Thursday, May 29, 2008

polygamy?

I have always been a proponent of free choice. This mentality of mine goes the same for my views on marriage. For me, a Civil marriage is a contract of rights, privileges and obligations between two consenting adults of sound minds recognized by any sovereign state. This can be between blacks/whites, gay men, lesbians, amputee/blind, mormons/muslims, tall/short, witches/muggles, liberal/conservative, young/old, japanese/nigerian, cubs fan/sox fan, outdoorsy/homebody, carnivores/vegetarians, straight men/transgender, diabetic/epileptic, punks/preppies, jets/sharks, Capulet/Montague, morbidly obese/bone skinny, democrat/republican, etc.

Having said my views on civil marriage, let me expound my views on polygamy. I am for Polygamy only if it is:
1. between consenting adults who were not forced or pressured into the situations by their family or any organization/cult. Not like the FLDS polygamist who forced underaged girls to marry their cousins.
2. equal between men and women. Meaning both men and women can have multiple wives and husbands. Not like the Islam belief of polygamy that only a man can have a harem of wives.
3. recognized by the state. The state also has to have laws on the rights, privileges and obligations of the parties involved in the polygamy. How is the wealth of the deceased to be divided among the survived spouses? How is divorce to be handled? Custody of children? Alimony? Conjugal properties? We just presently don't have the laws for these situations.

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