Why is polygamy illegal?

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Sure there are kooks, wierdos, sickos, and child molestor rapists who enjoy polygamy, but I would assume, there are at least some familys in polygamist circles who fit the Henrikson model from Big Love.

Why is it illegal? There are sick people who use “regular” marriage as means to dominate women, abuse and rape their children etc… but regular marriage isn’t illegal.

Polygamy should be legal. Yes there are some bad apples but in this instance, I am not willing to throw the baby out with the bath water.
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  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    We really don't need more communities like Bountiful, thanks.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    Religion runs the world. It doesn't like it so it is illegal.
  • jojo
    jojo Posts: 645
    i don't know if it would be easier or more difficult than a one on one marriage

    and it should go both ways if a man can have more than one wife a woman shuld be able to have more than one husband
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    jojo wrote:
    i don't know if it would be easier or more difficult than a one on one marriage

    and it should go both ways if a man can have more than one wife a woman shuld be able to have more than one husband

    :) I'm with you jojo.
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Althought I believe people should live like they want, I still think it's weird and gross!
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  • Ledbetterus
    Ledbetterus Posts: 592
    There are a lot of laws that don't make much sense. Now I'm not saying these are even close to the same as the topic, but stuff that makes no sense..

    Not wearing a seatbelt is illegal.
    Assisted Suicide / Euthanasia is illegal.
    Prostitution is illegal.
    Gambling is illegal, in most parts of the US.

    I don't understand.
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    Ledbetterus wrote:
    Prostitution is illegal.

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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    rockpants wrote:
    We really don't need more communities like Bountiful, thanks.

    Ha Ha, Bountiful is bad, but they do have a sweet golf course :)

    I vote for no communities like Hilldale or Nephi Utah. ;)

    To get back to Che's question here, I lived in Utah and worked in sales for a while and we did have to visit a polygamist compound a few times. As they were a big customer. It was weird. It should be outlawed on weirdness alone. The women basically all looked like Laura Ingalls Wilder and couldn't ever deal with us and would look us in the eye. I think 99% of polygamist families are like this.
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  • beachdweller
    beachdweller Posts: 1,532
    radiohead33 wrote:
    Sure there are kooks, wierdos, sickos, and child molestor rapists who enjoy polygamy, but I would assume, there are at least some familys in polygamist circles who fit the Henrikson model from Big Love.

    Why is it illegal? There are sick people who use “regular” marriage as means to dominate women, abuse and rape their children etc… but regular marriage isn’t illegal.

    Polygamy should be legal. Yes there are some bad apples but in this instance, I am not willing to throw the baby out with the bath water.

    why is the government involved in a religious ritual? Marriage...

    if they'd only deal with civil unions, or recognize civil unions, all the bs about marriage, and the marriage tax could be left behind in the political spin game.
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Its not illegal in most Muslim countries. Muslims guys can have up to 4 wives, but they must treat all of them exactly equal. Most people seem to stick with one however.
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  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    mca47 wrote:
    Religion runs the world. It doesn't like it so it is illegal.
    Religion has given us so much over the years (good AND bad)... I think it's time to move on from it now that we've taken all we can from it heh...

    I can't even find one woman i want to marry... let alone having to find mutliple :p
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    mca47 wrote:
    Religion runs the world. It doesn't like it so it is illegal.
    ...but not all religions forbid polygamy. :rolleyes:
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    tybird wrote:
    ...but not all religions forbid polygamy. :rolleyes:

    True, but the biggest ones...the ones that have the "biggest say" in anything do.



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  • justjoshingu
    justjoshingu Posts: 538
    tybird wrote:
    ...but not all religions forbid polygamy. :rolleyes:


    Just fyi... current religions have shed thier polygamy from thier pasts. judao-christian religions actually encouraged polygamy. but the rules were this. you had to have enough money and land to support however many women you had. you weren't just allowed to marry to marry. also women were allowed multiple husbands, however, considering the rules of passing on wealth and land, not many women had the means to support a man, or multiple men.

    and lets face it, in today's society, do you think more people would marry multiple people to have love with more than one person, or do you think it would just be a way to legitamize an affair with another woman. multiple partners because of lust.

    not to mention having to do your taxes would really suck....
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  • Anon
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    Ledbetterus wrote:
    There are a lot of laws that don't make much sense. Now I'm not saying these are even close to the same as the topic, but stuff that makes no sense..

    Not wearing a seatbelt is illegal.

    I don't understand.
    Making it illegal still doesn't stop people jumping in vehicles and not belting up :(
    See i don't understand anyone having a problem with wearing a seat belt. They are designed to help save lives. I know a lot of people feel 'it's their life and if they don't want to wear one then they shouldn't be made to'. It's just not that black and white. It's so easy to hop in the car and put on your seat belt, it takes a few seconds.

    Can you also please think of the extra strain and trauma that it can infllict on the rescue teams that might be trying to save your life one day when we have to collect you from the side of the road after you are thrown out? Or after an impact where you end up through the front windshield because you weren't belted in. It's not a pretty sight. I'm deadly serious here. I honestly cannot see why it's so hard to take a small precaution like putting on a seat belt. They save lives guys.
  • justjoshingu
    justjoshingu Posts: 538
    Pj_Gurl wrote:
    Making it illegal still doesn't stop people jumping in vehicles and not belting up :(
    See i don't understand anyone having a problem with wearing a seat belt. They are designed to help save lives. I know a lot of people feel 'it's their life and if they don't want to wear one then they shouldn't be made to'. It's just not that black and white. It's so easy to hop in the car and put on your seat belt, it takes a few seconds.

    Can you also please think of the extra strain and trauma that it can infllict on the rescue teams that might be trying to save your life one day when we have to collect you from the side of the road after you are thrown out? Or after an impact where you end up through the front windshield because you weren't belted in. It's not a pretty sight. I'm deadly serious here. I honestly cannot see why it's so hard to take a small precaution like putting on a seat belt. They save lives guys.

    i'm showing my age here, but i remember how hard it was when they made seatbelts laws. it was a big deal. but my parents had always told me to buckle up before that.

    not sure how this is polygamy related, unless you are driving a van full of wives.
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  • Anon
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    Polygamy would be no good for me. No way could i willingly share my man with another 'wife'. It also creeps me out the max to think of being in love with someone, then taking another husband and being intimate with them while i am in love with someone else. I just couldn't do it.
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Pj_Gurl wrote:
    Polygamy would be no good for me. No way could i willingly share my man with another 'wife'. It also creeps me out the max to think of being in love with someone, then taking another husband and being intimate with them while i am in love with someone else. I just couldn't do it.

    Me either, but some people are all for it.

    But then I wonder what it would be like if you were one of many wives and knowingly was in the situation where your love was sleeping with other women as opposed to waking up one day and discovering that the person you love most in the world is screwing around behind your back anyway?

    It's an interesting idea this polygamy and I'd like to think I could do it but I'm more your monogamous kinda gal. Several husbands would drive me NUTS and there's no way I'd ever willingly be one of many wives. I wouldn't want to share. :)
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  • Math
    Math Posts: 71
    It's already hard enough to only try to make ONE human happy.

    I searched for more than 20 years to find a woman who makes me laugh, who doesn't piss me off with stupid diets and bitches stuff, whose musical culture is always astounding me, and the list goes forever.

    I don't think I could find anyone else half as great anyway. Even if I did, it would be at the expense of both, since I wouldn't be able to focus entirelly on their happiness.
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  • xscorcho
    xscorcho Posts: 409
    i have no problem with polygamy in theory..... i dont know how it would work with the goverment though... as somebody said.. taxes would be a giant mess, etc.

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