I would almost think that it would be next ..... because I honestly believe that not wanting gay marriage is a major part of the reason polygamy is illegal. I think that it's possible that the thinking goes that if you can have 2 women (for example) as partners in a polygamist marriage, then why not just as a couple in a gay marriage?
Anyway ..... I almost don't even care anymore. I'll only be around for another 50-75 years at the very most ..... so if the world destroys itself ... who cares? I don't have kids to worry about, and I won't be here to see it.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
More people would probably support it as no religious doctrine attempts to outlaw multiple wives or husbands. Actually, it seems polygamy never accounts for multiple husbands. It always seems to be multiple wives. Primal urges probably encourage to have as many partners as possible, too. Anyhow, this topic is about our personal beliefs...
No, I wouldn't vote for the legalization of polygamy. There have been multiple peer reviewed studies which show many societal dangers associated with the practice. Dangers that do exist with polygamy are sexual objectification, incest, sexual abuse, and power imbalances in marriage relationships. Same sex marriage, in stark contrast, has been shown not to exhibit any of the aforementioned issues which pop up with polygamy.
Love is a strong word. I think it's impossible to share the genuine feeling with more than one spouse.
Would I think the apocalypse would come if Americans did vote in favor of the practice? Not at all. I just think it causes many more problems for society with it being allowed.
Quote: I think we also have to wonder if one can support multiple wives/husbands financially, emotionally, and mentally.
Any time I've ever seen it, it's always people "living in nature" and everyone has a job and does it and they create for themselves etc.
But I'm still curious how we jumped from TWO (same sex) people marrying to MULTIPLE people marrying... Apparently theres some secret connection I'm unaware of...
Or people are just being stupid. (More likely scenario)
Am I the only one that pronounces hyperbole "Hyper-bowl" instead of "hy-per-bo-le"?
Quote: I think we also have to wonder if one can support multiple wives/husbands financially, emotionally, and mentally.
Any time I've ever seen it, it's always people "living in nature" and everyone has a job and does it and they create for themselves etc.
But I'm still curious how we jumped from TWO (same sex) people marrying to MULTIPLE people marrying... Apparently theres some secret connection I'm unaware of...
Or people are just being stupid. (More likely scenario)
We didn't jump to it, it's an entirely different post.
Or were you just exercising your options for the more likely scenario?
I imagine this would be far rarer than gay marriages would be.
Neither would bother me. In fact it might serve to reduce divorce rates between men and menopausal wives. There are some arguments that polygamy is responsible for a lot of the strife in middle eastern countries though. I imagine it will be legalized in other Western countries before it would be legalized in the US. (if it is at all)
I'm not planning to be a polygamist so I don't really care one way or the other.
I'd like to poke the science again a bit. Opinions on these topics will be largely genetic. So don't get too worked up when the vote goes around 50/50. People value tradition/sanctity and equality differently due to what some scientists believe to be genetics. Opinions won't be swayed for most people unless you can crack their DNA.
Quote: Good point. I think it's a different type of love between spouses than the type of love between parent and child. If that makes sense?
I think we also have to wonder if one can support multiple wives/husbands financially, emotionally, and mentally.
I agree that it is a different type of love..
As for your second comment, we can wonder all we want but if we are talking about consenting adults, the theory is that it is none of our business to decide for them...
Quote: But I'm still curious how we jumped from TWO (same sex) people marrying to MULTIPLE people marrying... Apparently theres some secret connection I'm unaware of...
Well, while same sex marriage is far from legal in most states, the President has endorsed it... so the logical thing to talk about is... What's next?
If the President came out and said marijuana should be legal... that would be the hot topic for about 24 hours, then people would start talking about cocaine.. that's just how things go.
Frankly, I'd have no problem with it. I know I love my wife with my entire heart and soul, and I can't imagine every wanting to marry another person. So, polygamy being legal would never even apply to me. JMHO
Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
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Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
Prenup x 3
Am I the only one that pronounces hyperbole "Hyper-bowl" instead of "hy-per-bo-le"?
Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
Prenup x 3
can you guarantee pre-nups? no. therefore, this would have to be settled.
