Should Polygamy Marriage Be Legalized?
829857
Yes, marriage was only a business deal for centuries, this falicy that somehow some guy on a cloud decided you needed a ring and a preacher(who gets $$ to marry people),and a piece of paper from the state(again for $$)and that it is some mystical wonder that two people need to seek permision to sleep with each other so the nieghbors will like them, I mean come on!!!\nWhat goes on behind someone else's closed doors is not my business nor should it be the government's. If a group of 3 or more people wanna make their own arrangement it should be their choice. Hey the guy is just gonna have anywhere from 2 to 7 women with "headaches"!(hell maybe more). So what? His problem not mine or yours really. And heaven help him if they all decide to get their periods at the same time, I say more power to him!!! And although I commend coragryph for making an opposing view from mine rationally his argument is disproved when you think how quickly laws were rewritten to pass the Patriot Act,what was it 6 weeks.
452020
Because polygamy is WRONG.  Marriage is about commitment between two people, not three, four, or five.  And there's nothing wrong with homosexuality.  I think they have as much a right to get married as anybody else, as long as its only to ONE person!
107314
Why not?  But the churches will still publicly fight it just for calling it marriage.  I say let people do what they want and just fix the issue with the benefits problem so it's not abused, and totally ignore the churches just like they totally ignore facts and science and other opinions.
838809
This is an excellent question.  Notice the reasoning in this article:\n\nPolygamy. \nSince God’s original standard for mankind was for the husband and wife to become one flesh, polygamy was not intended, and it is prohibited in the Christian congregation. Overseers and ministerial servants, who are to set the example for the congregation, are to be men having not more than one living wife. (1Ti 3:2, 12; Tit 1:5, 6) This is in harmony with what true marriage is used to picture, namely, the relationship of Jesus Christ and his congregation, the only wife possessed by Jesus.—Eph 5:21-33.\n\nAs was the case with divorce, polygamy, while not God’s original arrangement, was tolerated until the time of the Christian congregation. Polygamy had a start not long after Adam’s deflection. The first Bible mention of it is concerning a descendant of Cain, Lamech, of whom it says: “[He] proceeded to take two wives for himself.” (Ge 4:19) Concerning some of the angels, the Bible mentions that before the Flood, “the sons of the true God . . . went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose.”—Ge 6:2.\n\nConcubinage was practiced under patriarchal law and under the Law covenant. A concubine had a legal status; her position was not a matter of fornication or adultery. Under the Law, if a man’s firstborn son was the son of his concubine, this son would be the one to receive the firstborn’s inheritance.—De 21:15-17.\n\nConcubinage and polygamy no doubt enabled the Israelites to increase at a much faster rate, and therefore, while God did not establish these arrangements but only allowed and regulated them, they served some purpose at the time. (Ex 1:7) Even Jacob, who was tricked into polygamy by his father-in-law, was blessed by having 12 sons and some daughters from his two wives and their handmaidens who became concubines to Jacob.—Ge 29:23-29; 46:7-25.
350882
i doubt that the relegions or sects allowing polygamy insist that one have to be polygamous. islam allow 4 wives but even it never says that it is must to have four wives. none of my muslim friends have more than one spouse though there are many who do. i never heard that those monogamous muslims are declare false muslims for it.
931321
yes! ~ I agree! ~ Marriage is sacred and shouldn't be changed to conform to those who want to make it less than what it is.  If they want a civil union with the same benefits as marriage, fine.  But marriage shouldn't be changed.  And this has nothing to do with the bible ~ this is about the tradition and the meaning of marriage.
509628
Polygamy is when somebody marries more than one person.  I wouldn't want to be in a type of relationship like that.  Here in America, it should be legal.  Since this is a free country, why not let us choose who we want to marry and how many we want to marry.  In other countries, people do it because that's how they can feed and take care of women and children.  And in the old days, in war, a man was allowed to marry his brother's wife if his brother died in war.  This was to take care of the wife and children.  Bottom line is it should be allowed everywhere in the United States.
