Are Mainstream Mormons polygamists?

[(Q)]

I said, "When sanctioned by God and practiced in righteousness." What part of "righteousness" includes abuse?

What part of "righteousness" does not include abuse?

Sanctioned by god is complete BS, it is sanctioned by the people who wish to abuse others. Try that on for size.

 

[(Q)]

Do I need to determine what is acceptable by what I consider acceptable for myself?

If I do not believe in abortion for myself for instance, does this imply that no one else should be free to have one?

If legal consent is set, do you have any issues with people choosing to have multiple partners, for any reason?

So, are you saying you want someone else to answer for you?

 

[Marlin]

What part of "righteousness" does not include abuse?

Come again?

Sanctioned by god is complete BS, it is sanctioned by the people who wish to abuse others. Try that on for size.

You are free to defend your assertions, no matter how strongly they are refuted.

 

[S.A.M.]

So, are you saying you want someone else to answer for you?

As a general consensus yes. But thats because I like being free to make my own decisions and I don't see why any other consenting adult should not have the same choice.

 

[Syzygys]

Personally, polygamy is exactly the same issue as gay marriage, supposed it is between 2 (or more) consenting adults and there is no physical or mental force or abuse and every party is completely voluntered for the relationship.
Now saying that, there is still the problem of law. To answer the OP's question, of course not, at least not openly as we know it.

Just to make this thread actually interesting, since we know that LDS leaders lied in the past about this practice, the question arises:
Can we be sure that they don't lie about it now and at least for a few chosen the practice of polygamy is still allowed even if it is officially a reason for excommunication?

And the answer is no, we can NOT be sure....

 

[Marlin]

Personally, polygamy is exactly the same issue as gay marriage, supposed it is between 2 (or more) consenting adults and there is no physical or mental force or abuse and every party is completely voluntered for the relationship.
Now saying that, there is still the problem of law. To answer the OP's question, of course not, at least not openly as we know it.

Just to make this thread actually interesting, since we know that LDS leaders lied in the past about this practice, the question arises:
Can we be sure that they don't lie about it now and at least for a few chosen the practice of polygamy is still allowed even if it is officially a reason for excommunication?

And the answer is no, we can NOT be sure....

Can we be sure that the moon doesn't have an inner core of green cheese? No, we can NOT be sure.... Therefore, it must be so.

 

[(Q)]

Can we be sure that the moon doesn't have an inner core of green cheese? No, we can NOT be sure.... Therefore, it must be so.

Can we be sure a theist will be intellectually dishonest to make their point?

 

[Gustav]

if the money is right, most adult women would be happy to play a 2nd 3rd.....11th fiddle, happily ever after

 

[Marlin]

Can we be sure a theist will be intellectually dishonest to make their point?

Stings a little when it hits the mark, doesn't it?

 

[S.A.M.]

if the money is right, most adult women would be happy to play a 2nd 3rd.....11th fiddle, happily ever after

So will men. In fact, they'll even pay for the privilege

 

[(Q)]

Stings a little when it hits the mark, doesn't it?

Agonizingly so, yes.:wallbang:

 

[Syzygys]

Can we be sure that the moon doesn't have an inner core of green cheese? No, we can NOT be sure....

Actually, yes, we can. Since there is absolutely no reason to think why it would be made of green cheese, we can throw out of the idea.See, if we knew that the Mars is made of yellow cheese, we could be suspicious about the moon.

On the other hand we have evidence of LDS leaders lying in the past, so why shouldn't they lie now??? After all it is the "we vs. them" attitude and the LDS still has a bunch of secrecy concerning their beliefs, rituals...

Kind of funny when your logic works selectively...

 

[Syzygys]

Let's make this thread more educative! (because we obviously got stuck in mindless arguing) Anybody wants to guess why Utah is the only state where firing squad is still a choice for executing capital punishment???

 

[S.A.M.]

They are too lazy to keep frying people with wet sponges on their heads

The electric chair has also been criticized because of several instances in which the subjects were not instantly killed, but had to be subjected to multiple electric shocks. This led to a call for ending of the practice because many see it as cruel and unusual punishment

or give lethal injections with doctors who ignore their hypocritical oath?

Despite the frequent (and state sanctioned) participation of doctors in executions, this practice is specifically condemned by the American Medical Association. Its Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs states that a doctor "should not be a participant in a legally authorised execution."

 

[Cris]

Thread closed at the request of the thread starter.