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Mojorabbit

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57. There were instances in the bible

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #23)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 12:58 AM

Jul 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy_in_Christianity

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Monogamy wasn't invented for the benefit of women [View all] shaayecanaan Jul 2015 OP

You may be referring to legal marriage because... WestCoastLib Jul 2015 #1

What utter nonsense. Polygamy was invented for the benefit of powerful men. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #2

Polygamy was never invented shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #4

The legal system of polygamy was invented by powerful men. pnwmom Jul 2015 #11

Did the Greek invention of monogamous marriage TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #3

Polygamy was only formally outlawed in 1945 in Japan shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #6

It was only practiced by very small cults and was/is not a normative societal value riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #13

The New Testament has Jesus giving very direct man and wife, no divorce forever guidelines. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #14

Rubbish shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #21

He most certainly did. Sorry but it's the text. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #23

There were instances in the bible Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #57

There are also references in Chinese literature to second wife, third wife, etc. Warpy Jul 2015 #35

China, Japan, Native American cultures etc - all of whom are older than Greece riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #9

I don't know much about native American societies shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #12

This is historical revisionism and its pretty badly done riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #16

A couple of points shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #19

Not entirely, see above Warpy Jul 2015 #36

Kewl story bro! riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #5

I have never needed a man to "survive" Skittles Jul 2015 #7

Probably because you've never been hungry enough shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #8

Predictable DU. Two people who agree, but who disagree on closeupready Jul 2015 #29

Fair point shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #30

did you miss my last sentence? Skittles Jul 2015 #41

No shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #48

take some reading comprehension classes, PLEASE Skittles Jul 2015 #49

You don't have much in the way of writing skills either shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #56

Going it alone can be very satisfying Warpy Jul 2015 #37

I just don't do all the bullshit people expect from women Skittles Jul 2015 #42

Fine RobinA Jul 2015 #67

Second Wife ... Third Wife? Bad Thoughts Jul 2015 #10

True shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #15

Wow. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #17

Socialism would remove hierarchy PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #18

Yes shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #20

Longhouses of the indigenous peoples of North America sgtbenobo Jul 2015 #52

Domestic plural marriages among consenting adults Warpy Jul 2015 #39

Ayn Rand fan aren't you MattBaggins Jul 2015 #50

Wow, this is some seriously delusional nonsense mythology Jul 2015 #22

That is confusing causation with correlation shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #26

Polygamy goes both ways. panader0 Jul 2015 #24

No argument from me shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #27

What woman would be interested in having several husbands? For many of us, it's hard Nay Jul 2015 #59

Anthropologist Marvin Harris: betsuni Jul 2015 #25

I'm a woman and I do not believe monogamy is natural IVoteDFL Jul 2015 #28

Why?? Absolutely destructive to women. Are these men who are fucking around with all the women they Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #32

At one point marriage in itself was destructive to women IVoteDFL Jul 2015 #33

Describe the benefits to women. Are there any? What are the responsibilities of the men? Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #34

Polygamy isn't necessarily one man + several women. IVoteDFL Jul 2015 #65

If society accepted Polyandry, I could see that and perhaps get down with this. But more often than Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #72

Then They Don't RobinA Jul 2015 #69

The problem is with "consent". asturias31 Jul 2015 #53

I stress, not everyone who would enter into a polygamous marriage is religious IVoteDFL Jul 2015 #66

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #70

that's some pretty judgmental, broadbrush stuff there fizzgig Jul 2015 #44

natural is an extremely relative term fizzgig Jul 2015 #47

Polygamy = an excuse for men to be irresponsible and use women as sex objects...and have sex Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #31

Nothing illegal about using women as sex objects shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #38

Who said anything about illegality? I stated that I don't agree that infected dicks infecting women Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #40

I'm not sure that polygamy necessarily involves a greater prevalence of infected dicks shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #45

Since when did not illegal mean the right thing to do? kcr Jul 2015 #43

Its not. I'm not suggesting that you should have a gay marriage shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #46

Yes, but consenting adults is also not the only issue. kcr Jul 2015 #51

Actually - I thought JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #58

Essentially, yes shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #60

Girls don't get a choice in the fundamentalist Mormon community JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #63

In the future I would like no such thing as marriage gwheezie Jul 2015 #54

Will someone please remind me.... sgtbenobo Jul 2015 #55

Pseudo intellectual bullshit. romanic Jul 2015 #61

I knocked it out on my phone in about five minutes shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #62

The ancient Egyptians too, except for the king, were monogamus. bklyncowgirl Jul 2015 #64

show me a country/society where both gender equality and polygamy is legal. La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #68

Monagamy was not invented...marriage was invented... joeybee12 Jul 2015 #71