Polygamy is for Primitive Uneducated Cultures

Introduction

Polygamy is illegal in America, and it is not the way the Bible intended marriage to be. Polygamy legitimizes the dead-beat father. World cultures with polygamous marriage are primitive, violent, poor and uneducated without exception.

In the state of Utah, multiple partnering is a widely accepted practice in the Mormon (LDS) religion. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon religion said he received a revelation to practice polygamy, and he brought this practice to Utah. Utah had to ban polygamy to receive statehood in the union. This article is a revelation on the social and economic failures associated with this form of so-called marriage.

Polygamy hurts in the pocket

Attached are some excerpts and analysis from the following web-site:

http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy298.html

“A husband with several wives and many children usually spends his money on quantity rather than quality, and therefore his children receive a mediocre or even poor education. This, in turn, lowers the education level of those societies in which polygamy is a common practice.

That is the conclusion of three Hebrew University professors in a report called "The Mystery of Monogamy". It is based on a study conducted in the African country of Ivory Coast. “

“Eric Gould is a Hebrew University economics professor and one of the authors of the report. He told RFE/RL that the purpose of the research was to look at the correlation between polygamy and economic development, since all of the societies in which polygamy is practiced are developing countries, while monogamy is common practice in all developed countries.”

“The study said polygamy used to be practiced in the West but died out as the societies developed and education became a key to prosperity. “

“Having more than one wife was a widespread practice in pre-Christian and pre-Islamic societies. Nowadays, it still exists mainly in Thailand, sub-Saharan Africa, and in some other Islamic countries. “

“Gould said the study on polygamy showed that the correlation between polygamy and Islam is not as strong as the linkage between polygamy and the level of economic development. “

“Gould said governments in poorer countries need to subsidize education. If there is a firmer link between a country's wealth and its human capital, governments will encourage men to devote themselves to finding a single, educated woman and fathering only a few children - rather than having several wives and many children.”

The Bible and Polygamy

On a Christian forum, a poster made the following notable quote regarding polygamy:

“The Bible blesses polygamous marriages the same way it blesses 1 man + 1 woman marriages.”
He was asked:

“So can you explain to us where God says polygamy is a good thing, and show where that's His plan for marriage. Can you also show us where Jesus approves of a plural marriage relationship instead of calling it adultery?”

His response was:

“First of all, let's look at some of the polygamists God blessed:
Jacob marries Leah and Rachel. (Genesis 29)
God causes his flocks to increase (Genesis 30) and is personally blessed by God (Genesis 32:22-32). Nowhere does God rebuke Jacob for taking two wives.

King David had many wives (2 Samuel 12:11-12). The context of this passage is the prophet Nathan cursing David for committing adultery with Bathsheba and killing her husband Uriah to cover up the affair; however, he doesn't reprimand David for polygamy.

King Solomon had many wives, as well (2 Kings 11). While the passage here is negative, it does not condemn his polygamy; instead it condemns the fact his wives followed other religions.

Biblical laws regarding polygamy:Exodus 21:7-11 states that if a man marries a woman who is a slave, and then marries another woman, he must still treat the first wife with all marital rights.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17 regards the situation of inheritance when a man is married to two women and has a son by each of them.

Deuteronomy 25:5-10 concerns the case of a childless widow. The law states that the dead man's brother should then wed her, and doesn't make allowances for if the surviving brother is already married or not.

To bring the New Testament in on this, Jesus was asked about the last law in Matthew 22:23-33. Did Jesus then condemn the polygamous practice? Nope.

The Bible addresses polygamy in many passages, yet nowhere does it condemn it. In fact, it sets up laws governing it.

If you want to deny homosexuals the right to marriage by saying "The Bible defines marriage as 1 man and 1 woman," be advised that the Bible also recognizes and blesses polygamy.”

As you can see from his response, the polygamous marriage issue is interwoven with gay marriage.

Big Love in the Rocky Mountains of the USA

Hildale the US Capital of Big Love

“HILDALE -- Government was once a sworn enemy of polygamy. Now, it is a benevolent uncle. Welfare is a way of life in the polygamous communities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., where more than a third of the residents accept food stamps to support the huge families their old-style faith demands. "If it wasn't for government subsidies, these people couldn't survive," said Benjamin Bistline, who has renounced polygamy, but still lives in town. "There are people here with 15 wives on welfare."

Nearly every facet of life in this impoverished desert community on the Utah-Arizona border -- with a combined population of 5,274 -- is dominated by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), the largest polygamous assembly in North America. Most girls marry in their teen-age years.”


