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Idaho Evangelical Christian polygamists use Internet to meet potential spouses
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"Both groups also have a notorious reputation for underage marriage and domestic violence."
I have heard of some cases associated with the FLDS groups--mostly media-sensationalized. If this is something so notorious within Christian polygamist groups, why isn't more heard about it. I have never heard of any underage marriages or domestic violence. If you compared the numbers of polygamous and monogamous families with domestic violence you would probably find less instances in the polygamous families. Such numbers would be hard to come by though due to the illegality of polygamous marriages. I am all for stopping domestic violence. And I am all for keeping the government out of marriage.
Oh pulleese, isn't that like saying monogamy is notorius for child abuse, domestic violence, infedelity, murder, etc. because some monogamous married men commit these offenses? Spare us the sensationalising and stay with the facts.
HOGWASH!!!!
These people steadfastly refuse to see that they are twisting the scriptures. Christ and Paul clearly taught monogamy is God's ideal, and that church leaders are to have one wife. Old Testament polygamy is mentioned many times but never commanded. These people just keep up their slavish devotion to their lust and confusion and blindness. It's incredible.
I feel sorrry for the women married to these jerks.
However I do agree, I think people take the scripture out of context. Personally (and nobody else has to agree with me, we have the freedom to think what we want) I believe that God did condone plural marriage to those HE wanted to practice it, not to those that think they should have it. Again, depends on how you interpret the Bible.
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"Both groups also have a notorious reputation for underage marriage and domestic violence."
With the 'both groups' referring to both FLDS and Christian polygamists. If the author is going to make such statements he ought to at least document them. I've yet to EVER read of a case where Christian polygamists were guilty of either underage marriage or domestic violence. I'm sure that just like in monogamous marriages there are probably cases of those things but to say that Christian polygamists are NOTORIOUS for it?? Going a LOT over the top with that one.