"... and b) women that get treated like possessions>"
Gee. Too bad we can't cite examples..... {;^)
Posted on 02/07/2015 9:37:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
This is singular, not plural.
Isaac and Rebecca.
That’s correct.
Abraham and Sarah both created the one problem where Hagar was concerned, by not believing God.
Jacob ended up with four wives and quite a bit of heartache before he could spiritually overcome. (Not sure if this is where Mahomet pilfered the idea for his “four wives” rule.)
but then again, there were Abraham, David, Jacob and Moses...
(as for me, one is plenty challenging enough! No advocacy here for plural marriage...)
ps: sorry we forgot to mention Solomon!
The left wing mass media is already promoting polygamy...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/15/opinion/hardy-plural-marriage/
Why? Because guys would go "Yeah, right, good luck with that" while (some) women would apparently go "Co-wife? Yeah, sign me up for that!"
“Interesting how this is always the randy male taking on multiple females”
The reason for this, which a muslim told me, is because of inheritance issues. If there is one father, all the kids are his, and it is obvious who the mother is through her pregnancy.
If a women has multiple husbands though, there will be great doubt and arguments over who is the father, and who inherits which man’s property.
Anyhow, in Muhammed’s case, he did not rise to power until he was in his mid 50’s, and well into his 60’s when he died. Most of his marriages were then (many for political purposes), when he was losing his sexual potency. Apparently, he was henpecked and ridiculed quite a bit by his wives for not being able to satisfy them. This seems to have led to his death, when 16 year young Aisha (whom he married around age six) had an affair with a young man.
Aisha was the daughter of Muhammad’s wealthy and powerful patron, Abu Bakr (who became Caliph after Muhammad). When Muhammad publicly kicked Aisha out for infidelity, this threatened Abu Bakr’s claim to the Kingdom after Muhammad. Under pressure, Muhammad accepted Aisha back after three months, to make sure she wasn’t pregnant; but began plotting and positioning to set up his cousin, nephew and son-in-law (I’m not making that up) Ali to inherit the crown.
Abu Bakr, and his ally Umar found out about this, and made a failed attempt on Muhammad’s life as he returned from a raid. Muhammad quickly came out and declared that God wanted Abu Bakr and Umar to lead a jihad into Syria right away - about as far away as he could send them, and against the greatest force. They delayed their departure, during which time Muhammad succumbed to a bad case of poisoning. He tried to call for someone to write down his last words, but Umar held everyone else out until Muhammad had died, with his head in Aisha’s lap. (Umar later became Caliph after Abu Bakr).
A few months later (some say 75 days after Muhammad’s death), while arguing over inheritance and succession, Umar fatally wounded Muhammad’s only daughter Fatima, who was Ali’s wife (and visibly pregnant at the time).
So there is plenty of room for soap opera in polygamous marriages, even if one does follow the quran and the example of the prophet quite closely...
"... and b) women that get treated like possessions>"
Gee. Too bad we can't cite examples..... {;^)
Actually, Mormon polygamy allowed all your wives to have multiple husbands
Just think of how fast VD would spread
Probably not much.
The thing to realize is that a lot of this isn't part of a popular movement but being pushed by the elites: just look at how they strike down States defining legitimate marriage [even CA did this!] using single federal judges. — It's all part of the narrative
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It’s wrong and it’s sick. Besides that, her comments about how difficult it is for the husband because he must provide for and keep everyone happy is another reason it does not work and cannot be a good for society: Most polygamous marriages are mired in poverty, financial, spiritual and emotional poverty. It is not the ideal, and not God’s ideal; another reason why Allah is inferior to our God.
The references to various problems that may arise suggests that Muslims know well that polygamy is fraught with difficulties.
Yup. Sex sells, news doesn’t.
Here is today’s mass media story (or at least one of them, I’ve selected a relatively ‘tame’ one so not to seer anyone’s eyes here)
http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_27475415/jennifer-lawrence-gets-naked-boa-constrictor
Now, that sells a whole lot more than, say, a big long investigative report trying to find out the real name, nationality, and financial backing of a certain high-up politician in chief
She goes on and on about her ideal life. But I bet deep down she knows this is a disaster waiting to happen.
Always the guy's fault.
Always the guy's fault.
No need. They're well known.
"B!tch set me up..."
I’m really hoping this is a parody. Can you imagine the disaster this situation would incur?
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