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I don't care what religion they're from or what lifestyle. if We had a man calling 3 adult women his wives and pro-creating 10 children among em, able to afford the house and kids and wives, then fine. I'd not consider scrutinizing thier choices.
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Not to mention the often overlooked issue of religious freedom. These people believe that God commanded them to practice plural marriage, and have documentation to show the history of this belief.
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But that's ("without any of 'em being on the public dole") not what we have here. I'm not particularly interested in supporting the undocumented wives and large families full of children with my tax dollars...
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I wasn't aware that any tax dollars had been spent, or asked, for this.
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...and I'm similarly not interested in dealing with the aftermath of a bunch of underaged girls who were forced into marriage by their parents to older men, without their own free and knowledgeable choices about the alternatives.
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This has been talked about here before. In a legal sense they apparently were only "common-law" marriages, oweing to the fact that they would not have been able to get marriage licenses, due to the their being minors. The fault then, if any, must reside with Texas law which apparently declares them married, if they are living together and holding themselves out as husband and wife, even if underage. As long as the parents of these young "wives" provide for them until they are grown, in accordance with the law, then freedom of religion and freedom of speech permit them to advise or suggest to them that they do anything their faith advocates. The law against marriage of minors refers to real marriages, recognized by law, not a purely religious exercise.
Edited by jbar (05/24/08 01:07 AM)
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