Talk Islam » polygamy

OK, not really, but I have a new piece i …

razib — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:17:11 +0000

I have a new piece in The Guardian’s Comment Is Free on polygamy.

Is Gay Marriage a slide toward Polygamy? …

razib — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:20:37 +0000

Is Gay Marriage a slide toward Polygamy? Or away from it?.

some comment about muslims & sharia in the thread. i don’t know if i think gay marriage has anything really to do with polygamy & muslims in the USA (the author makes that point in a follow up post). i mean, how many weirdo muslims like they have in europe do they have here anyway? my understanding is that most american polygamists are mormon or west african.

Who knew Tom Delay is a polygamist? It m …

aziz — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:03:54 +0000

Who knew Tom Delay is a polygamist? It must be true. That’s what he is. No doubt about it.

Polygamy in Black-American Muslim famili …

muse — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:21:42 +0000

Polygamy in Black-American Muslim families in Philly. Some positive stories for a change, thank God.

Frankly I’m not sure how you can treat both wives equally if the second marriage is not legal, and the second wife doesn’t have the advantages that come with a legally recognized marriage. Of course the state could just get out of the business of marriage, but until that happens, how can you treat them both with “equal fairness” as required in 4:3? (I also wonder why the reference to orphans gets left out in current discussions of that verse).