Thread: Christian Polygamy: For Or Against

is this serious?
Imran

While this sounds appealing to me, I think it would cause problems.
Women would demand rights to have more than one husband. As that would be fair. Then we would have vast webs of people who are Married. You could have three wives, and each one could have three husbands, and each one could have three wives... It would make things overly complex.

Originally Posted by Led

While this sounds appealing to me, I think it would cause problems.
Women would demand rights to have more than one husband. As that would be fair. Then we would have vast webs of people who are Married. You could have three wives, and each one could have three husbands, and each one could have three wives... It would make things overly complex.
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Yes, we would be spreading the love. Isn't that what Jesus wanted in the first place?

the crux of it comes to whenver using the bible to back up your points you must truly believe that the bible is the word of God
as i dont
I suppose im exempt from this argument
yeh may however have been better off positng this in the religion/spirtiaulty sections as its basically dsicussing wether or not the bible supports polygamy

=)
im sure Ne-Yo or Keeper will have something 2 say on this matter
Imran

rather than polygamy I think christianity as a whole should be asking itself why it only has one vow of love, marriage, and why that one vow of love is sexual. I dont see anywhere in the bible Jesus commanding us to get married, or even committing to only sexual love - I'm pretty sure Jesus wanted us to love a best friend as much as a wife or a husband

not to mention the union between the church and christ is platonic, but still when you mention platonic vows of love to christians world wide they just call you an idiot *do they even realize what the marriage between the church and jesus is? its hardly about sex and its hardly about man and women!*

So, I am sure it is perfectly fine for woman to have 10 husbands too? Or are men superior or something?

Point being: There is nothing wrong with making test rides. But I, as an atheist, think marriage is a certain commitment, actually you don't really have to marry for it, but what I mean it: If you really love someone, you stick with them. And you can only sleep around with other women if your way of thinking is so that you can have sex without the personal-love part.

Really, I think it is just silly to still call yourself Christian. I don't even like Christians, but the stuff you have to make up to justify yourself is silly in my eyes. If you take your path of reasoning, you could also claim that killing everyone that disrespects you is fine, since god did it too.

edit: beer made my post badly constructed, but not different from my normal thoughts.

I'm not sure of the verse, but in the NT there is a passage about it is good to have one wife and one husband. I'll get back to you if I can refind it.

granted, polygamy was the norm in the old days though.

Hi all!

I don't know why I'm making this my first post, probably cause I'm a philosopher and a dreamer. ( not a literal dreamer but what dose that mean anyway?) Polygamy is, or can be, a power struggle used primarily for male dominance.
In my experience polygamy suppresses women and inherently brainwashes children (especially young girls) who grow up in some religious cults. In order to "keep the faith" interaction with other "normal" or average children is thwarted by any imaginable means, like strict segregation, there's little other means by which they can make sure their particular idealism will survive. All too often people (usually woman and children) are abused in polygamous environments.
Being from Colorado City, the largest polygamists community in the US. I must say I'm adamantly against polygamy as I know it.
All tho I must consent to the freedom of grown free thinking adults to act on their own accord and ability to make wise decisions, given they actually have some experience within-which to make that decision, ie the lack of force through brainwashing or some other technique that disables a person from thinking logically.
If polygamy can be lived peacefully without harming others then have at it.

So, I am sure it is perfectly fine for woman to have 10 husbands too? Or are men superior or something?[/b]

Well, I don't want to start any arguments or misrepresent the beliefs of my whole institution, but all I would personally argue myself that both God and Jesus are "he"s. Mary was sacred, because God chose her to be. Also, we gave up a rib for the creation of women, not the other way around.

Again, that only reflects the views of some, but not all my institution.

I'm not sure of the verse, but in the NT there is a passage about it is good to have one wife and one husband. I'll get back to you if I can refind it.[/b]

You are saying the bible says somewhere that polygamy is ok as long as one has one spouse from each sex? Hmm... I haven't ever read or heard of such a passage. Please point that out and I will definitely post it in the front page.

If polygamy can be lived peacefully without harming others then have at it.[/b]

I don't think that this is possible nor desirable all the time. Sure, ideally it will work like this, but then again ideally we would be living in a communist world and get 178 virgins when we die (except they instinctively know how to get naughty, otherwise that would suck balls- not literally, though, as god knows virgins don't know they should)

In my experience polygamy suppresses women and inherently brainwashes children (especially young girls) who grow up in some religious cults.[/b]

Personally, I do not know any instances where anyone has used polygamy to brainwash children. You must have the word polygamy mixed up with the word "starvation and bodily and psychological pain". Get your facts straight (I recommend wikipedia for this)

All too often people (usually woman and children) are abused in polygamous environments.[/b]

This is a common misconception, but I can assure you it is also a plain lie. Just because there are more mothers and fathers, that doesn't mean the children get more spankings than they usually get. I personally know that the wives of the minister of my church are always communicating and making sure that they don't all punish the children all at once. They assign a "punisher", per se, for each case. I don't know how, though. I think last time they played rock paper scissors for it LOL!

Most of the time, there are also more children, so there is also more to go around...

Truthbearer.

I think you missed the part that I grew up in polygamy. I am merely stating my opinion based on my experience as a polygamist child.
In that environment women are suppressed children are brainwashed and segregated from interaction with outsiders.

This is a place where freedom of thought hardly exists and yes people are abused abnormally, psychologically, emotianaly and physically.

Further more you don't need to lecture me on polygamy family life I lived in a polygamist family.

Polygamy is far greater than your little reality includes. look up Colorado City on the internet and then research the kingstons, Josephs, Allreds, and the lebarons All of whom I have spent time with some less than others.

Does the bible say marriage is a holy bond between man and women?

Your just like most Christians, but even more capable of telling yourself it all does make sense, because your sense doesn't even agree with the bible.

can you love more then one woman equily?

George Bernanrd Hsaw strikes again

“No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means”

Jeez, I love that man =)
Imran

I object to the No-man part

"Christian Polygamy: For Or Against"

Against.

We've got enough bloody Christians as there is, without them having numerous wives to breed with.

dont you mena enough hypocrites?

To tell you the truth, I would be for Polygamy if it were actually be used as the only alternative. But even Native americans would practice only having one wife because it came natural to them.

And yes I've heard the saying "Seven wemon for One man".