5/18: Polygamy

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by warthog
Ignoring Mr. Green's specific case at the moment, who is the victim in a plural marriage? Why is this a crime?

Inherently, there is nothing necessarily wrong with a plural marriage, other than the fact that it is against tradition. Who really cares about that? So long as you are able to support your family and children, it really doesn't matter. Although, it does smack against the tenets of modern Christianity.

I wasn't as disgusted about the polygamy part, as much as the other factors behind them, like--

--Not being able to support all 29 of his kids with his income...and I don't recall if ANY of his wives work.

--He divorced some of them so that they could collect welfare. That is downright fraud, and they deserve a public humiliation type of punishment.

--The 13-year old wife. Statutory rape. Period.

I get scared when people use the Bible to back up their message (as some Churches like to do). It's practically manipulation. But then someone like Warthog points out the other ends of the Bible, which I appreciate. Let's not forget that Abraham had a concubine as well...