Sister Wives - Page 5

NotforSale · #41 03-22-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ILG

I didn't get a chance to watch it yet, but probably will tonight. Thanks for the link.

Pressing-On · #42 03-22-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

Well, an animal can't be a consenting adult, so there is a clear line there.

I guarantee that you could find an animal lover that would testify that their animal has rights and is in the same category as a consenting adult in a court of law.

"But, Your Honor! My poodle, Ziggy Stardust loves me!!!!" LOL! People are nuts!

aegsm76 · #43 03-22-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NotforSale

Not sure if you had the chance to watch the Documentary that I posted, but this film is chock full of personal testimonies of men and women who were polygamists, and children of polygamists, and how breaking free from this bondage was a pure nightmare.

I never realized the depth of dysfunction in these groups until I viewed this program. There are so many problems within this lifestyle and the shocking realities left me stunned for days.

Sexual abuse of children, Fathers not knowing the names of their own children, jealousy between the Sister Wives, fear motivating the women to never leave, women marrying men old enough to be their father, and the trauma of those who decided to break free are only some of the extreme dilemmas these people faced.

Comparing monogamous marriages to polygamy is not a good parallel, and in fact is all the more reason to keep marriage between one man and one woman. Polygamy only spirals the Family unit into further disarray and brokenness, and in no wise is a good alternative. In many respects, I see this alternative (Polygamy) no different than Gay Marriage.

I agree with this 100%.

ILG · #44 03-22-2011, 05:05 PM

Sure. No different than gay marriage. But people do all sorts of things that are winked at. Okay, maybe it should remain illegal. However, should kids be taken away from their families if they are polygamous if they check out all right?

ILG · #45 03-22-2011, 05:37 PM

I just started watching this video and I want to say that the FLDS followers who follow Warren Jeffs are an atrocious bunch. They have forced underage girls into horrific marriages. This does not seem to be the same group that Sister Wives are with. I am not sure of the differences but I do know the FLDS has strict dress codes. I have read a number of books on them and am glad that the state of Texas did the raid on the ranch. I think it needed to happen. The polygamists in Sister Wives seem a lot more casual. Warren Jeffs is an evil man.

aegsm76 · #46 03-22-2011, 07:09 PM

The US government forced the Mormons to change their stance on polygamy, at the point of a gun.
And, it was the right thing to do.
Now, if we redefine marriage as something different than one man and one woman, we need to apologize to the Mormons...

ILG · #47 03-22-2011, 07:19 PM

Very good video, NFS. It really describes WHY they are polygamous. I see there are tons of groups that have sprouted from Joseph Smith. The video does a good job of showing the ugly backside to the Mormon church and especially, Mormon fundamentalism. But, it still doesn't really address the issues I brought up. What do you do with people in these situations? I think maybe the best thing to do is pretty much what they do do....leave it illegal and use that against them if you need it and otherwise leave them alone.

I could see in the Sister Wives video, that they did have some denial of their feelings and that they were more "trying" to feel a certain way rather than that they actually felt certain ways. They all seemed to truly believe in what they were doing and thought it was right. It did bother me when he married the 4th and the women struggled so much. He seemed callous to their feelings, but what are you supposed to do when God wants you to do what your wives don't want? Pretty tough situations.

Here are a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggLAgJipp7Q