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Why did the court uphold the law against polygamy even though the mormon religion permitted marriage to more than one wife?
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∙ 12y ago
The Supreme Court made a law when a Mormon polygamist appealed the anti-polygamy law, saying that polygamy was his religious duty. The Supreme Court then made another law which says that religion cannot be used as an excuse to break the law. It doesn't matter if your religion is okay with polygamy, drug use, or anything else - it's still illegal.
FYI, The Anti-Bigamy Act was enacted in 1862 and reinforced by the Edmunds Act in 1882. The Reynolds v United States case (mentioned above) took place in 1878. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) outlawed polygamy in 1890.
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They were not permitted to marry because of widespread bias against gays and lesbians, and the linking of marriage to religion.
Why is same-sex marriage bad and against religion?
The legalization of same-sex marriage is a positive change and does not prevent the free exercise of religion.
Can you kiss a girl before marriage?
Yes, you can. But if it is against your religion you shouldn't.
Is same-sex marriage against anyone's religion?
Yes, there are many religions that oppose same-sex marriage, but very few of them require believers to descriminate against gay people. Most homophobic poeple are discriminating against gay people even though it is against the tenets of their religion to do so.
Is the law against Polygamy constitutional?
The U.S. Constitution does not restrict the practice of polygamy. However, it does not explicitly or implicitly protect that right, which allows state and national legislatures to restrict it.--Polygamy is not mentioned in the constitution or in any of its amendments; the only prominent sect in the US that practiced polygamy (the Latter Day Saints) was established decades after the constitution was ratified. Polygamy is, however, against federal law.
What do religions say about same-sex marriage?
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Can Muslims with more than one wife enter the US or does law against polygamy trump religious freedom?
The current United States law against polygamy trumps religious freedom. It states that religious belief or practice cannot be used as a defense in polygamy cases.
Advantage ofearly marriage or teenager marriage?
To guard against commiting forbidden sex without marriage or fornication that is strictly forbidden per Islam religion.
What if you married a man who is already married and then a year later they divorced?
When the man was still married before and you married him and then they got a divorce a year later your marriage is null and void and you need to get remarried as it was Polygamy when he married you; against the law.
How did Mark Twain feel about polygamy?
Mark Twain found polygamy to be morally and socially reprehensible. He believed it degraded women and went against the principles of monogamous marriage. Twain often criticized the practice in his writings and speeches.
What is the charge for polygamy?
All states in the US have laws against bigamy. You can be charged with bigamy if you get a legal marriage license for more than one person at a time. Polygamists generally avoid this by only legally marrying the first woman.
What is the Christian beliefs of polygamy?
The Bible did not condemn polygamy. To the contrary, the Old Testament and Rabbinic writings frequently attest to the legality of polygamy. Regarding the New Testament, according to Father Eugene Hillman in his insightful book, Polygamy reconsidered, "Nowhere in the New Testament is there any explicit commandment that marriage should be monogamous or any explicit commandment forbidding polygamy." Moreover, Jesus has not spoken against polygamy though it was practiced by the Jews of his society. Father Hillman stresses the fact that the Church in Rome banned polygamy in order to conform to the Greco-Roman culture (which prescribed only one legal wife while tolerating concubinage and prostitution). He cited St. Augustine, "Now indeed in our time, and in keeping with Roman custom, it is no longer allowed to take another wife." African churches and African Christians often remind their European brothers that the Church's ban on polygamy is a cultural tradition and not an authentic Christian injunction.
