Polygamy

Is polygamy legal?

Can attitudes toward polygamy be equated with attitudes toward gay marriage?

Can we discriminate or deny civil rights to a group of people based on religious beliefs.

A homosexual is just someone who is in love with another person of the same sex.

A polygamist is someone who can't keep their **** in their pants so they have to have more than one "wife" to screw, oh I mean love.

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Updated On: 6/9/06 at 12:46 AM

I wish I was a polygamist. They all seem to have such fun. And have you seen those CLOTHES!? Loverly.

I would like to marry a very very very rich man who already has two smokin' hot wives who don't feel like they get enough attention from our husband.

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LOL! And bravo (again) StageManager2!

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I guess the question for me is, is polygamy limited to what we know of it re: fundamental Mormonism (subjagation of women, etc.), or can it simply mean any type of plural relationship, whether it's between a man and several women, a woman and several men, or several men and several women.

If it's the latter, I don't really have a problem with people choosing to live in a plural relationship that's based on mutual respect in which all parties are at least deemed equal. I actually know a gay couple that expanded their relationship to include someone else. I wouldn't make that choice (my hands are already full), but who am I to say someone else can't.

I think, however, there is a strong legal reasoning for keeping relationships between two people. Say I had three spouses. And I end up on life support and can't make any decisions about my medical treatment. There could be a nasty and prolonged fight between the spouses who may disagree on treatment. And say I died without a will. How does one split up an estate amongst several spouses?

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actually to me it wasn't I was unsure if it was satire.

And as polygamy is outlawed by the Morman church, can it be called a religious belief?

I mean they used to sacrifice people to the Gods in other religions, if I start doing that can I claim it's ok due to religious beliefs?

You do bring up a good point, as there are many "more than two partner" male relationships.

If one day we are allowed to marry, think of the controversy with that..........only two could marry, would the third be pissed off?

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I'm threadjacking here but jrby just made me think of something. Why is prostitution illegal? Yes, traditionally prostitution has exploited women but what if a woman/man wants to sell their body? Why is that illegal? She/He is an adult and so is the potential client. It's her/his body.

I agree that prostitution and marijuana should be legal. It's never going to stop. Why not regulate it? Tax it? Reduce crime and prison issues? Make both safer?

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Misconceptions. For some reason the powers at be would rather it not be legal. Look at the BS FDA ruling on medicinal marijuana!

It's thanks to Nancy Reagan era "Just Say No" and BS "morality" that will keep both of these issues illegal for some time. The public has been brainwashed on the matter.

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Pornography is a type of prostitution -- men and women getting paid for having sex.

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This thread's making me feel bad about some of my earlier comments about homosexual marriage.

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