“Polygamists in the twin towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., have low incomes, calling into question whether they can support their large numbers of children without taxpayer assistance.”


Hildale and Colorado City at a Glance:

Polygamists in the twin towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., have low incomes, calling into question whether they can support their large numbers of children without taxpayer assistance.


Hildale, Utah

......................................Hildale.................................Utah...............
Median age.....................13.1 Youngest in state...26.8 Youngest in nation
Persons per household....8.55 Largest in state.......3.13 Largest in nation
Avg household income*...$21,822..........................$41,316
Per capita income..............$3,772.Lowest in state...$14,492
% of families in poverty.....32.4%..............................11.4%

*Average household adjusted gross income from federal tax returnsSource: Utah Tax Commission 1995, US Census, Utah and ArizonaDepartments of Education.


Colorado City, Arizona

.........................................Colorado City...............Arizona
Median age........................12.5 Youngest in state......32.2
Persons per household.......7.97 Largest in state.........2.62
Avg household income*.....$19,663............................$35,426
Per capita income..............$2,319..............................$13,461
% of families in poverty.......61%..................................11.4%

*Average household adjusted gross income from federal tax returns Source: Utah Tax Commission 1995, US Census, Utah and Arizona Departments of Education.

“Today there are more than 5,000 residents, nearly all of them believers in polygamy.

Polygamy and AIDS

In sub-Saharan Africa, polygamy is one of the root causes to the AIDS epidemic. :

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_r...fm?DR_ID=44290

"The practice of having one sexual partner at a time "traps the virus in a relationship for months or years at a time" and "considerably slows" the progress of HIV through the population, while the "practice of formal or informal polygamy links sexually active people not only to one another but also to the partners of their partners ... creating a giant web that can extend across huge regions," Epstein writes. "

http://www.world-links.org/aidsweb/goal3.html

"Ghanaian participants raised the issue of whether polygamy promotes or hinders the spread of HIV. Zimbabweans agreed that polygamy spreads HIV, with the reasoning that one or more of the wives in a polygamous marriage may have outside partners."

In summary, polygamy spreads STDs (sexually transmitted diseases).


Conclusion

In conclusion the social statistics tell us that polygamy is nothing more than a welfare program. The result is poverty, low education, and teen pregnancy. It also has health risks. It does not belong in a civilized country like America.

Good day and God bless.

Gay Men Plagued by Health Issues

Introduction

Gay men in North America have higher health risks than most people, and this fact is clearly recognized by our public health organizations. Even some of the more militant gay-rights advocates are co-operating with health authorities to reduce the HIV/AIDS crisis. Some gay-affirmers are determined to minimize and trivialize their efforts by making their political views more important than the lives of the people they represent.

These gay-advocates are out to do destigmatize their cause by legitimizing diseases. I feel this approach is unconscionable, and unacceptable in a civil society.

The information presented in this article comes from some of the most credible public health resources available. The information is founded in scientific research that is intended to help humanity. It is the best, most honest information available for saving human lives.

[1] Warnings from the Centers for Disease Control

This clear warning comes from the Centers for Disease Control, a US government funded agency that is fully accountable for controlling disease epidemics in the United States:

"MSM made up more than two thirds (68%) of all men living with HIV in 2005, even though only about 5% to 7% of men in the United States reported having sex with other men."

(MSM is an abbreviation for men who have sex with men.)

As the report says a small segment of the US population (MSM) accounts for more than half of ALL male HIV/AIDS cases in the USA. A reasonable person would conclude that MSM have a much higher risk of getting the HIV infection.

But some gay-advocates, with their compasses set on auto-pilot, trivialize the message by pointing to HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, as they try to de-stigmatize HIV away from homosexual men in North America. Obviously sub-Saharan Africa has nothing to do with American public health policy, and everything to do with furthering their gay agenda. This obstructionism doesn't save human lives in America.

[2] Gay men are in Denial according to the Barcelona AIDS Conference

North American homosexual men live in denial to their health risks and this causes the HIV/AIDS epidemic to get worse. From the Barcelona AIDS conference:

"The study involved 5,719 men who were interviewed at dance clubs, bars and other places frequented by gays in Baltimore, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and Seattle. It tested the men for exposure to the AIDS virus, finding that 573 had H.I.V. Of those, 440, or 77 percent, had said they were unaware they were infected. The results of the H.I.V. tests were available to the men, but it is not known how many sought them, or learned that they were infected."

Nearly ten per cent of the men in these cities with a large gay population had HIV, and most of them didn't even know it. Are they representative of other cities in the USA? Probably so. Don't most young gay men go to bars, dance clubs, and such to meet other gay men? Probably so. Yet some gay-affirmers argue that these cities aren't representative. If the population samples weren't representative, then why did the public health officials choose them for the study? This is an attack on their credibility.

