Same-sex marriage and polygamy.
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According to Justice Scalia, the legal arguments used in favor of same-sex marriages apply equally to polygamous marriages. Personally, I think we could solve both arguments by getting the government completely out of the business of telling you with whom you are allowed to form relationships. Whoever came up with the idea that you had to ask the government for permission to get married? I'll tell you: Churches wanted more political power in Europe, and bigots wanted to keep blacks from marrying whites in America. Without those two "honorable" traditions, we would all still have freedom of marriage. Polygamy has a longer history in almost every culture in the world, including English and Native American, than monogamy has. If consenting adults are free to marry someone of the same gender (which is clearly contrary to almost all human tradition), then they must also be free to marry two other consenting adults of the opposite gender (which is clearly supported by most human tradition).
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You ask a good question.  You are right about love in a marriage being better than extramarital love or infidelity.  You are right about the hypocrisy in our society that says its okay to be promiscuous but not be married to more than one wife.  You are also right about having multiple wives solving a population imbalance.  I particularly wonder about the number of good men compared to the number of good women.  I fear that there are way more good women than there are good men, meaning that the women would have to share in order to not have to settle for something less than what they should have.  I wouldn't want any woman to have to saddle herself with a bad man just because there aren't enough good men to go around.  \nHaving said all of that, the reality is that we do have this double standard plaguing our society.  When the LDS church tried polygamy, or more correctly plural marriage, it was for the purpose of caring for the extra women in the church population and for raising a new generation of church members as quickly as possible.  The ambient population was outraged that such a practice was going on around them and created such an environment of persecution that the church was ultimately forced to abandon the practice.  Even then the poiticians had to reluctantly admit that their own promiscuous ways weren't any better than what they were fussing over about polygamy.  \nI suggested to the church that we could probably get the old laws against plural marriage overturned in todays legal environment but the church declined to get involved so thus it sits.\nWe might see some of those laws get overturned by the ACLU in the not too distant future because of the blatant double standard that is exibited in our society today.  Time will tell.
65813
I think that you may have miss spelled that word. Did you mean polygamous? I am not sure how many and I know that it is defiantely not for me. However, even though it is illegal there are some out there that choose this lifestyle.
535005
In the UK we have recently started to accept civil partnerships, which I hope is the first step towards a better gay marriage law.  The difficulty is that a lot of pople think that "marriage" can only be between a man and a woman and a lot of people think that gay people don't deserve the same human rights as straight people, I hope that these views fall out of favour because there is no real difference and surely two people in a happy, commited relationship are better off than two single people that are living alone and miserable!
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You can read all about this issue here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_South_Africa
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I suppose you're possibly a Christian, a Catholic, a Jew, or a Muslim, right? I believe in the kind of family that God has always had in mind when He created the first couple--Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve or whatever. I strongly believe that same-sex marriage and family should be forbidden and stay illegal.
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Let's start with some background information.  Polygamy exists in three specific forms, including polygyny (one man having multiple wives), polyandry (one woman having multiple husbands), or group marriage (some combination of polygyny and polyandry). Historically, all three practices have been found, but polygyny is by far the most common.\n\nIn America the Mormon religion is the most famous for polygamy.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints practiced polygamy in the United States and referred to it as "plural marriage".  Polygamy among these groups persists today in Utah, neighboring states, and the spin-off colonies, as well as among isolated individuals with no organized church affiliation. Polygamist churches of Mormon origin are called "Mormon fundamentalist". According to one source, there are as many as 37,000 Mormon fundamentalists, with less than half of them living in polygamous households.  Most of the polygamy is believed to be restricted to about a dozen extended groups of polygamous Mormon fundamentalists.\n\nWith this one example, proof that polygamy is not immoral to the entire world.
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I am a cultural relativist, so I see no reason to judge other cultures poorly if they have a tradition of polygamy. They have their own reasons for doing it. Historically, polygamy has been far more widespread than monogamy. It's still practiced by some cultures today. If you look, most of them come from areas where survival is difficult, and it's easier to survive and to reproduce if you have multiple wives. I'd also like to point out that, although there aren't nearly as many, there are also a few cultures where the wives have multiple husbands. Again, you can usually see environmental reasons for it.\n\nPersonally, I don't understand most people in this country who consider themselves poly, because it always seems to me that there's a "third wheel" who doesn't get as much attention as one of the other partners. But if that's their thing, that's their thing. Maybe it works fine for them and I simply can't understand from an outsider's perspective. I really think the most important thing is: are the people in the situation happy, and is anyone being hurt by it? If the answer to the first question is yes, and the second one no, then it's all good.
