is in the state’s interest to deny them marriage whether in a monogamous or polygamous relationship. They do not “undermine the sanctity” of marriage. They are capable of a fully loving relationship. What’s the problem? My biggest concern with some of the polygamy that occurs is that the brides are betrothed at a very young age and aren’t consenting adults.
@SirNickDon -
agree. You explained this well.
Think old testament is full of examples of how polygamy hurt women and men ( Sarah, abraham, Solomon, David,etc).
God also allowed divorce but was not His plan. Interesting to think on though — especially with the 10 virgins.
I don’t think it is inherently wrong; this is just something decided by an individual society. I find it interesting that, in America, many people support gay marriage, yet condemn polygamy.
I personally find polygamy to be..odd. It’s not my thing, but I see no reason why people can’t do it if it makes them happy…but I agree that men should treat each wife equally (or vice versa if a woman has more than one husband).
2nd greatest commandment. Do unto others. Who of us truly in love would want to hurt the other by inviting another into our marital bed? Adultery destroys families and marriages- this was not God’s plan — He just knew how stubborn man was ( as with divorce and other things too)
Personally I want a monogamous relationship. I see some cultures have polygamy & stuff but it’s not for me. I dont see how they do it. I mean…3 spouses, 30 kids? I’d go nuts.
First of all, I don’t think you’re really asking whether or not polygamy is right or wrong. I think you’re asking whether or not it’s scripturally ok.
You have to be smart about things. We’re not living in the old testament times. If you use scripture to make all the decisions for your life, than I guess you can sit here and debate whether or not it’s right or wrong using that as your source all you want-but you’re not living in a tent, in the middle of a wadi out in the desert anymore. It’s 2010, so to use old testament ideas as your right and wrong guidelines is referring to a source and way of life that is severely outdated.
I think society and absolutely every person on the planet has got God all wrong, so I’m not even going to venture an opinion on the rightness or wrongness of polygamy.
btw, I’m not a regular on your blog. I came by on a rec, so I’m wondering out of total curiosity-are all those people in the photos polygamists?
No. Carry on with yourselves. To each his own. Who are we to judge and call anything wrong or right? If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it. But if someone of another belief system wants to, well whatever let them. Nobody is the judge of that but him..
Jesus said in John 8:15, You judge
according to the flesh; I judge no one.
If he didn’t judge while his time on earth, nobody here should either.
Personally I don’t want to get married at all.
How can a man emotional support multiple wives? I would get so angry having to compete with someone else.
@successjournal010 - Yes, Those are photos of Polygamists
I’ve always wondered if polygamy were truly “wrong” on a scriptural basis. On a practical basis, I’ve personally never seen anything wrong with plural marriages, be they several wives or several husbands. To me I don’t know if I could do it because of the drama and complications involved, favoritism and all of that. I only feel there is nothing wrong with plural marriage as long as all spouses are treated fairly and are content with the arrangement. But as far as scripturally OK, I don’t know for sure because I don’t believe the Bible is inerrant, and I also don’t completely trust the translations from the very original texts, or even the original text themselves, so even though I agree that it doesn’t seem the Bible outright says plural marriage is wrong, I can’t help but wonder if at one point it did say that but got lost in translation. Or what if it advocated it and got lost in translation? There’s just no way for us to really know. So to that I say, go with your heart and listen to God if God is what you believe in, just be sure that everyone involve is treated fairly and even if it is wrong at least you did your best.
@QuantumStorm - Agreed.
@Kristenmomof3 - Ok, thanks for clearing that up! btw, It was an interesting question, and one I’d actually just been thinking about a couple days ago. I think it’s cool to post thought provoking things to wonder over, so thanks for that.
Jesus Christ abolished the old testament law regarding more than one wive so I don’t believe that it is right for one man to be married to more than one woman.
@Lacherelle - can you provide me with the scripture for that? Thank you
If all my wives come with the same (lack of) smile as in that third picture on the left, I’ll pass. If they are on the other hand, hot young things, I may take it into consideration.
