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| Yes, it should be practiced by some. |
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2 | 25.00% |
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5 | 62.50% |
| Polygamy? Isn't that some kind of mathematics? |
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1 | 12.50% |
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From, "Muslim Polygamy In America", by Ali Eteraz:
http://eteraz.wordpress.com/2006/07/...rica/#more-356 "Finally: these days there is a little bit of discussion among the extreme left that polyamorous relationships (of both kinds) should be able to be sanctified by marriage. I oppose this. Unless and until male manipulation of women is done away with let’s not propagate such idiocy. As to where a woman takes on multiple husbands as well, I have a problem with that as well, because it means that the men are being manipulated. Let’s keep marriage between two people. My argument is not based on ‘what will happen to the children’ or to ’sexually transmitted diseases.’ Rather, I am against giving legal sanction to multiple marriages because of its political implications. More marriages mean more divorces, and more divorces mean more intrusion by the State. We already have plenty, thank you very much. I also believe that if multiple marriages are allowed, it will be men who will take advantage of it far more than women — due to their historical position and our society’s financial disparity. As a Muslim I have seen exactly what happens when men get to exercise the right. To the left: you do not want to go down that road." Does Ali Eteraz make a good case against polygamy in his article? Should polygamy be allowed on religious grounds? What about allowing it on other grounds? Are there religious and/or secular reasons to oppose polygamy? If so, what are those?
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One thing that annoys me about the argument is the assertion that "the divorce rate will go up". Yes, it will. But, proportionate to the number of marriages. There will never be more divorces than marriages, and if the people who look at statistics would lok at the WHOLE picture (marriages and divorces) rather than just half of it, this wouldn't be a big issue.
In the end, marriage should be up to the states. The federal government shouldn't get involved at all, no matter how many divorces happen in the state.
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