I will resist the temptation to riff on the L&H and instead post this...
Posted on 06/14/2014 8:33:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When you look at world history, and especially biblical history, you will find that polygamy has been an accepted and honorable way of life. Many beloved prophets of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Abraham was a friend of God, all while having many wives. Polygamy was once a lifestyle accepted by all.
For Christians of 2000 years ago, polygamy was stopped by the Roman empire.
Paul, in his letter to the church in Rome, said, “A bishop should be the husband of one wife.” He was simply telling them to obey the law of the land. Roman law is alive and well today in America, and we all know what happened to the Roman Empire.
It’s very unfortunate what has happened in Colorado City, Ariz., and in other states. It has given polygamy a terrible name and image....
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
I will resist the temptation to riff on the L&H and instead post this...
Thanks for messing up a REALLY good ELSIEthon this morning!
Slim...
Oh, I read your quote from D&C, especially about a man presented with ten virgins being immune from adultery, but if one of the ten strays, SHE is an adulterer. Holy cats!
But wait a sec - did I spoil your Elsiethon, or did whoever posted that pic of Mormon zombie-chicks do that?
That photo is creeping me out!
In societies (mainly Muslim) where polygamy is practiced, only the relatively wealthy have multiple wives. In such situations, women have a choice: "Would you rather share a rich man, or have a poor man all to yourself?".
Also, in those societies, the current wife has little to say in whether her husband takes an additional wife, and divorce consists of the divorced wife leaving with not much more than just her personal clothing.
Feminists may not be keen on supporting the infrastructure needed for polygamy.
In the meanwhile, how many women are out there who regularly sleep with men who are sleeping with other women as well? In the inner-cities, they effectively already have informal polygamy.
You are describing life in the underclass, where an alpha-thug may impregnate dozens of girls in a neighborhood, whose spawn may grow up and inter-breed with their own half-siblings.
For a satirical look at it, read Mark Twain’s “110 Tin Whistles” short story.
If God wanted people to practice polygamy there would be no reason now after 5000 years for this jackasses essay.
Ah yes Polygamy...Just take a trip over to Colorado City and you will see the results of serious inbreeding. You cannot keep breeding sisters and cousins for five or six generations.
Of course that may be their plan as they breed out intelligence and clear thinking and infuse those poor ugly beings with total and complete control.
Two weeks ago I went into the Saint George hospital and as I was checking in a small herd, maybe six, polygamists were also checking in. Blank faces some with crossed eyes staring blankly. Since it was the Coronary department, I figure certain failure also occurs in that department as well.
Believe me Laz, these poor souls are hopeless.
Srsly? You want to defend polygamy?
Oh wait. Your screen name and your sign-in date. I get it. You're a retread troll.
Pretty good run, though. What, 3 months?
Where am I defending poligamy? The fact I said it is the least perversive perversion is anything but defending it.
Not to mention numerous people are de-facto poligamic.
I wouldn’t push the ‘Who are we to decide for consenting adults?’ meme, then.
That way leads to pedophilia and bestiality.
Nope, pedophilia is against a child and bestiality is an animal cruelty.
You actually picked my words out of context, I wasn’t protecting poligamy but fond comparing it to slavery amusing. There were same arguments used by feminists to bash natural wedding.
Just be careful on how you say stuff, that sounded too close to liberalism.
“Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.” - Oscar Wilde
The dictates of Christian were actually AGAINST the culture of that day. Where does this writer get his “facts?”
Obama successfully uses this tactic by getting our minds off the IRS with the VA problems, and off VA problems with Bergdahl, and off Bergdahl with child immigration. He knows the press won't stay on a story more than a week if it has a new story to follow.
Or if they didn’t, then they’d deny that the Greek word “malakos” refers to an effeminate male, using the literal meaning to mistranslate it as “softy”.
Let's see, the piece was written for a Nevada newspaper, and for decriminalization of polygamy. That sort of equals Mormonism. I didn't think of that. I stand corrected.
I don’t think you know your Bible very well. God gave David his wives - it’s hard to consider that not approving of it. It was David’s taking of another man’s wife that got him into trouble.
www.biblicalpolygyny.com
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