Challenging monogamy (Polyamorists fall in love with all they couple with)

Denver Post ^ | Jan 22 05 | Douglas Brown

[churchillbuff]

Hey, these are committed relationships -- how can we be judgmental? Shouldn't employers provide health benefits for all of these polyamorists' partners?

[MisterRepublican]

"The quad broke up in 1999, when Vince Botinelly, 50, looked up an old flame, thereby straying outside of the de facto group marriage and having, in essence, an "affair.""

So Vince had an "affair" and cheated on all the other nitwits?

Only a Democrat can think like that.

[Rebelbase]

There are some really screwed up people in this nation of ours.

[goldstategop]

Liberals' next social engineering project. That bourgeois institution, the family, has got to go!

[Lesforlife]

This drivel took the place of coverage of the Colorado Right to Life March for Life which drew over 1,000 attendees. Although a lovely photo of our 100 white dove release appeared, there was no article - merely a 3 sentence description of the gathering.

[MisterRepublican]

"Advocates like Trask say polyamory is natural, and monogamy is not."

Yeah, AMONGST CHIMPANZEES!

[Theresawithanh]

I bet the kids in these communes, or whatever they're called, end up being really confused! Danny and Susie have three mommies and four daddies?

[CzarNicky]

Impossible the homos said this would never happen if gay marriage were allowed.

[MisterRepublican]

"...group marriages won't be far behind, they say."

Nor group divorces. Imagine that one in court for 30 years!

[sam_paine]

Did I skim this wrong, or did all of the "polycouples" in this article include a divorce or seperation?

[MisterRepublican]

"Trask, 40, describes herself as "spiritual." Pagan runes, half-moons, leaping dolphins, Hindu gods and other artifacts from spirituality's vast archipelago decorate her house and her body."

Oh, now there's a shock!

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What if all of the members of a cult joined together in one big group marriage? Would companies be required to provide health care coverage for all members even if only one of them was an employee ... or would that be a violation of church and state?

The weirdness is multiplying!

[Cicero]

As clinton would say, it depends what you mean by "love." I'd venture to say that most of these people are in love with themselves, at best. I feel sorry for their kids.

[sheik yerbouty]

I'm just curious about one thing. When did the Bible outlaw polygamy?

[formercalifornian]

Did his parents' lifestyle bother David Trask, 17, who also grew up with a younger brother and sister? "It did, maybe once or twice, but other than that my attitude has been, 'If it makes them happy, why not?"' he says.

Man. These messed up kids! You can see them stuffing it all away. Hey David. Huffing makes some people happy. So does anorexia. Some people get a kick out of torturing animals.

[dighton]

Polyamorists fall in love with all they couple with

Looking for a certain passage: The Malloy, stockade, From Here to Eternity.

IMHO there's something to it.

[Txsleuth]

This is the second thread today that I have had to double check to make sure it wasn't from Scrappleface.com---the other being the one about Harold Ford jr.'s Uncle in Tennessee having two different wives, houses, families,etc, WHILE being a State Senator!!

Now this, I think I must have Rip Van Winkle syndrome or something. This is NOT my country. My country had marriages that hopefully got to Golden and Silver Anniversarys. Where families had 2.2 kids, double car garage, picket fence, etc.

Either the world has gone mad, OR it is trying to drive me mad!!!

[Txsleuth]

This is the second thread today that I have had to double check to make sure it wasn't from Scrappleface.com---the other being the one about Harold Ford jr.'s Uncle in Tennessee having two different wives, houses, families,etc, WHILE being a State Senator!!

Now this, I think I must have Rip Van Winkle syndrome or something. This is NOT my country. My country had marriages that hopefully got to Golden and Silver Anniversarys. Where families had 2.2 kids, double car garage, picket fence, etc.

Either the world has gone mad, OR it is trying to drive me mad!!!

[Goldwater4ever]

In Exodus 21:10, a man can marry an infinite amount of women without any limits to how many he can marry.

In 2 Samuel 5:13; 1 Chronicles 3:1-9, 14:3, King David had six wives and numerous concubines.

In 1 Kings 11:3, King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.

In 2 Chronicles 11:21, King Solomon's son Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines.
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Matthew 25

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1. "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2. Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
3. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
4. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
5. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6. "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
7. "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
8. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'
9. " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'
10. "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11. "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!'
12. "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
13. "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.