Polygamy-should it be legalised?

[administrator of yackady]

Basically should Polygamy be legalised if both parties agree to it?
I personally believe no as it demographically doesnt work (lots of spare males) and you could argue it values the woman below the man.

However some would say as their religion allows for it, both parties agree and the woman can get out of it easily then whats the problem?

So whats your opinion, do we let our own beliefs rule how others live their lives (by not letting them practive polygamy?) or are we right to do what we see as standing up for women's rights and keeping it outlawed?

[persianfan247]

Isn't it only 1% of Muslim men have more than one wife. I guess if they agree to it then why should we oppose something that doesn't really do much harm other than I guess leaving some very lonely men as you said. But if it only stays a minority what harm can it really do? Do you think legalising it would mean we would see an increase in such marriages?

[asianboy]

Only if polyandry is allowed. It's only fair.

[persianfan247]

Agreed

[Helm]

Yeah go ahead with that as long as women can multiple husbands as well. Whatever floats your boat.

[Shams al-Ma'rifa]

Yeah go ahead with that as long as women can multiple husbands as well. Whatever floats your boat.

that doesn't work because we'll have to go through multiple dna testing to find the father of the child... you can see why that was outlawed before dna testing

[Orko]

that doesn't work because we'll have to go through multiple dna testing to find the father of the child... you can see why that was outlawed before dna testing

And?... Why is it fair or logical?

[Shams al-Ma'rifa]

And?... Why is it fair or logical?

life is not fair and its logical because problems will arise with kids not knowing who their father is...

[Orko]

life is not fair

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy

and its logical because problems will arise with kids not knowing who their father is...

And...? Seriously, I do not understand this type of arguement.

[Kjertesvein]

Whatever floats your boat.

As long as you don't sink mine, do what you want.

[Surgeon]

Yeah, why not? There's probably going to be less than 0.5% of men in the western world who'd be able to put up with more than one wife at a time, so it's not like there'll be an acute shortage of women all of a sudden.

[S.L.I.G]

Absolutely, unequivocally, NO.

[Arch-hereticK]

There are too many women in the word.
Someone has to keep them in the kitchen.
There shouldn't be a law against it.

[vopohame]

Not all polygamous relationships are male-dominated, my tribe has had a long history of this and the women always had the equal if not superior standing in the household. In patriarchal societies like muslim and western cultures I can see why it wouldnt be a good idea but in mine it worked out rather well.

[Prodigal]

No... It's a terrible practice.

[Manco]

I have no objections out of principle against polygamy. Though personally I'm not fond of the idea.

I do think it'd be quite a hassle to implement, what with all the legal ramifications.

[Lonck]

heck yes. Stupid religion keeping us from doing whatever we want.

[vopohame]

No where in the bible does it specifically say no to polygamous marriages. The only reference in the new testament with anything close to it says that church deacons cannot have more than one wife. Some argue that means divorced folks but it doesn't make sense if you read it.

So I dont know of any major religion that at its core specifically bans it.

[Thalassocrat]

If polygamy and polyandry were both allowed could one of a man's many wives have another husband?

[Taiji]

I suppose the ideal would be about 3 wives that are all married to each other also.

I bisexual 4 way over breakfast, that'd perk me up

The only issue I see is with redefining marriage, I think it's an issue for a lawyer. You'd need a pretty good understanding of marriage in those terms before designing the new terms.