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To: Olog-hai
God mandated polygamy in the case of leverite marriage (Deuteronomy 25:5-6). Hebrew soldiers could take captured women as concubines. So, it just isn't true that the Bible rejects polygamy in all cases. It's disfavored, to be sure. Scripture after scripture in the NT makes it clear that Christian marriage is one man and one woman for life. That said, polygamy is permissible in certain circumstances in this fallen old world of ours.

In sharp contrast, sodomy is completely forbidden - in both the OT and the NT, not to mention all of Holy Tradition, the Natural Law, and the teachings of the Church for the last 2,000 years. St. Paul calls it an "abomination." Moses mandated the death penalty in all cases for sodomy (two guys).

Sodomy is a capital felony, polygamy is more like a minor misdemeanor in comparison.

32 posted on 03/25/2013 9:09:17 PM PDT by Gluteus Maximus
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To: Gluteus Maximus

Levirate marriage was not polygamous. Nor was the case of captive women becoming wives of Hebrews (Deuteronomy 21:11-13 says wife instead of concubine and mentions no polygamy). Don’t fall for the Muslim misinterpretations.

Look at the case of Tamar, who married Er, then Onan, and then was supposed to marry Shelah (who Judah in his faithlessness kept from marrying Tamar, not understanding why Er and Onan died and blaming it on Tamar erroneously). None of those sons of Judah had other wives. And Judah’s liaison with Tamar was never painted in a good light.


35 posted on 03/25/2013 9:26:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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