tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post751960120421111890..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: Why Some Men Keep Dreaming About PolygamySannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-29355604844575111622015-01-27T06:51:12.933-08:002015-01-27T06:51:12.933-08:00Marietta, Islamic laws are often harsh for both me...Marietta, Islamic laws are often harsh for both men and women, but I don't think it's fair to state that women are simply chattel, they have a status of wards of men which isn't much different from how it used to be here. However, their religion allows divorce and polygamy, which forms a contrast to the Christian tradition.<br /><br />Will, I agree about polygamy being far from the ideal, however, there are Christians who keep insisting it's fine and that the Biblical commands for Christians have just been misunderstood for 2000 years. <br /><br />In the interests of honesty, I will add that rich and powerful men in the West often had mistresses and it was tolerated, to a degree. Charles Martel, for instance, was a son his father had from a concubine. William the Conqueror was born on the wrong side of the blanket, too. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-39415411823367212212015-01-27T06:21:16.385-08:002015-01-27T06:21:16.385-08:00Agreed, Sanne, completely.
Polygamy can only be a...Agreed, Sanne, completely.<br /><br />Polygamy can only be afforded by the rich.<br /><br />And despite it being accepted in the OT, it was never really encouraged as ideal, even back then, hence Genesis 2:24, which lays out the monogamous ideal:<br /><br />"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."<br /><br />One husband, one wife, one flesh - surely that alone is God's ideal...Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-36956694498683713582015-01-27T05:50:13.395-08:002015-01-27T05:50:13.395-08:00In the Old Testament the world needed to be prolif...In the Old Testament the world needed to be proliferated. As you look at the examples in the Bible of multiple wives; there were always problems. It wasn't blessed. When the Bible says to leave your father and mother and cleave to your wife - there's a recipe for a good marriage. I read from your previous comments how it is supposed to be in Islamic law - in reality the women are chattels of the men. Mariettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421484144455924614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-32232735472396846322015-01-27T00:35:17.477-08:002015-01-27T00:35:17.477-08:00Sth, since you'd like to stay home and do hous...Sth, since you'd like to stay home and do housekeeping while your wife works, you sure wouldn't mind if she were the head of the family, too? After all, as we say in my country, the one who pays, decides. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-3542267936572555422015-01-27T00:33:35.365-08:002015-01-27T00:33:35.365-08:00Will, yes, my point is they are trying to prove th...Will, yes, my point is they are trying to prove that the Bible allows polygamy, because it's in OT, and they probably see themselves surrounded by a harem, while the truth is that in those countries where it's allowed it's often wealthy men who monopolise women, while poor guys go without, because it's very expensive to have even one. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-30658098140936110592015-01-27T00:30:23.518-08:002015-01-27T00:30:23.518-08:00Marietta, the wives are supposed to live in a sepa...Marietta, the wives are supposed to live in a separate house each, while the husband visits them. Islamic law states he must give equal amount of time and money to each wife, though, otherwise she can launch a complaint. The houses are naturally, also provided by him. <br /><br />The husband is fully responsible for their support, including if he chooses to divorce them. A woman can work, with her husband's permission, but her money is hers, he has no right to it. It's hardly the arrangement those men I'm talking about would like:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-20369611686786444342015-01-26T21:43:02.775-08:002015-01-26T21:43:02.775-08:00They're stupid, and living in a dreamworld.
A...They're stupid, and living in a dreamworld.<br /><br />And, only thinking of themselves; some men having multiple wives = other men who might otherwise be able to find wives being left out.<br /><br />In the Muslim world, the left-out, frustrated men make great suicidal mujahideen, which is a way to deal with the problem: kill them off, and use them to kill off your ostensible spiritual enemies.<br /><br />But since we Christians don't do that kind of thing, that option isn't open to us.<br /><br />Just like polygamy isn't, either, in fact.Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-51051844519077296562015-01-26T16:03:18.709-08:002015-01-26T16:03:18.709-08:00I can't imagine living in a house with more wo...I can't imagine living in a house with more women (wives). Talk about a hen house!<br />Why would a man even want such a horrible scenario?Mariettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421484144455924614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-11445556234553495662015-01-26T13:48:40.882-08:002015-01-26T13:48:40.882-08:00I'm not deeply into the manosphere stuff all t...I'm not deeply into the manosphere stuff all that much, but I would not mind staying at home while the women worked. I do think there are some good women out there but it is a tough search. I'm a good cook and can manage to keep a house clean along with the yard stuff. Not like I'm getting any rewards by working.sth_txsnoreply@blogger.com