Now, I can understand why someone would want to have more than one sex partner but more than one spouse...? But when is a personal preference just a personal preference and not an act of gender oppression?
The BC Supreme Court recently ruled that Canada's law against polygamy is constitutional. It stands and polygamy is still illegal in Canada...for now...Which is bad news for Bountiful and other practicioners of polygyny. Because that's really what we're talking about here. Nobody's out there stumping for polyandry.
Yes, the defenders say they are. The Dargers--the polygamous couple interviewed in the link above--defend 'polyamorous relationships' in general. Riiiiiight. Fundamentalist Mormons are really into polymorphous perversity. We all know that's a slick argument targeted to us secular equal opportunists.
And the Dargers do a good job of defending polygamy. They hit all the right talking points. Child brides aren't religion, they're pedophilia. Abuse is abuse but polygamy is not inherently abusive. Illegalizing it drives it underground where abuse can't be stopped.
Are they right? If we did legalize polygamy, would that address the issues that the majority of Canadians have a problem with? Would women then freely choose to become wife number 2 or 3 or 4 or...?
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