I agree with brother Aaliyaan’s comment. It is allowed in Islam, but it doesn’t mean that every guy should just go out and get 4 wives. As so many people think. It’s only preferable in specific circumstances, and you have to treat every single wife equally. Which is pretty difficult. In the Qu’ran when Allaah Ta’ala talks about polygamy, directly thereafter He says, “but it is better if you only marry one” (paraphrased). So, this implies that Allaah Ta’ala knows us better than we know ourselves and knows that it is nearly impossible for a man to treat more than one woman (in marriage) with complete equality.
I don’t think it’s wrong. I think there have been enough Scriptural references already cited to prove that the Bible doesn’t really have any problem with it. If I had the right partners, I don’t think I would mind a polygamist union. The only reasons people seem to have against it is jealousy- isn’t that unbiblical?
Dr. Timothy Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City once said that the scripture does not condone polygamy, adultery, and other sins. Abraham’s impatience led to the rise of “Arabs” He almost had sarah married off because he lied. isaac’s deception of ishamael led him on a decades long of deception. prodigal son lost all his inheritance. example after example of the Bible’s great characters have sinned and their life had taken a turn for the worse. that is until they repented and came clean of their sins. therefore polygamy may have been practiced but God advocates monogamy. remember God is a jealous God.
@teeraljannah - why does it seem like the four wife is the preferred number in islam?
@supsoo - I honestly don’t know. I actually haven’t met any Muslim man who is married to more than one woman. It may be because it’s more focused on in the media or more emphasized when Islam is scrutinized. But, as far as the Qu’ran and and actual scholarly opinions go: it is better to marry only one woman, but polygany* is allowed when necessary.
@teeraljannah - why and when is polygamy necessary?
Matthew 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Jesus says that a second marriage is adultery except for fornication. Polygamy is adultery.
Romans 7:1 ¶ Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Romans 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
Romans 7:3 So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
It isn’t just polygamy. It is adultery.
so it’s wrong if the bible says it’s wrong. and it’s right if a damn book says it’s right? Jesus. -_-
hi from Briana. On VSKH. I like reading the post and the comments. I was just thinking here… why would it talk about the oxen being yoked if it meant more than two. “Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?” (2
Cor. 6:14, KJV). Also the old argument “one eve”. I am glad you brought this up sister thank you.
1 Corinthians 7:2 from bible.cc
New International Version (©1984)
But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
New Living Translation (©2007)
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.
International Standard Version (©2008)
Because sexual immorality is so rampant, every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband.
GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But in order to avoid sexual sins, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
King James Bible
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
American King James Version
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
American Standard Version
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Bible in Basic English
But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Darby Bible Translation
but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each woman have her own husband.
English Revised Version
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Webster’s Bible Translation
Nevertheless, to avoid lewdness, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Weymouth New Testament
But because there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.
World English Bible
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Young’s Literal Translation
and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;
I echo what others have said….Jesus clearly states in Matthew 9
4“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’a]’>[a] 5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’b]’>[b]? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
He doesn’t say they are no longer two but three or four..he clearly indicates a one on one relationship.
Therefore, I believe that polygamy is not according to God’s plans for the New Testament people.
From what I can gather from looking at all the verses I can find on the whole subject is that polygamy is allowed but not encouraged. Maybe a very different view than many Christians, but that’s how I see it presented in the Bible so that’s all I care about. That said, it’s not something I would want to participate in myself :p (though I would not have a problem with anyone who did, actually one of my close friends is!)
@QuantumStorm - I agree. Obviously polygamy was not God’s originalintentions.Every house that explored polygamy experienced the fruits of scandal and disaster.
@successjournal010 - Check it out: You’ve made a valid point, however. The OT is not remanded to antiquity, yet it is a blueprint, a map that leads one to Jesus. It shows us that we cannot obtain the righteousness required to be forgiven, to stand in the presence of God. Otherwise, we can all be Mormons and make up the rules as we go along.
