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I honestly do not know, but i am not going to Judge a man for having more than one wife until i see the commandment that forbids it.

Will you at least agree that having "many wives" leads a man's heart astray from God?

Basis of that "common ground" we can agree upon:
17 He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. (Deuteronomy 17:17)

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Also, many, many, MANY 19th century Mainstream Mormons -- and fLDS today -- have married sisters...which goes against the injunction found in Leviticus 18:18:

Therefore, could you at least condemn those Mormons who have violated this?

18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living."

Will you at least agree that having “many wives” leads a man’s heart astray from God?

Definitely, even as old as i am just looking at one pretty woman will lead my heart astray momentarily,, it takes a lot of self control.

Therefore, could you at least condemn those Mormons who have violated this?

the KJV puts it a little different.

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Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

Your version is talking about taking sisters as wives, the KJV seems to be talking about taking two sisters to bed at the same time.

So if they both mean the same thing then i would have to agree.

As far as condemning them, i would have to be sure in my own mind, some things i am sure of and other things i am not sure of.

When i first became what i thought was a Christian i was one of the most critical sobs in the country but after doing some reading i found that i was not a Christian at all but only trying to be religious.

Believe it or not i used to condemn the Mormons but that was before i really starting being a believer, now the only thing i can find against them is religion.

If the Mormons still practiced polygamy i think i would look at it different but they don,t.

I believe polygamy is an issue only as long as it is preached and practiced as a religion and i have never heard any one publicly preaching the right for plural wives.

I definitely have my views about things, but it mostly is my own taste so to speak, for instance i hate to see a man wearing shorts,( baby britches ) but can i condemn them? no because i see no law of God against it.

I think one thing we can agree on is the 10 commandments although we may have a little difference of opinion on the exact meaning.

For instance i believe thou shall not kill is incorporated with thou shall do no murder and shall not kill with out cause.