polygamy

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:30 pm

I've watched several programs on this topic lately that featured men and women who felt they were getting out of a CULT. What do you all think? Personally I could never share my husband with anyone.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:41 pm

I've seen a pretty thorough show on it... and it was an eye-opener for

me. I mean, I knew of it but not how widespread it is, and how governments

won't do anything about it because of the religious aspect. State of Utah

to name just one.

I think it's a bad deal for women and children. Apparently, there is an

awful lot of poverty involved around it, and questions about taxpayers

footing the bill for a man's many wives/kids.

I learned how to share in kindergarten, but I draw the line at sharing

my husband!!

:(

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:40 pm

I knew a mormom bishop (yes they are very active here but no polygamy) who was eventually kicked out for shackng up with a woman 20 yrs younger than him, they did later marry, sort of presbytarian mormons I think. He used to always say he was glad the polygamy aspect wasn't allowed as the one he had tired him out.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:00 am

is there a cult where a woman can have as many husbands as she wants?

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:06 am

buttercup wrote: is there a cult where a woman can have as many husbands as she wants?

Can you imagine!!! OMG You wouldn't need to have children, you'd already have them!!!

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:11 am

well its only fair betty

how many do you think you could handle?

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:13 am

buttercup wrote: well its only fair betty

how many do you think you could handle?

Six, one for each day of the week with a rest day on Sunday!!!;)

You???

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:15 am

Betty Boop wrote: Six, one for each day of the week with a rest day on Sunday!!!;)

You???

hmmmm being greedy here, i'd need the sunday guy too

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:18 am

buttercup wrote: hmmmm being greedy here, i'd need the sunday guy too

:yh_rotfl That is greedy!!

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:24 am

as it stands hun i cant even get myself 1 :wah: not much chance of 7

ah but i can dream

seriously is there any cults that allow a woman many husbands, maybe a tribe or actually they will prolly have to do it in china soon, isent there an excess of men?

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:30 am

buttercup wrote: as it stands hun i cant even get myself 1 :wah: not much chance of 7

ah but i can dream

seriously is there any cults that allow a woman many husbands, maybe a tribe or actually they will prolly have to do it in china soon, isent there an excess of men?

Neither can I!!!

I don't know if there are any cults that allow that, probably not.

Maybe we need to start one ourselves I'd guess we'd best go to China then, there's not that many single guys on this forum!

Actually, are there any???

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:32 am

think your right, all married

k lets start our cult on a thread here, all future single fg's sign up for our approval :wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:34 am

buttercup wrote: think your right, all married

k lets start our cult on a thread here, all future single fg's sign up for our approval :wah:

I gotta go get ready now!! We'll have to think of a good name for this Cult!!:wah:

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:36 am

betty n butters playthings? :wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:37 am

buttercup wrote: betty n butters playthings? :wah:

Thats it!!!! Dare you!!!:yh_rotfl

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:42 am

oooooooooh i love a dare, heading to just for the fun of it now

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:02 am

I don't understand why people get upset about it. The anti-gay-marriage crowd say that if we allow gay marriage, polygamy is the next step. that's saying that it is even worse than gay marriage - yet it is allowed in the Bible.

I don't give two shakes what consenting adults do. Government should leave it to the churches.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:40 am

Just think 5 wives 5x the PMT!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:20 pm

pantsonfire321@aol.com wrote: Just think 5 wives 5x the PMT!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wah:

And what if all these women lived in the same house, they'd soon synchronise and then you'd have 5 x the PMT all at once!:yh_rotfl

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:00 pm

JAB wrote: Doesn't it make a mockery of that part of the marriage vows where you forsake all others for this one person? Why even bother marrying in the first place?
Heck, couples make a mockery of it anyway.

Who decided that monogomy is the only acceptable way?

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:09 am

Far Rider wrote: None for me thank you anyway...

I met a 'Utah Mormon' as he called himself, he told me that the Utah Mormons frown on military service and he was 'put out of the temple' for joining, by that I assumed he meant he was excumunicated. He told me an interesting thing about poygamy that was practiced by some in his family, he said that they belived that when a mormon woman dies, she can only be called out of the grave by her husband, and the wives are told that if they are good wives they will be called out, but that only one wife per husband can be called.

That to me is very controlling, might keep a weak minded, brainwashed woman on a tight leash.

Disclaimer: I realize that this may not be the mainline teaching of the mormon church and am fully prepared and expect to be corrected if this is not an accurate statement.

Far.

Not sure what cult your friend was a member of but the LDS church does not frown nor send out to pature any male or female if they join the armed services. Just wanted to clear that one up before it became gospel.

Their stance is this:

Although the Church is opposed to war and recognizes that going to war is a very poor alternative in resolving conflicts, tens of thousands of Latter-day Saints have served their countries' armed forces, sometimes even fighting in opposing forces, especially in World War II. The Church considers being loyal citizens to be a duty of its members, irrespective of nationality. Responding to a call for military service is one appropriate manner of fulfilling this duty of citizenship. Latter-day Saints who choose military careers have no restrictions on either their fellowship or their callings in the Church. While any member is free to object to military service because of conscience, Church membership in and of itself is not a justification, and Church leaders have discouraged conscientious objection in every conflict of the twentieth century