Christians Debate Polygamy After Netflix Show Hits No. 1
Emmanuel Nwachukwu Pastors push back against those who use faith to justify multiple marriages. A pastor talking with two of his four wives in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, […]
Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa
23 hours ago Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Zuurbekom The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with Shirley Molala, who was about to become […]
A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous
1 of 11 | People queue during mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous, at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Heidelberg, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, April 20, […]
Uganda: Pastor Ssempa pushes for polygamy in Marriage Bill
Controversial pastor, Martin Ssempa has asked Parliament to legalise polygamy for Christians, criminalise adultery and set a minimum number of times for couples to honour their conjugal obligations. Pastor Ssempa, the leader of Makerere Community Church said whereas the current laws on marriage recognise monogamy as the only form of […]
Church wedding doesn’t prevent polygamy — Lawyer
Efia Akese Life Aug – 26 – 2024 A Managing Partner at Law Plus Attorneys-at-Law, Mr Dennis Adjei Dwomoh, has clarified that having a white or church wedding does not necessarily ensure […]
Synod 2024: Church faces challenges in its approach toward polygamy
written by OSV News 4 months ago Three of King Mswati’s 13 wives arrive for the traditional Reed Dance at Ludzidzini, the royal palace in Swaziland Aug. 31, 2008. Mswati, sub-Saharan Africa’s […]
What the Christians say. Why did God allow polygamy / bigamy in the Bible?
ANSWER The question of polygamy is interesting in that most people today view polygamy as immoral while the Bible nowhere explicitly condemns it. The first instance of polygamy/bigamy in the […]
What Do World Religions Teach On Polygamy, Pro And Con?
Religion Unplugged believes in a diversity of well-reasoned and well-researched opinions. This piece reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily represent those of Religion Unplugged, its staff […]
Countries Where Polygamy is Legal 2022: Top 10
Countries Where Polygamy is Legal: Polygamy is the practice of a person marrying multiple people simultaneously, most typically a male to multiple women. Polygamy is frequently founded on religious beliefs or […]
Kenyans Divided on Whether Polygamy Is Better than Monogamy
by Hillary Lisimba – Polygamy is an age-old tradition practised in many African ethnic societies – A poll by TUKO.co.ke shows that Kenyans are divided on whether it is better […]
Evangelical :” Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches
June 5, 2019 by Roger E. Olson Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches Recently several churches with which I have friendly relations and that I respect as […]
Guinea becomes latest African country to legalise polygamy
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 09:00 am, January 08, 2019, Culture After three months of negotiations, lawmakers in Guinea on Saturday, December 29, 2018, finally made amendments to a law […]
Did The Christian God Hate polygamy?
Godwin Adey Polygamy has become a hot subject in Christianity recently. While the western world is opening up to same sex marriage and unions, and churches are having openly know […]
Pastor in Kenya wants Christians to embrace polygamy
February 11, 2018 A faith leader wants the Church in Kenya to review teachings on monogamous marriages, claiming there is no verse in the Bible supporting it. Determined to challenge the […]
Surprise! One of the Church’s family issues is polygamy
John L. Allen Jr.September 11, 2014 Say “family issues” to most Americans or Europeans, and they’re likely to flash on divorce, or the challenges of single-parent households, or perhaps same-sex relationships and the push for gay marriage. What probably wouldn’t come naturally to mind is polygamy. Yet in many parts […]
61-Year-Old Polygamous Pastor: ‘I Believe Polygamy Benefits My Wives’
06/24/2016 01:30 pm ET Dr. Phil Show see video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pastor-polygamy-benefits-wives_us_576d6674e4b0f168323967c4 “Most of my spiritual life, I’ve been interested in polygamy,” says Thom, a former convict-turned-pastor. “You read through […]
Mormon church admits founder Joseph Smith was a polygamist who married a 14-year-old – but says many of his marriages ‘may not have involved sex’
– Church acknowledges for the first time Joseph Smith had many wives – Number unknown but has been estimated between 27 and 50 – New essay published by Mormon leaders […]
PLURAL MARRIAGE EQUALITY: Is Polygamy the Next Gay Marriage?
Should we really care if more than two consenting adults want to marry each other, or if polygamy advocates see the LGBT movement as an inspiration? A few years ago, […]
Christian polygamy.
Yes, it does exist, and not only in the Mormon Church. ‘Biblical Families’ has one such website, discussing all aspects of family life, including families with multiple wives: (in a Christian community) http://www.biblicalfamilies.org/forum/?bfpage=forum and on twitter: https://twitter.com/biblicalfamily
Book Review – Social History of Christian Polygamy
“After polygamy was made a sin” by John Cairncross Published 1974 by Routledge and Kegan Paul, London. ISBN 0 7100 7730 Introduction This book, subtitled “The Social History of Christian Polygamy”, was written by a former British civil-servant and journalist who discovered an anti-polygamy book in a Paris bookstore in […]