should bigamy be a crime?
365495
No - it shouldn't be against the law. It's not so much that I think the law should support it, but when you think about it no one really has any business in interfering with such relationships. Legally, people should only be able to have one spouse, but living together with more than one spouse or partner, as long as you are doing no one any harm, shouldn't be illegal. I'm against it, but I also think law shouldn't prohibit anything, that doesn't do harm to anyone.
561811
A crime is a crime.  If it is against the law then anyone that breaks the law is a criminal.  SEAL THE BORDER. Mandate English in the schools period....
569176
You should instigate a torrid affair and then threaten to go public. Churches will pay huge amounts of money to avoid these sort of scandals.
1090423
No. If it happens inside a city and she's a virgin engaged to somebody, BOTH the victim and the rapist should be killed by throwing rocks at them.\n\n"If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; \nThen ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you."
879717
Probably, but it's a criminal activity isn't it now...?
944197
No one here has even attempted to address "appropriate penalty" which to me is a very vague and liberal phrase and can mean that any official of the Church can devise any penalty at any point in time as they so deem to be appropriate, which could be a slap on the knukles with a ruler as was once done, a slap on the face, as was once done, burning at the stake, which was once done.  Anything.  They would, however, have to obey the laws of a given land or be in violation of the conspiracy laws.
444220
the crime should be against you for marrying
1127741
Yes, that is against the law. I knew someone who was put in jail for a long time for doing that.
122295
Yes.  They may not be bound by Christian ethics, but if they lie, they have committed perjury and can do jail time for it.
321743
I would tend to agree with Lisa.  It is only as victimless as it occurs but, the possible transmission of STD could create an unexpected third party who becomes becomes the unaware victim, due to the commision of the victimless crime.  Whether it should be legal, I am opposed, because, there is no realistic means of regulation and do we really want the government REGULATING that kind of activity.
158771
Unless it's a criminal offence. Most definetly not!
991369
I suppose there are hypocrites and pretenders in any field.  But NO: Celibacy itself is not a hypocrisy or a pretension.  It is a DISCIPLINE.
720860
No, not valid, it's against the law, it's called "bigamy".  Be careful, different states have different laws.  You could end up in jail for a very long time.  If you want to live this kind of life, go overseas to a country where it is accepted and legal.
792529
Disgustingly enough that is what it is used for in most most cases!  It should be illegal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nThank you Got Jesus?!!!!!  It's nice to see some of still have some morals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
889384
Mathew 5:27-28 "You have heard it said that you shall not commit adultery BUT I say to you that everyone who looks on a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart". So much for pornography.\nSex for pleasure (outside marriage) I Corinthians 6:9 "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Do NOT be deceived, neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, .....  will inherit the kingdom of God".   So much for fun sex.
122637
depends on the state...here in IL it is not a crime but rather a civil affair unless a judgement has been rendered and the party in question is in contempt.
53052
The laws against polygamy have historical roots from a number of cultures.  In terms of definitions the following applies:\n\nPolygamy is the offense of having several wives or husbands at the same time, or more than one wife or husband at the same time.  Bigamy literally means a second marriage distinguished from a third or other; while polygamy means many marriages – implies more than two.  Polygamy is a crime in all states.\nA person is guilty of polygamy, a felony of the third degree, if he marries or cohabits with more than one spouse at a time in purported exercise of the right of plural marriage.  The offense is a continuing one until all cohabitation and claim of marriage with more than one spouse terminates.  This section does not apply to parties to a polygamous marriage, lawful in the country of which they are residents or nationals, while they are in transit through or temporary visiting this State.  Reference Model Penal Code Section 230.1.\n\nIn terms of applied law this has been before the United States Supreme Court which has offered a perspective of how this is viewed by the legal system and the country in general as for example:\n\nIn 1890 the United States Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, reviewed the case of  Davis v. Beason, The opinion of the court was delivered by Justice Field.  (If interested the entire opinion can be found at:\nhttp://www.justia.us/us/133/333/case.html )\n  \nIn summation this opinion (in part) stated:  The case of Davis v. Beason held that a Territorial statute which provided that no person should be entitled to vote at any election who was a member of any organization which encouraged its members to commit the crime of bigamy or polygamy, as a duty arising or resulting from a membership in such an organization, or which practiced bigamy or polygamy or plural or celestial marriage as a doctrinal rite of such organization, was not a law respecting an establishment of religion, in violation of this amendment.  Polygamy is a crime by the laws of all civilized and Christian countries; to call the advocacy of it a tenet of religion is to offend the common sense of mankind.