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Originally Posted by ILG
LOL! Thanks, PO.
I guess I would rather see a polygamous, reasonably stable family than one who switches partners like socks! I think it is a more stable environment to raise kids. However, I don't like the idea that they are pressured to be polygamous under a religious guise. If they truly have a choice that may be one thing, but I do not believe an 18 year old who is told she must marry a 50 year old guy as his 4th wife to make it into the celestial kingdom is really choosing anything.
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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.
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