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I agree.  Any marriage between two consenting adults, be it gay, lesbian, interracial, or interreligious, is perfectly fine in my eyes.  Love is love and should be honored, not condemned.
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Yes, I believe if two people are in love, they should be able to wed. If they want to make that kind of a commitment and are that secure in their relationship, which I doubt I will EVER be that secure, let them have at it!! I do have a problem with them raising kids though. And I would hate to see a divorce between 2 gay men. That would be one hell of a cat fight!! I think a lot of people are coming around to this point of view since a lot of states have legalized same sex marriages. It was a very good thing indeed!! Thank you for asking!!
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There should always be a separation of church and state.  Religion should not dictate the laws made for all people because not all people are religious.  I am not asking the Catholic Church to marry us if they do not believe in it.  They won't marry anyone but Catholics and you must convert to be married there.  So be it.  I don't mind.  I can find someone else to marry me and my partner of 26 years.  It's a matter of equal rights.  I want to take care of her as any couple would --health benefits, choice in each other's financial/personal affairs, tax benefits and other things married couples enjoy.  I don't think it's too much to ask our government.  It falls under the equal rights section of our Constitution.  End of story.
430619
Hmm, I'm a white guy married to a black woman, I'm polyamorous, Buddhist, and bisexual. I'd say I'm open to things outside my comfort zone.
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As a Baptist I see nothing wrong. Please specify denomination. Some do and some don't. God cares  about premarital sex because the emotional baggage it brings to marriage. Marriage is sanctimonious.
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You only gave one example of these laws us mean Christians are trying to pass, apparently to impose our beliefs on you, so I guess that is the only one I can respond to....  Gay marriage.\n\nFirst let me say that marriage historically is generally religious, and has always been between a man and a woman.  Now if you want to talk about a civil unions, then the question is raised, why is that only for couples?  Why can't a brother and sister carry the benefits (insurance, etc.) if Tom and Jerry can?  The "marriage" isn't anything but a piece of paper.\n\nBut if you want to take it there... you say that banning gay marriage is something that Christians are doing to impose their beliefs... Are you aware that the second gays are given the right to get married EVERY "alternative lifestyle" will sue for the same rights... Judging by your question you haven't thought about this to much, but have you considered the societal affects on society if polygamy is legalized?  What if I feel like having 10 wives, with 10 kids each and of course need welfare to pay for all of them (that's just the quickest simple example... but I think you can let your imagination carry you further).  What if I insist that I was born attracted to dogs and only dogs... "Who are you to say I wasn't born that way?!"  Why can't I marry a dog that I'm in love with?  If one "alternative lifestyle" gets rights, why not me? (quick side note, a woman in India married a snake this week)\n\nAnyway, this is just such a stupid discussion... But just consider the fact that anyone can claim to be naturally born and attracted to anything and demand the same rights as gays the second gay marriage is legalized, under "equal protection".
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marriage is exist in this world and this is one of the reason why we are here in this planet because we are forming a family. as god says "go to the world and multiply".
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maybe you mean polygamy?\nif so it is anything but free.\nthe church requires that anyone\nwho wishes to engage in a\npolygamous marriage (more than one\nspouse) is required to prove financial\nability to do so.\n\nbelow are some sites to check out.\ni hope this helped
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Not at all! All these people who don't believe in same sex marriages are looking at the wrong things. If they're happy, than let them be together to be happy. We wouldn't want someone getting in the middle of our marriages if we really loved someone! I would never marry someone of my gender, just based on the fact that I'm not lesbian. But some people are, and this is a country where we can all be free to marry whoever we want, as long as they aren't our immediate family. Let them be, because once you stop being judgemental and look at who they really are, you'll see that they have feelings too and they just want to be able to express love the way straight people do