Polygamy. How will you deal with this one?

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Polygamy... other than the injunctions regarding the qualifications of church leadership, what biblical reason do you have for rejecting polygamy?
It's the next issue that follows on the heels of "gay marriage." How will you respond to it?
 
FSSL said:
Polygamy... other than the injunctions regarding the qualifications of church leadership, what biblical reason do you have for rejecting polygamy?
It's the next issue that follows on the heels of "gay marriage."
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There was a guy from Montana, I think, on the old FFF who fought people tooth and nail to prove that Polygamy was not sinful.  Who was that guy?

I reject it because Jesus said marriage is when a (Indicating one) man is joined to a woman.  And God said it through Moses writings in Genesis.  And God winked at their deviation of that in the OT.
 
FSSL said:
It's the next issue that follows on the heels of "gay marriage." How will you respond to it?
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I'm gonna git me some more wives, by gum! 
 
There's also the point that polygamy never goes well in the Bible. Pretty much every time it is brought up, something goes wrong.
 
I got no problem with it. If somebody wants half a dozen wives and husbands, I'm ok with that. But I do think the state should get out of the marriage business, and leave it to private contracts and church sacraments.
 
You know, every marriage is same sex.  You get married, and every night it's the same sex.

[rimshot]
 
Castor Muscular said:
You know, every marriage is same sex.  You get married, and every night it's the same sex.

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What a pity! ;)

 
This is an issue in Canada as well - there's a court case going on in BC regarding a polygamous cult from a place called Bountiful here in the province. It'll probably be legalized no matter what we say. The reason gay marriage has become more accepted by more straight people is because they have gay friends (or maybe they like certain gay celebrities) since they've been coming out more in mainstream society - gay people are no longer visible just in their own streets such as the one in San Francisco.

This isn't the case with Polygamous marriage - Far fewer people can say they know a polygamous person. Also it isn't just the marriage part that is repulsive it's the idea of a man being with multiple women is repulsive to most women. Also you are forgetting about another factor and that is cohabitation - "shacking up" - is more accepted now - and many couples are not getting married - instead they become common law (if they have a child or live together for certain period - where I live it's 2 years) - I know of couples who have lived together for 10 years or more and are not married - some get saved and get married because they are saved but they are few. Even many churches have shut their eyes to it - some have even accepted it as if it wasn't a sin.

Of course the Bible says the opposite - Marriage (not just living with someone in a consensual long-term sexual relationship) is honorable in all and the bed undefiled but adulterers and whore-mongers God will judge. The first thing is the church needs to do some house cleaning. If the church is speaking out against gay marriage but allow unmarried couples who live (and sleep together) to become members in their church they need to do something about that first - "be sure your sin will find you out" is still true - and God can use the unsaved to accomplish that - he doesn't need a "Nathan".
 
FSSL said:
Polygamy... other than the injunctions regarding the qualifications of church leadership, what biblical reason do you have for rejecting polygamy?
It's the next issue that follows on the heels of "gay marriage." How will you respond to it?
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It's simple Marriage is defined in the Bible as being between one man and one woman.
 
brianb said:
Of course the Bible says the opposite - Marriage (not just living with someone in a consensual long-term sexual relationship) is honorable in all and the bed undefiled but adulterers and whore-mongers God will judge.
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This is why it's a definition issue, not a rights issue.  If the government re-defines marriage to include same sex couples, then someone is going to need to modify the Bible translations to qualify every mention of marriage. 

Hebrews 13:4
Marriage [between a man and a woman] is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled [if it's between a man and a woman]; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

It will never happen, but they really should just give same-sex marriage another name besides "marriage".  Leave the identity of "marriage" alone. 

Like I've said many times, it's like redefining lesbian to include heterosexual males.  I don't think lesbians would be cool with that, especially if a whole bunch of heterosexual males showed up at lesbian bars and expected to be treated equally with the female lesbians... so leave "marriage" alone, too. 
 
[quote author=brianb]Also you are forgetting about another factor and that is cohabitation - "shacking up" - is more accepted now - and many couples are not getting married - instead they become common law (if they have a child or live together for certain period - where I live it's 2 years) - I know of couples who have lived together for 10 years or more and are not married...[/quote]

If these folks say they are married, they are married.

[quote author=brianb]Of course the Bible says the opposite - Marriage (not just living with someone in a consensual long-term sexual relationship)...[/quote]


...the Bible would say they are married.
 
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