Polygamy

[takeanumber]

Odd how you don't see any women marrying and keeping a dozen men.

I wonder why that is...

(not really, I do know what it is.)

I think polygamy is abuse. It's abuse directed towards women.

Try to crack that one.

[Alliance Fanatic]

I may be a prick, but I'm not an idiot.

As far as I'm aware thousands of people haven't fought and died for maintaining the traditional definition of marriage. In fact, the Nazis were virulently anti-homosexual and were also very focused on perserving "traditional values" (the "Traditional Values Coalition" would fit in nicely with the Nazis).

Go down and say that at your local legion and see how well it goes over. I bet you about 95% of war vets would be supportive of traditional values, including the older generation which suffered through enourmous hardships to see this country prosper, than be torn down by stupid hippe, pot smoking, mentally retarded, pricks like your self.

I think that veterans from Korea killed people like you in the early 50's so stay clear.

[takeanumber]

So veterans are the only ones who's opinion matters?

Well now, that really is fascist.

Hitler would be proud of you.

[The Terrible Sweal]

Odd how you don't see any women marrying and keeping a dozen men.

I wonder why that is...

(not really, I do know what it is.)

I think polygamy is abuse. It's abuse directed towards women.

Try to crack that one.

Certain societies where women were or are scarce have had institutional polyandry. A variant in certain parts of eastern europe will usually involve a women having two or more brothers as her husbands, for example.

You posit that polygamy is necessarily abusive. Other than the fact that in many cases it is, I don't see why you would claim that polygamy is NECESSARILY abusive. What's your reasoning?

[Cartman]

Odd how you don't see any women marrying and keeping a dozen men.

I wonder why that is...

(not really, I do know what it is.)

I think polygamy is abuse. It's abuse directed towards women.

I don't know Take. I couldn't imagine having 2 or 3 wives. I think that if they were like my wife, I would be the one abused! Ha!!

[Michael Hardner]

This idea that the government should butt out of civil unions seems to meet approval from the right and the left.

It certainly would make polygamy easier.

When you tamper with an institution that has been around for thousands of years,

Let's get something straight. Henry the 8th dealt the worst blow against marriage when he instituted a church that allowed divorce, which is expressly forbidden in the Gospels.

Marriage hasn't meant the same thing since.

The issue of gay marriage seems worse to those who hold contemporary prejudices, but historical perspective tells us otherwise.