Polygamy

If one of the Sister Wives divorced Kody, they could marry another man. (This happened with Robyn, who divorced her previous husband and later married Kody) They could not marry anyone while still being married to Kody. Their church (the Apostolic United Brethren) teaches that marriage is only between one man and one or more women. Women cannot be married to multiple men at one time.

Janelle and Christine Brown, two of the four wives in the family featured in the reality series "Sister Wives, are both working in real estate. Exploring this new occupation, preparing for the exam and working around their schedule has been mentioned in several of episodes of the family reality television show "Sister Wives."

I believe that it is a relationship with three people. Like, you, your girlfriend, and your boyfriend.

Polygyny favored strong males. It rewarded the hard-working, wealthy male because they could afford to have many wives and many children. It allowed them to father many more children in a shorter time. The male with a large number of children had special status in the community. Polygyny also affected the status of women in the community by making them, undeniably, the property of males and subject to their control. However, senior wives had control over the younger wives.

Another aspect of polygyny was that wars reduced the male population and having multiple wives helped to replenish the tribe.

White settlers in the US came from Christian European countries where polygamy was illegal and considered immoral.

Polygamy is frowned upon by most Christians, and it is not practiced in any free democratic country.

Polygamy is technically the act of having multiple spouses. Types of polygamy include bigamy (the act of having two spouses), polygyny (a man having multiple wives), and polyandry (a woman having multiple husbands).

It depends on the religion and culture of the polygamist. Muslim polygamists may have up to three wives, but more than that is forbidden by the Qur'an. In other cultures, a man can have as many wives as he wants. In America, since polygamy is illegal, most polygamists have only two wives - a small family is easier to hide from the public and law enforcement.

Polygamy is accepted in much of the Middle East and Africa and parts of Asia

Polygamy is shown in the Old Testament as a custom among the Jews, at least for those who could afford more than one wife. The Bible does not really provide an end to polygamy.

The practice of polygamy was abandoned by European Jews around 1000 CE, but continued amongst some Middle Eastern Jews until well into the twentieth century.

The early Christians adopted the pagan practice of monogamy. The ancient pagans generally disapproved of polygamy, although they did not actually consider it illegal.

However, The New Testament states that a leader of the church should only have one wife, which leads us to believe that this practice (to live without polygamy) is proper if the head of the church is to follow it.

Not all men are polygamous, but some are because they were raised that way or it is a religious belief. Polygamy is the belief that a man may have more than one wife or relationship with more than one woman.

Are you referring to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest of the above, but changed its name to "Community of Christ" in 2001, and therefore is no longer referred to as "RLDS". They do not practice polygamy and often deny that Joseph Smith taught or practiced the doctrine.

The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a smaller group that broke off from the Community of Christ in 1991. They do not practice polygamy either.

The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is another small group which broke off of the Community of Christ. Their origins are in the year 2000. They do not practice polygamy.

Don't get the above confused with the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ, which broke off from the main body, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are known for their open practice of homosexuality, and at least a handful of members are in openly homosexual polygamous relationships.

It is the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), not the RLDS that is known for its practice of polygamy.

0%. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" Church) have been forbidden to practice polygamy for over 120 years. The practice of polygamy in the Mormon church was abolished in October 1890, and since that time anyone found entering into a polygamous marriage has been excommunicated from the Church.

Those who disagreed with the polygamy ban broke away from the Mormon Church and started their own groups. Many of these groups are still in existence today. They sometimes are called "Mormon Fundamentalists", but they are not affiliated with the Mormon church and both groups (the Mormons and the Fundamentalists) see each other as apostates and don't want anything to do with each other.

No, polygamy is illegal in every state of the United States of America, including Texas.

Some fundamentalist Mormons and Muslims, as well as fringe cults, practice polygamy in the United States, but cannot be convicted of a crime because they are not legally married to more than one wife. Some participate in a religious wedding ceremony without a legal marriage license, and others simply live with multiple women.

Yes, but in exceptional cases. To have more than one wife is subject to strict conditions. The first of which is to have acceptance of former wife (or wives) and second is to treat them equally without any discrimination. This is allowed in exceptional cases. For example if your wife is life sick and can't practice sex with you or if she can't children for. Despite these examples the overwhelming majority of Muslim men prefer to continue with one wife.

No. Polygamy is not legal anywhere in the US.

He had one wife.

No - Polygamy is currently illegal in Canada and punishable by law up to 5yrs in prison.

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The Bible did not condemn polygamy. To the contrary, the Old Testament and Rabbinic writings frequently attest to the legality of polygamy. Regarding the New Testament, according to Father Eugene Hillman in his insightful book, Polygamy reconsidered, "Nowhere in the New Testament is there any explicit commandment that marriage should be monogamous or any explicit commandment forbidding polygamy." Moreover, Jesus has not spoken against polygamy though it was practiced by the Jews of his society. Father Hillman stresses the fact that the Church in Rome banned polygamy in order to conform to the Greco-Roman culture (which prescribed only one legal wife while tolerating concubinage and prostitution). He cited St. Augustine, "Now indeed in our time, and in keeping with Roman custom, it is no longer allowed to take another wife."

African churches and African Christians often remind their European brothers that the Church's ban on polygamy is a cultural tradition and not an authentic Christian injunction.

Because legislating marriage is a right reserved to the states. If it's not an enumerated constitutional power, Congress has no authority to pass a law.*

(*nb: The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which does define marriage as a union between "a" man and "a" woman, applies only to areas in which the federal government has authority to provide benefits (ie, immigration, income tax breaks, social security benefits, etc.) to married people. It's sort of a defacto federal anti-polygamy law, though that's not its intended purpose.)

If a man commits the criminal offense of being married to more than one woman he is a bigamist. A man who is married to more than one woman in those countries where it is legal is a polygamist. The early Mormons in the United States were polygamists but then polygamy was made a criminal offense.

A man may marry multiple times in most countries as long as each marriage ends in annulment, divorce, or death. He can only be married legally to one woman at a time. Famous example: King Henry VIII of England- six wives, but never two at the same time.

None. Polygamous marriages are not legal in the United States - period! Even if the marriages took place in a nation where they were legal, if a polygamous man moves to the United States and continues his polygamous relationships, he will be breaking the law.

None of the mainstream Christian denominations allow polygamy, especially in countries where it is illegal. There are several offshoot cults and churches which allow polygamy, but these are usually individual small churches (<1000 people) that cannot be considered denominations. There are some individuals, religious and not religious, who practice polygamy individually as well.

Polygamy is having more than one spouse at a time. Usually it is referring to a man having more than one lawful wife (Polygyny), it can however refer to a woman having more than one husband (Polyandry). In so called civilized countries it is against the law to have more than one spouse at any given time. Though the practice of having more than one wife may be acceptable in some cultures, and it might work well, the Christian society believes in the Scriptures where it says a man shalt have only one wife. " Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh" Genesis2:24. Though this has not always been so in biblical times, it is nonetheless against the will of God to have more than one wife.

Jesus reminded the Pharisees of God's purpose in marriage: "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh." Matthew 19:5. Two become one in marriage, constitutes God's plan. This was contrary to the divorce, of which they asked Jesus. He said: "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." v.6.