No, i dont understand it at all.
I am a Mormon, there are several "break away" groups who have kept the practice, and i just dont like it. There is no need at all.
Anyone that knows anything about my church always raises the polgamy point, yes it was practiced, but it was legal and not unsual, and it was done because the early members of the church were killed, esp the men, men took on other widows and wifes too support them and their families. I can understand that, there was a purpose to it but there is no purpose now surely?
I beleive other religions do too, which as armish and muslims, but i dont think may practice today in modern society even where its legal as there is no need.
i dont understand why a woman would want to share her husband with another woman? If you read teh bible there are lots of examples of people having several wives and it always seems to lead to frictions in families, lol, there is always the "favourate" wife, what happens if that isnt you?
The Amish are not polygamists! It would get them excommunicated, they are mainstream adult baptist Christians closely related in their beliefs to mennonites, I know their dresses look like FLDS but that is where the similarities end believe me. Personally I see nothing wrong with polygamy and I do know some people in real life who have been involved in it. In Islam a man who has more than one wife has to provide each one with their own home, or at the very least their own self contained living space (including bathroom and kitchen) without one big home. Also each marriage is classed as totally seperate; there are no threesomes (I know you were joking nutshake but didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea!), and also the wives don't marry 'each other' as well as the husband; as with fundamentalist mormon sects. Also in Islam it is more of a social practice with practical reasons behind it; and certainly isn't a 'principle' of the faith which salvation depends upon like in some fundamentalist mormon groups.
In Islam its very hard because a man has to provide from his own pocket for each of his wives and the provision has to be equal, both in terms of time and financially. I think as long as people don't marry more than one person legally in whichever country, then it isn't really anyone's business and I think laws that persecute those who live together in a polygamous marriage despite not having legally married in the eyes of the law, its a breach of human rights. I think it would even be good for the government to make the civil partnership system include polygamous marriages; in Holland there was a man with two 'wives' whom he married in a civil partnership (this guy wasn't of any religion) but in the UK only a gay couple can marry in a civil partnership. Sister Wives, I watch it but I found out a lot of unpleasant stuff about the family like they keep filing for bankruptcy (the papers are all online), seems they run up huge debts and then file; also they have been on food stamps and other welfare payments at various points-even when they were first filming the series; if you can't afford to legitimately support your wives and kids Kody Brown, then don't do it. It only reinforces the stereotype that all polygamists are welfare cheats when this simply isn't true.
I can't say TOO much but I can say that I have family who are in plural marriage (obviously, lol) and my in-laws know the Browns very well! Actually, my MIL used to work with Christine & Meri a few years ago. There children have came up from Nevada this past summer and hung out with other kids who live a stones throw away from me. (They know them from the church). The Browns & the "Big Love" show (which is really funny...I live in Bluffdale, Utah but my DH works in Sandy, Utah...which is the city where the Hendrickson's on BL live) are not off into a characterized skit. I do see the older fashioned polygamist at Wal-Mart & at my daughter's elementary school, but not ALL the time. The modern polygamists definitely blend into society and unless I told you which houses around me are of those who live in plural marriage (I'd say roughly 4 houses on my block, with two homes being of Catholics, one home of atheist and all the rest are mainstream Mormon) you would not be able to tell unless I gave you the specific things too look for in their "modern" styles. I understand there are those that don't agree or understand why anyone would practice polygamy, but it's either because someone is comfortable about it, or it is a truly deep rooted faith. Modern polygamist (I say modern because I don't know anyone from the FLDS, TLC, Centennial Park, etc... the more older fashioned groups, but my DH does for sure!) are good people, who are just trying to do what they feel is right. The church is set with good people who just want to be able to practice their faith without being discriminated against. The Browns are just one example of one family in this community/religion. I love my DH, I love my family regardless, and I respect their church. DH and I have talked about plural marriage and right now at this moment we are really just trying to focus on getting our family set-up but in the future I wouldn't mind seriously thinking about adding to our family with another wife.
