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Originally Posted by photon
I think they have a point as well.
In the past you could probably make a case that polygamy was about male control and ownership of women, so that would be a reason against it I guess.
But women are equal now (well supposedly, speaking ideal situation), so that shouldn't be an issue (at least not a systemic issue, individual relationships can be about power and control in a 1:1 relationship, nothing we can legislate to protect against that beyond restricting violence).
So yeah, I have the same question. What would be wrong with polygamy if it's between consenting groups of adults?
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See I would agree, but I just can't in certain points.
It seems that the groups that are doing polygamist marriages are groups where the men are definitely in the position of power and near ownership. These marriages are also usually arranged by the church leaders or community leaders to me that puts these woman into a position no better then that of slave. How much pressure was exerted on these young girls to marry these creepy old men?
It also seems that there is quite a bit of control exerted over these woman.
I think that the government has made a mistake in these charges and should have focused on the underage marriage issues.
There's almost no way that this isn't going to open some supreme court intervention at some point.