Christ Came to Fulfill the Law
17 p “Do not think that I have come to abolish q the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but r to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, s until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 t Therefore whoever relaxes u one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least v in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great v in the kingdom of heaven
Matt. 5:17–48 The Messianic Kingdom in Relation to the Law. Verses 17–20 explain how Jesus and the kingdom fulfill the law of Moses; this is the key to interpreting the Sermon on the Mount and indeed the whole of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus then offers six antitheses (vv. 21–48) that contrast proper and false interpretation and application of the OT.
Matt. 5:17 abolish the Law or the Prophets. The “Law” or “Torah” refers to the first five books of the OT, while the “Prophets” includes the rest of the OT, all of which was held to have been written by prophets (cf. Matt. 13:35, which cites Ps. 78:2; on “Law [and the] Prophets,” cf. Matt. 7:12; 11:13; 22:40; Rom. 3:21). but to fulfill them. Jesus “fulfills” all of the OT in that it all points to him, not only in its specific predictions of a Messiah but also in its sacrificial system, which looked forward to his great sacrifice of himself, in many events in the history of Israel which foreshadowed his life as God’s true Son, in the laws which only he perfectly obeyed, and in the Wisdom Literature, which sets forth a behavioral pattern that his life exemplified (cf. Matt. 2:15; 11:13; 12:3–6, 39–41, 42; also Luke 24:27). Jesus’ gospel of the kingdom does not replace the OT but rather fulfills it as Jesus’ life and ministry, coupled with his interpretation, complete and clarify God’s intent and meaning in the entire OT.
Matt. 5:18 until heaven and earth pass away. Jesus confirms the full authority of the OT as Scripture for all time (cf. 2 Tim. 3:15–16), even down to the smallest components of the written text: the iota is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet (or the yod of the Hb. alphabet) and the dot likely refers to a tiny stroke or a part of a letter used to differentiate between Hebrew letters. pass from the Law. The OT remains an authoritative compendium of divine testimony and teaching, within which some elements (such as sacrifices and other ceremonial laws) predicted or foreshadowed events that would be accomplished in Jesus’ ministry (see notes on Days and months and seasons and years were all part of the ceremonial laws of the Mosaic covenant (cf. Lev. 23:5, 16, 28; 25:4). To require Christians to follow such OT laws is to forfeit the gospel of justification by faith alone, in Christ alone. This also clearly implies that Christians are no longer under the Mosaic covenant. Some see “days” in this verse as evidence that the Jewish…”>Gal. 4:10; Christ has set us free from Jewish ceremonial laws and regulations (see note on 2:11–12) but not from obedience to God’s moral standards (5:14–6:1).”>5:1) and so are not now models for Christian behavior. Until all is accomplished points to Jesus’ fulfillment of specific OT hopes, partly through his earthly life, death, and resurrection, and then more fully after his second coming.
Matt. 5:19 These commandments refers to all the commands in the OT (although many will be applied differently once their purpose has been “fulfilled” in Christ; v. 17). The rabbis recognized a distinction between “light” commandments (such as tithing garden produce) and “weighty” commandments (such as those concerning idolatry, murder, etc.). relaxes one of the least. Jesus demands a commitment to both the least and the greatest commandments yet condemns those who confuse the two (cf. 23:23–24). The entire OT is the expression of God’s will but is now to be taught according to Jesus’ interpretation of its intent and meaning.
From the ESV Study Bible.
I don’t know.. but personally, I think it’s better if a person has only one wife/ husband.. Nowadays, many couples end up tragically because of financial, emotional, and other problems.. and they are just husband and wife.. so much more if they are a husband, a wife, a wife, another wife and so on and so forth.. (if you get what i mean) …
It’s allowed, not commanded in the Old Testament. The New testament doesn’t condone it…but rather says that a Bishop in the church shouldn’t be married to anyone other than one wife. If we look at the whole picture, it really would appear that the model of Christian marriage is between one man and one woman, as per the picture of Christ and the Church.
