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First of all, there is always a whole lot of information that is not visible to us outsiders. So it’s probably going to be much more than I have imagined. The negotiations are being far from fruitless. Every message that is being passed back and...

My impression from your response was that those who disapproved of family oriented polygyny, but was fine with random degeneracy, was the subset with whom you were interacting that was interested in poly in general as a concept. It sounded that way.

First of all, there is always a whole lot of information that is not visible to us outsiders. So it’s probably going to be much more than I have imagined. The negotiations are being far from fruitless. Every message that is being passed back and...

I will get a Pic of the cover page when I get home. Here is the parable of the ten virgins showing how they changed the meaning. Marriages (plural) turned into wedding (singular) festivities (plural). Gotta tow the Roman Catholic party line!

Yep. If it bleeds…it leads.

When that is all the media shows them.... ...the assumption is that is the norm.

I know that the conversation has moved on, but I was just struck by the fact that one of the earliest, most famous, patriarchs to start a polygynous family was a homeless man. He spent seven years labor to purchase a woman that he didn’t even...

Don't know of a better place to look than the States. I know that there will be those who will say one country or another but for me it will be European or it's diaspora only and those countries simply have their heads in their fourth point of...

Not sure how you are coming to that conclusion. When I say I have talked to a lot of people on the topic I am painting with a very broad brush. Friends, coworkers, realtors who manage some properties for me to strangers you get talking to while...

Meh...not so interested in apparent unicorns. Will happily go with sane. Now...if we can simply establish where it is that sane women hang about

This is an interesting rant about what has happened to families. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EDVNYBUvc/?mibextid=wwXIfr Edit: Don’t be scared, it’s short.

For the likes of kings there were political marriages, so they weren't bought but given by another king/ruler to ensure peaceful relations between the nations. Abraham and Jacob were given wives by the existing wife/wives. These men grew to be...

I agree and I think poor is doing the opposite - only complaining about what you don't have. Like you Jolene, I grew up on a farm and we ate what we produced. The work was hard but satisfying, and you learnt to appreciate having a full belly and...

Exactly! My dad was full time army guard reserves. When he applied for a loan once the bank told him he didn't make enough to live on....and he only claimed the two children that had birth certificates. There were FIVE of us and my sisters did...

An interesting response since I only posted scripture, and made no additional comment. The Word of God is living and powerful and accomplishes His purposes as it goes forth. There are three aspects to the commandment regarding religious images...