There seems to be no limit to your hatred of and contempt for peopleCool Breeze wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:24 pm> I have liked most Mormons I have encountered as people, but their
> religion is nonsense, the same playbook that Muhammad used to game
> other followers, get multiple wives (coincidence? I think not),
> and reinforce tribalism. Restoration religions are not only lying
> religions, they create made up stories that are clearly
> false.
of other religions and races.
Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon, and others all had multiple
wives. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
I don't know the history of why Mormons practice polygamy, but I do
know the history of polygamy in Islam. I wrote about the subject in
my Iran book, which is also a history of Islam and the life of
Mohammed.
John Xenakis is author of: "World View: Iran's Struggle for Supremacy
-- Tehran's Obsession to Redraw the Map of the Middle East"
(Generational Theory Book Series, Book 1) Paperback: 153 pages, over
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Here's some material from my book:
I'm sure there are many Christian cultures where polygamy is"Mohammed was monogamously married to his first wife
Khadijah (555-619) for 25 years, but when she died in 619,
Mohammed took on many more wives. Many Westerners criticize
Mohammed and Islam itself for polygamy, a criticism that's
particularly ironic these days when Western nations seem to permit
anyone to marry pretty much anyone else.
In fact, any Western criticism of marriage practices in any other
country is pretty laughable, given the high rates of divorce,
abuse and prostitution in Western countries. Westerners may
criticize marriage practices in Muslim countries, but many Muslims
in other countries view marital relations in the West to be a
complete mess.
In today's politically correct society, it's easy to forget that
polygamy serves a valuable social purpose at times in history when
war has killed off many men, leaving many women without partners.
In those situations, the only way for most women to receive
protection is through polygamous marriages. Furthermore, having a
number of unattached women walking around in this kind of society
would be very destabilizing, and could get women raped and men
killed. So in a society with fewer men than women, polygamy
protects women and stabilizes the society as a whole.
This is exactly the situation that obtained in the Arabian
peninsula for centuries, where war was a way of life. Many of
Mohammed's wives were widows, and there is evidence that many of
his marriages were specifically for the protection of the women.
At any rate, polygamy is a purely cultural thing, and it's really
not for Westerners to criticize in other cultures.
Not all Muslim majority countries permit polygamy, but those that
do regulate it. For example, in Malaysia in 1984, Islamic Family
Law listed five conditions to be followed by a Muslim wanting more
than one wife. The conditions, some of which were subsequently
modified, are:
So polygamy in other cultures can be perfectly reasonable in the
- He must have an appropriate financial situation;
- he must ensure that all wives are kept under the same
conditions;- existing wife or wives shall not be harmed,
- a new marriage shall be "just and necessary",
- a new marriage shall not, either directly or indirectly, lower
the standard of living of the existing wife and other
dependents.
right circumstances.
practiced, wherever there is a surplus of women such as, for example,
when a lot of the men have been killed off in war.
Polygamy can take many forms -- if not official marriage, then some
kind of common law marriage through mistresses and concubines. In
fact, polygamy is perfectly natural and an absolute necessity in a
society where there is a large enough surplus of women. An unattached
woman is subject to rape or slavery, and multiple unattached women can
destabilize a society. That's not "politically correct," but it's the
truth.
You really should learn to be more tolerant of others.