@iamtheclayman - Well I didn’t really want to muck up kristenmomof3′s post here, but since you have friend’s lock enabled, I kind of have to, to respond to you in any kind of way.
Let me just put it to you this way: a year ago, I probably would have been doing exactly what you are doing-zealously trying to state the truth according to the scriptures, etc, etc, etc.
But, tell ya what-I think no one here on earth knows God, what he’s thinking, or is more of an authority on him than any other person. I don’t believe every word of the bible is true. I don’t necessarily believe it’s all divinely inspired. I don’t live by every little verse dissected and applied to my life. In fact, most people get scared of this fact of my life-I have just about given up on it, and instead, I’d rather pray and just live by that bond instead. Most people have confused, contorted, twisted, and used the bible so bad that it’s become more of a human mind control game than a blueprint that’ll lead someone to God.
So whenever people quote a bunch of scripture and try to tell me what it all means, I basically laugh. God can more than tell me what he means and wants with me. He doesn’t need a person to tell me about that. I will only accept the truth from him alone, and not anyone else. So please respect that, me, and what I’ve said here, and if you’d like to continue the conversation, than message me.
I think polyamory should be decriminalized in America. Polyamory refers to both women and men being able to marry multiple people. Polygamy just refers to men being able to marry multiple women. If the Federal Marriage Amendment is apart of the government and therefore has no connection to religion, I do not see why polyamory cannot be considered.
@successjournal010 -
@successjournal010 - ”I don’t believe every word of the bible is true. I don’t necessarily believe it’s all divinely inspired”
That is where we part ways. I come from an objective viewpoint.
“Most people have confused, contorted, twisted, and used the bible so bad that it’s become more of a human mind control game than a blueprint that’ll lead someone to God.”
Okay, so Joel Osteen and the rest of the TBN/CBN crew have used and abused the scriptures. I hear your story a lot.Perhaps if we stopped listening to mere men,read the bible, and then prayed for understanding we’d all be better off?
“God can more than tell me what he means and wants with me. He doesn’t need a person to tell me about that. I will only accept the truth from him alone, and not anyone else. “
How do you verify what God has told you? What is your standard for this truth He tells you? Are you above deception without the written Word of God? If people who read the Word daily easily corrupt it, how much more so do those who
do not hold it as Immutable?
@successjournal010 - Also, i didn’t mean to single you out.
My views have nothing to do with religion. I feel it’s wrong for the sole reason that women are made into objects of reproduction and nothing else.
What if the woman could have 3 – 4 husbands like a tribe in the Amazon or in a remote village in china, etc? What would your views be about that?
A man that has multiple women is a “stallion” while a woman with more than one man is a slut.
yes joel osteen is a good example of perverting scripture. Creeps me out. Also I don’t want to pick on anyone either but I was thinking the same thing dear. How do you know it is from our Father or from the father of all lies- We can so easily be led astray. Do you use any scripture at all anymore. Please tell more.
@knitteralaska4real - Yeah,I’m not sure I made it any easier to converse with her .I inadvertantly turned this thing into biggest storm ever. If you check her post ‘Controversy” you’ll see what i’m talking about. Sorry, everyone.
If polygamy or Mormonism was okay then, Utah would have great statistics, right?
Utah leads the way in rape cases as well with 42.7 cases per 100,000 people. California is second at 33.4 cases. The 2001 report for domestic violence showed Utah having a rate 23% higher than the national average.The common theme of a very dominant male presence in the LDS household and
community is a major factor in this scary statistic. Mormons are also taught to suppress nearly every sexual thought and desire until marriage. Dating and courtship involves hand-holding and pecks on the cheek to play by all the rules. This type of suppression leads to outbursts of frustration – mainly rape and assault. To keep the image of everyone being happy, rapes aren’t widely talked about within the church or reported until long after it takes place, if at all.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/367094/is_the_mormon_religion_hazardous_to.html?cat=34
@iamtheclayman - I love nothing more than to see someone use their mind, and not be a lemming. Way to go Clayman!
@daddyperk - Tango Mike.