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Originally Posted by Honu
I think Rup was just trying to make a correlation as to what people think is right and fair. Im sure the guy with 3 wives thinks he is just as right as someone who is gay when it comes to marriage and who are we to judge him if this is all between consenting adults.
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I was listening to npr the other day, and the issue of trying to tie polygamy into the gay marriage discussion. Guy made some good points. As he said, the right for gays to marry is a question of civil rights. Polygamists however try to use freedom of religion as their bulwark. Its two completely different arguments.
After all, if straight marriage doesnt correlate with multiple spouses, why would gay marriage?
He also mentioned that in this argument, gays in many cases now hold marriage in higher esteem than most straight folks, i agree with that assessment. Many arguing against gay marriage mention the sanctity of marriage, how its best for children....but look atthe high divorce rate, which only goes higher when its your second marriage..or third, etc.