COMMENTS ON TURLEY POLYGAMY COLUMN

[Interesting comments thread at Amy Welborn's site, including this:]

...I know people who grew up in families where polygamy was practiced. They were normal, except for maybe a more developed sense of sibling rivalry between children of different mothers. Makes the whole settlement of the patriarchs estate more complicated. Most children of polygamous families that I know of realize the complexities and resource demands of having more than one wife, and don't practice it. (Of course, intercontinental polygamy is a different issues--wives on different continents/countries/legal systems).

My point: polygamy has existed; the Bible does not condemn it; it is not abusive to women or children and can be a family-positive experience (especially in areas where men tended to die from war or dangerous work).

People do it now without legal sanction (I know this from friends), and "serial polygamy" through divorce and remarriage is very common, including visits with former wives and "polygamish" family visits for the kid's sake, etc.

Polygamy is here. It's not going away.

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posted by Eve at 5:15 PM VOTE

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