Polygamy is moral

[Rival]

Issac Asimov, the athiestic Jew (that's an oxymoron) said Moses did not have enough paper (paprus) to tell the whole story (maybe he ran out if ink.) He could not possibly write down all principles of faith nor explain all prohibitions. So he vaguely said, whoever follows him, obey. He ordained Joshua to further explain, and Joshua ordained another. 40 generations from Moses, they wrote it all down in the Talmud. But the Tanakh and the Talmud still can't contain the Mind of God. Then came Kabbala. Get the point? We will never know God like He knows us.

Moshe didn't write the Torah...

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Issac Asimov, the athiestic Jew (that's an oxymoron) said Moses did not have enough paper (paprus) to tell the whole story (maybe he ran out if ink.) He could not possibly write down all principles of faith nor explain all prohibitions.

Nonsense.

 

[Brian Schuh]

Moshe didn't write the Torah...

And Bill Clinton didn't write his own autobiography. Bob Dylan lifted lyrics, but under copyright law, he isn't a plagiarist. What' your point?

 

[Brian Schuh]

Nonsense.

Issac Asimov wrote fiction. Of course it's nonsense. You don't see the forest for the trees.

 

[Rival]

And Bill Clinton didn't write his own autobiography. Bob Dylan lifted lyrics, but under copyright law, he isn't a plagiarist. What' your point?

It sounded as though you were saying he and Joshua wrote the Torah.

 

[Brian Schuh]

It sounded as though you were saying he and Joshua wrote the Torah.

Yeah, how did Moses write the account of his own death? Joshua wrote it.

 

[AgnosticGuy]

Some throughout the thread have asked why worry about polygamy....
I'm a supporter of multi-partner (more than 2 people) romantic relationships so I thought biblical polygamy would be a good place to start since many objections to the lifestyle stems from the Bible. I'm a former Christian so I'm approaching this issue from a Christian theological standpoint.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Yeah, how did Moses write the account of his own death? Joshua wrote it.

 

[Brian Schuh]

Genesis 29:30-33 clearly shows that God approves of polygamy and I'll explain why. First, God is concerned about a man not loving TWO wives equally. If polygamy was immoral, God would not have such concern.

Secondly, God acts on His concern and helps TWO wives have children with ONE man. If God was against polygamy, he would not be helping TWO women to be loved by ONE man.

This shows that polygamy is not immoral because ALL of God's actions are moral. God helped TWO women to be loved by ONE man (ie polygamy), therefore it is moral for TWO women and ONE man to love each other and have kids together (polygamy).

I agree with you. But God also commanded robbers to return the goods which were robbed. Doesn't mean he condones robbery. But I believe you are basically right about polygamy.