My one problem with polygamy is the chaos it creates. If someone could come up with a way to handle all the taxes, child support, divorce and whatever other issues that could come from it, I'd strongly consider legalizing it. My other question would be how polygamy affects children and such. If both questions could be answers in a satisfactory way, I'd be all for legalizing polygamy.
Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
Dunno.. don't care. thier problem to work out with lawyers or without lawyers.
I will say this,, no way in hell is that lifestyle for me..LOL one wife is enough.
#GMSTRONG
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynahan
"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe." Damanshot
In societies where polygamy is legal it is usually only practiced by the wealthy. (And not all that often)
Being able to easily afford multiple wives is kind of a necessity towards practicing it harmoniously unless you have some sort of group marriage.
Polygamy has been cited as part of the cause of suicide bombers in the middle east due to the wealthy snagging up more than their fair share of women. Leaving a disproportionate amount of men single and ready to die for 72 virgins.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
So I would think that each person would have to be married to all, right? Not just three separate marriages of dude to woman 1, 2, and 3 in your example. Also, they wouldn't necessarily all get divorced at the same time, would they? I think if they dissolve it, they all get 1/4.
If they're each just separately married to the same guy, then I have to say no as clearly it's not an equal partnership as one has "rights" the other does not.
Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
So I would think that each person would have to be married to all, right? Not just three separate marriages of due to woman 1, 2, and 3 in your example. Also, they wouldn't necessarily all get divorced at the same time, would they? I think if they dissolve it, they all get 1/4.
I have no specific knowledge about polygamy.. But I've always been under the impression that there is a man and he's married to more than one woman but that the woman aren't married to each other../
Again, that's just the impression I always had.
#GMSTRONG
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynahan
"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe." Damanshot
Quote: Here we go again.. what business is it of mine if a guy has 3 wives. or a woman has 3 husbands?
None.
If they are happy and can make it work, Good for them..
how does divorce settlements work in such a case? if wife1 married him first, does she still get 1/2? then, wife2 gets 1/2 of what was left when she married him (so 1/4)? then wife3 gets 1/2 of the remaining (1/8)?
Dunno.. don't care. thier problem to work out with lawyers or without lawyers.
I will say this,, no way in hell is that lifestyle for me..LOL one wife is enough.
I don't know... You give me multiple wives that all have an active income, yeah, I think I could make it work.
Oh no ..... I think it would be much more appropriate for bin Laden to face his 72 virgins ........ each one a 350# mountain of a gay man ....... looking for someone just like Osama to be his little "woman" .........
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Oh no ..... I think it would be much more appropriate for bin Laden to face his 72 virgins ........ each one a 350# mountain of a gay man ....... looking for someone just like Osama to be his little "woman" .........
And every damn one of them wanting seconds
#GMSTRONG
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynahan
"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe." Damanshot
I can think of a LOT of things that need legal attention WAY more than this. In fact, the need to address this is SOOOOOO LOW, in my opinion, that I'm not sure that it needs to actually make it up for a vote during my lifetime.
Perhaps once we actually take care of things that matter we can get into things like this.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
Quote: I think that we should legalize all forms of marriage....lets open up our "hearts" for a few more spouses.
Why is the Government in the marriage business to begin with? They should just get out of it and leave it to be a personal institution, whether it is religious or not.
"Don't be burdened by regrets or make your failures an obsession or become embittered or possessed by ruined hopes"
Quote: I think that we should legalize all forms of marriage....lets open up our "hearts" for a few more spouses.
Why is the Government in the marriage business to begin with? They should just get out of it and leave it to be a personal institution, whether it is religious or not.
Yup,, don't understand the need for government to tell people about love and marriage..
#GMSTRONG
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynahan
"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe." Damanshot
Government is in the marriage business to control the back end, when it fails, distribution of assets and child welfare. They have to legally sanction it to have a legal say to what happens when it's over.
Quote: Government is in the marriage business to control the back end, when it fails, distribution of assets and child welfare. They have to legally sanction it to have a legal say to what happens when it's over.
that's what divorce court is for.., we don't need to front load anything on this matter..
#GMSTRONG
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"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe." Damanshot
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