Forced Marriages and Consent
The first legal and ethical principle we must adhere to undermines our culture of forcing people to marry. We force people to marry when we do not allow them to object and or we threaten to disown our own children when they disobey us. We do this using religion no less. The Qur’an states (17:23): […]
12 REASONS FOR POLYGYNY #12
POLYGYNY CAN ENHANCE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD REASON # 12 Polygyny is not easy. It requires of men to forgo their lust in favor of being responsible. It requires of women to forgo their jealousy in favor of a Godly husband’s ambitions. Fighting against yourself and your own impulses so as to color within the […]
12 Reasons For Polygyny #11
Reason # 11 Polygyny Enhances the Economy When is an economy a good economy? Is it when there are 3000 billionaires? Or is it when there is a big middle class? The deregulated sexual marketplace is not unlike the deregulated economy. Pure capitalism and pure hedonism, which are both based on greed, result in human […]
12 Reasons For Polygyny #10
Reason # 10 Polygyny Protects Monogamy I alluded to polygyny being the guardian of real monogamy in society. This might sound contradictory because many of us think like computers, in 1’s and 0’s. In reality polygyny isn’t the opposite of monogamy. In the past, both polygyny and monogamy was simply called marriage. Polygyny isn’t the […]
12 Reasons for Polygyny
Reason # 9 Polygyny Builds Resilience A tough life teaches a person to be tough. The natural thing for people to do is to run away from difficulties. We tend to believe the more comfortable we can make life, the better. Whereas, in reality, difficulties build resilience. Nothing worthwhile doing is easy. When you watch […]
12 Reasons For Polygyny
Reason # 7 Polygyny Solves Sexual Incompatibility Problems Let’s walk through a scenario. You’re in grade 12, and you’ve been with your high school sweetheart for 3 years. Before you go to college, you and your parents decide that it’s best to get married. You’re both 18 years old, and everything is fantastic for the […]
12 Reasons For Polygyny
REASON # 6 POLYGYNY BUILDS WEALTH Imagine being a woman alone raising five or six kids while your husband is hard at work trying to put food on the table and you know you could help him, but you just don’t have the time. Imagine, you could get a full-time baby sister that you didn’t […]
12 Reasons For Polygyny
Reason # 8 Polygyny Encourages Marriage Have you ever talked to men and asked them why they’re not married yet when they’re nearing their thirties? Do you think most men would say it’s because they can’t afford it? That’s not normally the case. A lot of men, especially in our Western world, say that they’re […]
12 REASONS FOR POLYGYNY #5
REASON #5 POLYGYNY PREVENTS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES In the introduction to this article I alluded to the severe reduction in sexual communism as a result of the institutionalization of polygyny. In societies where polygyny is practiced people have fewer sexual partners not more of them. More importantly, the loop for any particular sexual ecosystem (a […]
12 Reasons For Polygyny
REASON #4 POLYGYNY PROTECTS MARRIAGES What is the most common complaint that women have in their marriages? They complain that their husbands are inadequate one way or another. Either the man doesn’t earn enough or he doesn’t satisfy her sexually, or he is abusive or he cheats. These are common complaints. What is the most […]