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To: Olog-hai

“Polygamy is adultery”

No. They are distinctly different.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polygamy

marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adultery

voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than that person’s current spouse or partner

in the second definition webster obviously presumes monogamous marriage over polygamous marriage, but that is minor. the terms are distinct enough that one cannot say that one equals the other.

deuteronomy 17:17 discusses adultery, not polygamy. As I have previously mentioned!

I think y’all missed my original point about drinking alcohol. Read my original point (again if necessary)!


101 posted on 10/23/2018 9:38:27 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: SteveH

Now you’ve crossed into open mendacity. Never mind employing liberal tactics such as citing dictionary definitions.

I was going to further cite Solomon’s regrets over having engaged in polygamy as outlined in Ecclesiastes, but it would appear to be lost on you.

Have a nice day.


102 posted on 10/23/2018 9:41:34 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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