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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people will scoff at this...and call it bigotry...but with the passing of laws regarding same sex marriage polygamy is next.[/quote]
Fine with me. My main issue with the current state of polygamous marriages is that they often involved young women who are coerced. I don't care what consenting adults do. [/quote]

This is the main reason it's still illegal and why it will probably remain illegal.  This is a HUGE issue in the majority of polygamous sects in the United States and making polygamy legal is a good way to green light the guys who run those sects to take on even more brides who are young enough to be their granddaughters.  I don't have a problem with polygamy between consenting adults, FTR, but I do have a problem with polygamy that involves coercion of young girls into (often incestuous) marriages with older men, polygamy in sects where child and spousal abuse run rampant, polygamy where government abuse is something to be proud of because it's all about "bleeding the beast", polygamy where young men are forced to leave the compounds because they're viewed as competition by the older men who rule with iron fists, etc.  Tapestry of Polygamy and The Lost Boys of Polygamy are excellent resources for this topic.  [/quote]

They get away with that because they are secretive. They are secretive because they are breaking the law. BTW, it is not illegal for a monogamous man to marry a woman young enough to be his granddaughter. It is not illegal for a monogamous man to do all sorts of things to reduce completion from other men. Child abuse occurs in all families. The more secluded they are, they more they get away with it. Speak to Orthodox Jews who left and Amish people who walk away. There is a sect of Orthodox Jews in NY that receives more welfare dollars than they earn. They are bleeding the beast. [/quote]

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