polygamist marriage

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Re: polygamist marriage

« Reply #45 on: June 22, 2008, 05:17:10 PM »

Quote from: freethinker on June 22, 2008, 03:01:17 PM

Quote from: CharlesMartel on June 22, 2008, 03:59:58 AM

Does polygamy affect the children born to such environments?

Aside from the fact that they fuck their little girls as a matter of course, ask their sons if pollygamy is a wonderful thing.

That's like saying weed is bad because "criminals" sell it.

Polygamy is not inherently bad, just as weed is not inherently bad. But when it is criminalized, the people who sell it (or practice it) must go under the radar to distribute/get it...

But freethinker, the polygamists out in Wonderland do more than just marry many women. They marry blood-related family members and under-age children. These things are illegal for safety reasons.


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Re: polygamist marriage

« Reply #46 on: June 22, 2008, 05:18:52 PM »

Quote from: tadpol on June 22, 2008, 01:10:06 PM

I've never heard of an objective study on the effects of polygamy on children. And I'd really call effects on children a secondary, probably even a separate issue, drug addicts and pedophiles can marry and single parents raise children all the time. If one was to defend children at the expense of their parents choice of relationships I'd start somewhere sensible.

At least we're in agreement that polygamy, pedophilia, drug addiction, and same sex behavior are all behaviors that are a separate issue. We agree here.


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Re: polygamist marriage

« Reply #47 on: June 22, 2008, 05:23:06 PM »

Quote from: The Patriot on June 22, 2008, 01:54:22 PM

In most countries the ratio female/male exceeds 1.-escpecially in northern cities of the planet (Russia, Scandinavia, Canada, ...) which are top-heavy women countries.

I think US has 104 women per 100 men...China is an exception. hence polygamy would be useful practice.

I see, we take gender ratio numbers and decide the institution of marriage then? And a useful practice why? Women are more useful married even if it's to a man already married, is that your point? Careful Patriot, you may step in some shat you can't wipe off yer boot.


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Re: polygamist marriage

« Reply #48 on: June 23, 2008, 05:26:17 PM »

Quote from: Cass on June 19, 2008, 12:40:49 PM

Interesting topic tadpol. Especially considering the choices some might personally. If one goes back to some of Charlie's points you may find it's one more issue that is all about the money with his discussion of DOMA. Since bigamy is illegal, though there remain many living in polygamous families such as those in TX, AZ and UT, specifically among those who
follow Mormon beliefs even though illegal, how many with single mothers, though the father is hardly absent, are collecting AFDC.

I follow LDS (A.K.A. Mormon) teachings and that isn't one of them. That ended 100+ years ago and it gets you excommunicated today. I attend church regularly and the last member of my church I met who even hinted that a that practice would be a good thing to go back to supporting was someone nutty who I met over ten years ago. This is even the case among members of my faith who are descendants of people involved in "plural marriage"(I'm one of them). The only "Mormons" involved in such things are splinter groups who left over a century ago. They might call themselves "Mormons", but few LDS people would call them that.


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Re: polygamist marriage

« Reply #49 on: June 25, 2008, 12:09:16 PM »

Quote from: Wiglaf on June 23, 2008, 05:26:17 PM

Quote from: Cass on June 19, 2008, 12:40:49 PM

Ok, here's a question: from a Mormon point of view, what precisely is wrong with polygamy?


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