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Essay / Fighting the Polygamous Battle - 1163
'I never wanted to just be married to a man,' 'I always wanted sister-wives,' says Christine, star of hit TV series 'Sister Wives,” who is pregnant with Kody. -her polygamous husband- 13th child (Hall, 2010). She is happy to be his third wife because she never wanted to be alone with her husband and the third wife balances the tension between the first two. she said. The first observation of polygamy began in biblical times when Lamech attached himself to two wives, Adah and Zillah. Today, polygamy is considered a poor representation of Christianity since the Lord said, “It is not good that a man should be alone; I will make him a help comparable to him. Which sparked the argument that the lord was aiming for a man for a woman, as he clearly stated "helper" rather than "helper". Opponents of legalizing polygamy, such as former Senator Rick Santorum, support the nation's moral representation that "consensual sex within your home" leads to the legalization of polygamy and "undermines the fabric of our society”. Although many believe that allowing polygamous marriage would be an attack on the nation's morality, what they fail to realize is that the 1st Amendment guarantees that people will be free from any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion and one's personal rights and the freedom to choose one's marriage. Some people say polygamy is a misrepresentation of American morality, but gay rights, capital punishment, stop and search, and the legalization of marijuana by the State are not all contrary to American morality? While Rick Santorum insists that polygamy is "a misrepresentation of morality" (Miller, 2013), there are no historical records demonstrating the statistical significance of such a claim, so this claim does not reach the middle of the article. .....after all?. The everyday beast. Retrieved from http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/16/was-rick-santorum-right-about-polygamy-after-all.htmlSCHWARTZ, J. (2013, 12 14). A Utah law banning polygamy is weakened. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/us/a-utah-law-prohibiting-polygamy-is-weakened.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0Lewis, M. (2013). The case for polygamy (why shouldn't marriage equality apply to them too?). Free Republic, retrieved from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3036316/postsGrossbard. (2013, 12-17). Polygamy is bad for women. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/12/17/should-plural-marriage-be-legal/polygamy-is-bad-for-womenThe Marriage of Many. (2005, 12 11). The Washington Times. Retrieved from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/11/20051211-121113-7195r/