Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<why would the Mormons (who would like nothing better than to NEVER hear the word polygamy again) have fought so hard against Prop 8?>> Because Prop 8 wasn't sanctioned by God.
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Originally Posted By ChurroMonster In three weeks the Mormon church holds their worldwide General Conference (viewable on most cable systems!) My roommates and I are going to play a drinking game. Every time the word "marriage" is said we take a shot. We're all planning to get trashed. Seriously, can't these people talk about more important things?
Originally Posted By Mr X ****Seriously, can't these people talk about more important things?**** Like drinking? ;p (can't really fault them on the "no bad habits" rules...certainly not a bad idea health-wise!)
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Don't worry about the speck in your brother's eye before you deal with the log in your own eye. And that's all I have to say to Mormons. Like you really think I'll shut up that easily?
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Originally Posted By piperlynne I think the problem that folks have with polygamy is the connotation that the Fundamentalist LDS has brought to the forefront of our minds. In a lot of cases in that aspect, it is NOT CONSENTING ADULTS. Emphasis on ADULTS, also emphasis on CONSENTING. If 3 or more people, of legal age and mental capacity want to get married and are ok with that arrangement, I say go for it. (Personally, I'm way too selfish for this to work for me LOL). As for gay marriage. Its a legal issue. There are something like 1400 LEGAL RIGHTS associated with marriage. By denying gays and lesbians the ability to marry, you are DENYING them legal rights that are afforded to heterosexual persons. Plain and simple. Prop 8, the Protection of Marriage Act, etc are all unconstitutional because of that simple fact.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***If 3 or more people, of legal age and mental capacity want to get married and are ok with that arrangement, I say go for it.*** The system is plain and simply not set up for divorce in triplicate. That's why, despite the silly arguments, I believe the equality issue for gays is unrelated in the extreme to the argument for polygamy.
Originally Posted By piperlynne Oh, I don't think they're related at all either. LOL. And I'm sure given time, if polygamy were legal, the legal system (and the divorce attorney's) would be more than happy to facilitate an easy and costly way to divorce in that situation as well. LOL ;-)
Originally Posted By piperlynne Also, if someone can come up with a "rights" arguement for polygamy, I don't think that "because the system isnt set up for. . ." is a valid arguement against something. The system wasn't set up for allowing African Americans the right to use the same drinking fountains, sit in the same areas on buses, go to the same schools as Caucasian Americans once upon a time either. That didn't mean that it wasn't something that should have been changed. (I'm just typing freeform now, so if that doesn't make sense. . .I'm not proofing it LOL. )
