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Re: Polygamy in the Bible
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Originally Posted by Dora
When I saw all the stuff going on with the Mormon polygamists, I googled information about the effects of polygamy on women and children to see whether or not it was detrimental emotionally, mentally, physically due to abuse, etc.
Couldn't find much about the negative effects.
Found lots of Pro-polygamy stuff.
There is a book written by a woman who escaped from an abusive polygamist sect where the prophet set his eyes on her and made her leave her husband in order to marry him. I'll look it up again. Sad situation.
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The religious polygamy is a completely separate issue from the alternative lifestyle polygamy.
The abuse that goes on in the name of religion can be pretty astounding. Of course, abuse occurs in other situations too. I just know the people I knew who practiced this would shake their heads at the religious polygamy. It's different when it's consenting adults vs 14, 15, 18 year old girls who don't realize there is a choice to be made...that's just how it is.
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