Idaho Evangelical Christian polygamists use Internet to meet potential spouses (http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695257217,00.html)


NEW YORK — Albert Morrison is a religious man. He prays, he reads the Bible and says he has a deep connection with Jesus. It is this devotion that helps explain why Albert and his wife, Sarah, are searching for a second wife.

"David, Abraham, Jacob, Solomon — they all had multiple wives," he said, referring to four of the Bible's most revered prophets. "The Bible never banned polygamy, it glorified it."

The Morrisons are part of a group of Evangelical Christian polygamists who believe that polygamy, the practice of taking more than one wife, is spiritually and even economically more favorable than monogamy.
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Let's wish Mr Morrison & others in his situation all the best with the grace of Jesus Christ :PBUH:

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The Morrisons have also experienced the highs and lows of Internet dating. "We met one woman who was 97 years old," Albert said with a chuckle. "But she acted like she was 20!"
And I wouldn't investigate further on the reasons which made him believe so ...

To me is gross and he will go to jail if he follows through with that stupid plan.

There's a tendency lately to go back to the texts to reject Church imposition also for the marriage of the priests, but is usually done by small groups.
Not really a danger for Catholic hierarchies .

This man in the article just wants some new koochie...he needs to behave.

The Bible never banned polygamy, it glorified it

Marianna, what you think of the above quote?

So if you are part of a minority group you must be wrong & whatever the majority does has to be right?

Marianna, what you think of the above quote?

So if you are part of a minority group you must be wrong & whatever the majority does has to be right?


Not cool. :yell:

"The Bible never banned polygamy, it glorified it."


Seriously I would like to know more about this !
Is it right ??!!

From the article ….

All this is complicated by the fact that polygamy is illegal in the United States.

Is this a government issue, or it is a Religion thing :os

Catholic Church has subsequently taught on more fundamental grounds that "polygamy is not in accord with the moral law. [Conjugal] communion is radically contradicted by polygamy; this, in fact, directly negates the plan of God which was revealed from the beginning, because it is contrary to the equal personal dignity of men and women who in matrimony give themselves with a love that is total and therefore unique and exclusive." (Catholic Cathechism, para. 2387)

Jesus came to restore creation to the purity of its origins. In the Sermon on the Mount, he interprets God's plan strictly: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."123 What God has joined together, let not man put asunder.124

Adultery

2380 Adultery refers to marital infidelity. When two partners, of whom at least one is married to another party, have sexual relations - even transient ones - they commit adultery. Christ condemns even adultery of mere desire.171 The sixth commandment and the New Testament forbid adultery absolutely.172 The prophets denounce the gravity of adultery; they see it as an image of the sin of idolatry.173

2381 Adultery is an injustice. He who commits adultery fails in his commitment. He does injury to the sign of the covenant which the marriage bond is, transgresses the rights of the other spouse, and undermines the institution of marriage by breaking the contract on which it is based. He compromises the good of human generation and the welfare of children who need their parents' stable union

Divorce is a grave offense against the natural law. It claims to break the contract, to which the spouses freely consented, to live with each other till death. Divorce does injury to the covenant of salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the sign. Contracting a new union, even if it is recognized by civil law, adds to the gravity of the rupture: the remarried spouse is then in a situation of public and permanent adultery:

2385 Divorce is immoral also because it introduces disorder into the family and into society. This disorder brings grave harm to the deserted spouse, to children traumatized by the separation of their parents and often torn between them, and because of its contagious effect which makes it truly a plague on society.

SOURCE: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a6.htm

these people are pervs and use the bible as an excuse to groom girls into marriage so they can sh*g different people at whim.
they are not part of the catholic church.

That's why I said the old fart wanted a new koochie I guess the first wife's koochie was getting too boring for his perverted ***.

Seriously I would like to know more about this !
Is it right ??!!


The Torah doesn't disallow polygamy, but neither does it glorify it, in fact, it seems to me it was never really promoted as ideal.

In the 11th Century Rabbeinu Gershom banned polygamous marriages for the Ashkenazi Jewry. The Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry stopped when they started migrating to countries that forbids it. This was rather recent, that is, Israel made provisions for families that migrated there who already had multiple wives, it was mainly the Yemenite Jews.

I believe the Christians have other reason why its not done.

Marianna, how is adultery related to polygamy?

Shall we reach to the conclusion that abandoning polygamy is a man made law?

What about the following, are you saying they were perverts?

David, Abraham, Jacob, Solomon — they all had multiple wives

Because polygamy is when a man or woman lays down their personal dignity to be with someone who is having sex and giving their heart to an additional person. Polygamy IS adultry because the man is cheating on his first wife by having another.

Back during the time of the prophets times were hard and it was common practice even before Christianity for men to have more than one wife. Besides, weren't these prophets initially raised in the Jewish faith?

Jesus restored the purity of marriage in his teachings. Trust me you won't change my mind just like I cannot change yours.

Is this a government issue, or it is a Religion thing :os

The issue is the legal status. If they just all live together, and are all over 18, is legal. He could have as many 'wives' as he wanted (and that the others would go along with). There would just be difficulties wrt medical insurance, inheritance, etc.

It was legal for a while for the Mormons to have multiple wives, but they changed that.

Polygamy IS adultry because the man is cheating on his first wife by having another.


How is this particular case a cheating?

Albert and his wife, Sarah, are searching for a second wife.

And why are you a better follower of Christ than the chap in this story?

Show me where did Jesus mention abandoning polygamy?

in fact, directly negates the plan of God which was revealed from the beginning, because it is contrary to the equal personal dignity of men and women who in matrimony give themselves with a love that is total and therefore unique and exclusive.

...didn't you read what the Vatican had to say about polygamy? In our eyes it IS cheating. When a man or woman even lusts for someone else in their heart and is not faithful in heart and mind to their spouse it IS cheating.

Never mind.

didn't you read what the Vatican had to say about polygamy?

Vatican doesn't represent Christianity, it represents Catholicism

Jesus himself never visited the Vatican

Good to know some Christians still use logic and manage to reject things that make no sense to them :)

Vatican doesn't represent Christianity, it represents Catholicism

Jesus himself never visited the Vatican
well polygamy is not accepted in the major churches. the catholic, protestant and orthodox churches.

i'm gonna go out tomorrow and start a new 'christian' church. we're gonna be toffee eaters. and i'm gonna tell everybody that we like toffee cos Jesus liked toffee.

not everybody who calls himself something is really that something. just as not every person who calls himself muslim is a muslim (as in a muslim who drinks , to get you an example)

Well, I am Catholic which is the first church Hitman and I go by what I was taught in regards to marriage. Not everyone who says he or she is a Christian acts like one....same goes for anyone who professes to be of a certain faith. I should start a new church which rejects any negative teachings against women. Wonder how many will join?

i'm gonna go out tomorrow and start a new 'christian' church. we're gonna be toffee eaters. and i'm gonna tell everybody that we like toffee cos Jesus liked toffee.



That's what we are talking about here my dear

Man made rules being attributed to the teachings of Christ

And horny priests abusing children is?

Is wrong and thankfully a good majority of priests are not this way.

And horny priests abusing children is?
peadophilia and should not be approved, condoned, praised or copied. cut their balls and throw them to the dogs, lock them up and throw away the key.
all children should be kept safe from creeps, whether they are priests, imams, rabbis, teachers, doctors, parents, uncles, friends, milkmen or whatever.

And they say women are ignorant (ie. read the posts about women and religion that is circulating around)...seems to me that men are the perpetrators of violence and crime more so than women....where is the igorance in that? In the actions of men going against God's teachings.