Morality and Polygamy There are many people opposed to the concept of polygamous marriages. Polygamy is legal in some countries‚ such as Iran and Saudi Arabia‚ but illegal in others‚ such as the United States of America. Many have personal‚ religious‚ and/or cultural reasons to disagree with such practices‚ but is the practice of polygamy morally wrong‚ or is it acceptable? Some argue that it is wrong because of the negative consequences caused by such marriages; yet ignore successful polygamous
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Should men be allowed to have more than 1 wife? Persuasive Paper Polygamy is a very controlling‚ as well as abusive relationship that children should not be brought up in. Polygamy is very likely to be a discriminative relationship where one person in the relationship (almost always the man) dominates over the other members (almost always the women). This may sound very open‚ as well as tolerant‚ to think all members of a polygamous marriage would be 100% willing and not at all disadvantaged
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which is called Polygamy. Polygamy is defined as “The practice or Custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time” (Oxford Dictionary). The term polygamy acts as an umbrella term for the simple reason there are different types of this practice. The most common practice of polygamy and the one this essay will be looking into specifically is called polygyny which
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Polygamy Culture: Polygamy is a heterosexual marriage which includes more than two partners‚ which is a monogamous marriage. When a man is married to more than one wife at the one time‚ the relationship is called polygyny‚ and there is no marriage bond between the wives; and when a woman is married to more than one husband at the one time‚ it is called polyandry‚ and there is no marrige bond between the husbands. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives‚ it can be called group marriage
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there is also the environments in which the religion of polygamy is practiced‚ creating ethical dilemmas and questions as to whether religious freedoms are being infringed upon. Polygamy‚ part of the Mormon religion customs has a history that dates back to when the state of Utah requested to become part of the United States (Van Camp‚ 2014). Part of the customs of the Mormon religion was that the males had an obligation to engage in polygamy‚ yet before Utah would be granted its request to become
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English 1302 21 June 2013 Polygamy is Wrong Some of the most influential and respected individuals in history had open marriages. Although research shows that open marriages create significant complications‚ couples who are non-monogamous believe it is essential for a successful marriage. But whatever the situation‚ an open marriage is not acceptable in society. There are explanations to why it is imperative that couples remain monogamous in their relationship. Polygamy is undignified‚ it is illegal
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Polygamy There are ongoing studies about polygamy in the United States‚ but should it be illegal? The facts stated in this paper will openly show that polygamy is not legally or morally right. In this research paper the topics and facts should convince the reader that it Polygamy should always stay illegal. In order to understand what Polygamy is and why America should not legalize it‚ one must know‚ the history of Polygamy‚ the limit of freedom for the young girls‚ and the treatment of the wives
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The cons of polygamy 1.Players If there are people out there who think that they can be with as many people as they want then they will be taking advantage of this situation... thats effing discusting.. 2.Hormones while women are pregnant they may get aggressive toward all other partners 3.Murder If one of the partners gets really jealous then they may have the urge to do something to another partner that is not considered "right" 4.stupid this is so stupid. if you really
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POLYGAMY Imagine a young girl of twelve marrying a man of forty whom she has never seen before and being forced to produce children until her body is physically unable to perform a safe pregnancy. Imagine the girl being brainwashed and beaten for contradicting with a belief held by another man and forced to stay in her community for her entire life without knowing anything of the outside world. This scary world exists not just in imagination‚ but in the form of marriage known as polygamy. Found
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Polygamy is the practice of having more than two people in a relationship or in marriage. Polygamy has been practiced for many centuries and has been practiced by many different individuals and cultures all around the world. Polygamy was accepted by different societies and as time passed by it was accepted in many countries around the world. Polygamy has been a controversial issue in America and has affected our society for over a thousand years. I am against polygamy because it is capable of
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