c wyatt controversial issue
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Controversial Issue: Polygamy
Cheyenne Wyatt
What is Polygamy? Polygamy is when some one is
married to more than one person. Some think that it is a glorified
way of saying “Yes, you can cheat on me.” While others believe it is what their God wants them to do.
Anti-PolygamyThis is allowing others to say you
can be a bigamist or saying it’s ok to basically be an adulterer.
Pro-PolygamyMy religion says that in order to make a Celestial Kingdom” men
have to have may wives and many children
Pro
• Some apes are known to be polygamists
• Only within the last 100 years that others have said it is “bad” to have may spouses
Pro
• Lowers the impulse to cheat and divorce
• Women have an ideal support network
• Women have more options in a spouse
Pro
• Against the First Amendment• Some say gay marriage is wrong yet
homosexuals can get legally married
Anti
• A person can’t love multiple spouses equally
• Causes jealousy between the spouses
Anti
• With so many children how are the children supposed to feel equal
• Promotes a patriarchal society
Anti
• If many women marry one man what are other men supposed to do
Sources
• http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Polygamy#Gay_marriage:_How_does_gay_marriage_play_into_this_debate.3F
• https://lsc-cas.lsc.vsc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=2d5ead2b671e4020baafef74655e0fba&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.archives.gov%2fexhibits%2fcharters%2fbill_of_rights_transcript.html
• http://www.slideshare.net/CheyM20/c-wyatt-controversial-issue