328910
Many. Polygamy = Several wives
258810
I think it should be legalized, and so do a lot of other smart people, including the folks at the American Psychiatric Association\nhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/22/AR2005052200785.html\n\nAnd yet another study just came out today saying same-sex marriage bans cause trauma\nhttp://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid26315.asp\n\nThe California State Legislature also agrees that gay marriage should be legalized\nhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/06/AR2005090602076.html\n\nBut Arnold vetoed it (bastard)\nhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/07/AR2005090702020.html\nhttp://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/29/MNG4IEVVEG5.DTL\n\nOne the best articles to make the case has been reprinted in numerous journals and books, and you can find here\nhttp://www.indegayforum.org/authors/corvino/corvino59.html\n\nAs for books, I reccomend\n\nGay Marriage : Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America by Jonathan Rauch, 2004\n\nSame-Sex Marriage and the Constitution by Evan Gerstmann 2003\n\nWhy Marriage Matters : America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry by Evan Wolfson  2004\n\nWhat God Has Joined Together? : A Christian Case for Gay Marriage by David Meyers 2005\n\nWhy You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage by  Davina Kotulski 2004\n\nCabaj and Purcell, On The Road to Same-Sex Marriage (Jossey-Bass Inc., 1998)\n\nW.N. Eskridge, The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment (The Free Press, 1996).\n\nE.J. Graff, What is Marriage For? (Beacon Press, 1999).\n\nA. Sullivan, Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con, A Reader (Random House, 1997).\n\nAnd here is a shitload of websites:\n\nStart with this bibliography\nhttp://law-library.rutgers.edu/SSM.html\n\nAnd move on down\nhttp://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/\nhttp://www.allianceforsamesexmarriage.org/\nhttp://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/scotts/domestic-partners/mainpage.html\nhttp://www.ftmf.org/fof/\nhttp://www.freedomtomarry.org/\nhttp://www.glaad.org/media/resource_kit_detail.php?id=3457\nhttp://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/issues/record?record=9\nhttp://www.marriageequality.org/main_home.php\nhttp://www.nbjcoalition.org/issues/marriage.html\nhttp://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Marriage.htm
1130816
I believe polygamy is illegal in all states, however it has been practiced in Utah and Nevada for many years
110212
I think i would stay single, however, not because of the polygomy.  I have no problem with multiple wives or husbands for that matter.  If everyone in the union is treated equally and have the same imput and respect for the others.  It can be an eriching experience for all involved including the children who have mulptiple parents to love, care for them, and ipart their knowledge and experiences.  My problem would be being the second or third wife, I am to opionated and out spoken.  I would stay in trouble for adding my two cents worth at the wrong time.
212845
Have you ever heard of polygamy involving more than one husband? I like it about as much as the idea of a threesome with two women. Don't men have enough problems with just one wife?
332827
Absolutely not.  Mormons marry one wife and NONE are arranged. People who practice polygamy are not a part of the LDS church (Mormons).  Mormons abolished the practice of polygamy in the 1800's.  Groups who still practice today are not in anyway affiliated with the Mormon Church.  A Mormon who was to marry more than one wife would be excommunicated.
1144778
yes it should be legal, the people that are afriad i twill affect their relationshiops don't have strong relations and fear losing their loved one. RIGHT TO PRESUE HAPPYNESS. Marriage is about love not religon creed or sexual orentition, if you really wanan look at it religously I'd guess that jesus would have hung out wiht the gay guy or girl or the bisexual just like he hung out with the prostitute and blind guy and the guy with lepracy, if theres anyone  who he wouldnt hang with its the guy saying no these arnt people and that they cant live happily and love who they want  to. I'm not even religous I just like to give what i think even catholics and cristians can think cuse I used to be one till I decide I was bisexual ... and I think the only thing needed for marriage is LOVE.
96350
I have no problem with gay marriage.  Some people feel it is a sacred institution. I feel it is far from that.\n\nFirst, we must remember that marriage is not a holy ceremony.  It is a civil ceremony. It is a contract. It was added to the church after it had been in place. That is why you do not have to at church to marry. People who are religious who want to have it there can.\n\nSecond, the divorce rate is so high I feel people do not take it as seriously as they should.  If two people that they want to share their lives together, they should be allowed to do it. I bet the divorce rate would go down if gay marriage was allowed.\n\n  \nAnother argument I have heard is that once we change this then people who want to marry multiple people will have a better chance of getting that passed.  The law would not be changed so much that the jump to polygamy would be made possible.  It would still be with two people who love each other.\n\nSo to recap marriage is not a religious ceremony.  Marriage is already flawed, as people get divorced about half the time.  We will not have to worry about people pushing polygamy, as it would be an illogical argument.
394882
I believe.\n\nIt's the people who say that Marriage is sacred that are destroying it. All love is beautiful and Marriage is a social contract that two people deeply in love make. If you want to make holy pacts as well that's fine. I think people expect too much out of marriage, it doesn't fix problems and if you are not willing to adapt then you will likely have a troubled marriage. Compatibility is also a problem.\n\nI completely believe in all love. I think that same-sex marriage should be legalized, because to deny them that is like saying marriage isn't about love at all.\n\nHypocrisy breeds Chaos. When you try to limit who can participate in something like marriage or what kind of marriage another person should have, you begin to destroy what it should be about.\n\nWhen we accept marriage as a social contract between two people in love, and stop putting rules and control on it. Then people will stop getting married for the purpose of being married and there will be less problems with it.\n\nAs for cheating, I cannot understand why anyone would cheat in a relationship. I could never dream of doing that to someone I love. Though it might just be that you don't truly love the other person, you just enjoy the feeling of going through the motions of having a relationship.
414580
No i dont think gay marriage should be banned why would people want to keep someone from marrying the person they love. they dont keep a man and women from marrying each other when they love each other. So why should they keep two people from doing something that they want to do.