Posted on 07/29/2008 10:06:01 PM PDT by goldstategop
I have no doubt Alicein can post a link.
I don’t think she’s awake at the moment.
IIRC, that is from an article. They weren’t her words, but were text from a source.
Finally a common sense article on Free Republic about polygamy! Of course don’t bother the people on here who’ve already made their mind up with facts or anything.. very much like liberals.
Real conservatives research issues and make sure they know all the facts before they jump to conclusions..
I could be wrong about the being asleep part.
“Finally a common sense article on Free Republic about polygamy! “
If we’re gonna discuss polygamy, can the focus be on Hugh Hefner?
I’m not asking for pictures, necessarily, because you know I only read Playboy for the articles.
A careful study of the Bible will reveal the following:
1. That Abraham's concubinage, not marriage, with Hagar was evil in God's sight which is a factor in Ishmael's being cast out. Abraham's marriage to Keturah was after Sarah's death when he was a widower.
2) That Jacob's marriage to two sisters is condemned by the law as later revealed, and his concubinage with two maid servants was not approved. The point of the misery of Jacob in his marriage relations, the jealousy of his wives and sons was to show that God's displeasure with it.
3) David's multiplying wives was forbidden as king by the law. This sin in Solomon lead in part to the division of the kingdom.
4) The original polygamist was wicked Lamech, a descendant of Cain, who with his house was destroyed (drowned) in the flood when the chronology is put together.
In Malachi 2;15 it is stated that God gave Adam one wife. The point of the text is that God had the Spirit, could have given him multiple wives, not just Eve, if He had wanted to do so.
Jesus repeatedly condemns divorce as adultery, remarriage after divorce as adultery and He emphasizes one man + one woman for life. This is the consistent teaching of the Bible.
That God forgave and endured the sins of the Old Testament does not constitute a sanction of them. Their corruption of marriage was immoral. "from the beginning it was not so," Jesus said so.
I'll regret it in the morning since my 3 grandkids are here and expect me to take them somewhere tomorrow morning.
I’d be curious to see the credibility of that source.
I should get to sleep soon, too. I took a nap today, so I'm wide awake and my daughter decided it would be a great idea for me to go to a John Mellencamp concert with her for MY birthday tomorrow. Next year I'm going to request a shovel to the head instead.
“I’d be curious to see the credibility of that source.”
I’m flattered. But I don’t know you that well.
(just kidding)
I think Alicein posted some links.
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Humm, sorry about that. Try this: http://www.ueptrust.com/
Sorry. Even when I paste it into my browser I get nothing. Who is ueptrust.com?
According to my grandfather, one is too many.
I thought you were questioning the information because you wrote: it is presented by the corp that bought Rolling Stone magazine, so it becomes suspect IMHO.
The UEP Trust is what the story, Satan's Account, is about.
First, they are only interested in protecting and/or proviiding for a group that are the intended beneficiaries of the trust. Second, I can't find anything even remotely associated with the topic. So, what I have is a trust website who's only interest is the members of the trust and a website of a corp that just bought Rolling Stone magazine, a known liberal publication of, frankly, democrats.
I'm not questioning your statements, I just asked for the link wherein this accusation of public hair pulling, etc. is presented. I'm not even doubting that it might have happened, but where is it presented?
One person was indicted for bigamy
I suppose you are not against slavery either since it is also “Biblical”?
How about stoning people to death? Think that is OK too?
Polygamy is about one thing and one thing only.
Men having sex with multiple partners.
Oh and by the way, Abraham was not a polygamist. Hagar was never considered to be a wife. She was Sarah's maid and was her property.
Typical BS from FLDS defenders.
I provided three sources in post #40.
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