[3] Gay men have a shortened lifespan in Canada

In a major Canadian city it was found that Gay men didn't live as long. This result came from the Oxford International Journal of Epidemiology

"CONCLUSION: In a major Canadian centre, life expectancy at age 20 years for gay and bisexual men is 8 to 20 years less than for all men. If the same pattern of mortality were to continue, we estimate that nearly half of gay and bisexual men currently aged 20 years will not reach their 65th birthday."

Again some gay affirmers tell us the data is not representative. If this major Canadian city was not representative for modeling the impact of HIV/AIDS on the homosexual male population, then why was it used in a study? That would be a waste of research funding, and someone should demand a full refund from RS Hogg who conducted the study.

The author of the study, RS Hogg, after some obvious pressuring from gay-political activists, issued a letter to the editor some four years later, to say things have changed. Oddly he presented no scientific data to support his own statements which appeared to make his study a little more "PC" compatible. Neither did he retract the original findings of his study. The study showed that gay men in North American cities won't live as long.

[4] So-called "Monogamous" Gay Relationships are Deadly

Finally a research study from the Netherlands puts it in perspective about "gay monogamous relationships" as it demonstrates these relationships are probably just as deadly if not more deadly than the promiscuous ones. The gay men in these "partnered" relationships have a false sense of security and engage in more risky behaviors according to the study. Gay marriage has been legal in the Netherlands for several years.

https://www.aidsmeds.com/news/20030514epid001.html

This web site is written for and by people that have the HIV virus, and this report comes from Reuters Health:

"Dr. Xiridou and colleagues developed a mathematical model to assess the proportions of steady and casual partners that were sources of HIV infection among Amsterdam's young homosexual population.They found that 86% of new HIV infections are now occurring within steady partnerships. Moreover, the model suggests that the increases in risky sexual behavior among steady partners may counterbalance the benefits of HAART."

HAART is an anti-viral medication being used to treat HIV infections in the Netherlands. Well, so much for the health benefits of "gay loving monogamous relationships" that are touted so vigorously by gay-rights advocates. The health benefits don't add up.

The full results of the Netherlands gay marriage study are available in the Official Journal of the International AIDS Society. The conclusion says and I quote:

"Conclusion: Most new HIV infections among homosexual men in Amsterdam occur within steady relationships. Prevention measures should address risky behaviour, specifically with steady partners, and the promotion of HIV testing."

In the Netherlands, the "loving monogamous same-sex" model is a public health disaster.

In addition, only about 2% of the gay population chooses to marry in the Netherlands where it has been legal for more than 7 years.

"Why So Few Gay Marriages? First published in the Bay Area Reporter on May 11, 2006.The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, which opposes gay marriage, has just issued a new report finding that relatively few gay couples are getting married in jurisdictions where gay marriage is permitted. Is this correct? If it is, why are there so few gay marriages so far? Here's a summary of the findings from the report:

The highest estimate to date of the proportion of gays and lesbians who have married in any jurisdiction where it is available is 16.7% (Massachusetts). More typically, our survey of marriage statistics from various countries that legally recognize same-sex unions suggests that today between 1% and 5% of gays and lesbians have entered into a same-sex marriage.

The Independent Gay Forum agrees with the findings:

"The report derives these numbers by comparing the total number of same-sex marriages in a jurisdiction to an estimate of the total number of adult homosexuals in the jurisdiction (based on survey data). While we could quibble over the estimates of the number of gays in a given jurisdiction, the report uses a range of reasonable assumptions. "

http://www.indegayforum.org/topics/show/30947.html


Conclusion

Now I'm sure somebody will come along and argue that this is all hate propaganda, and an orchestration of persecution, but I have to wonder if they are thinking rationally. These are credible public health protectors that are here to help us. Why can't everyone let them do their job? Is political correctness more important than saving human lives? Apparently it is to some people, and I honestly can't understand why. Their opposition to the truth just doesn't seem to be mentally sound. I expect there could be some law suits, and rightfully so. A few law suits would probably help the health authorities deal with these irresponsible obstructionists.

Good day and God bless you.

Reference Links:

Real Proposal for Marriage Magazine, New Bacteria Strain found among Gay Men

http://www.therealproposal.com/815503.html


NY Times Article about New Bacteria Strain found among Gay Men

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/health/15infe.html?em&ex=1200718800&en=d8f1d09b1e96ae83&ei=5087%0A

Annals of Internal Medicine, New Bacteria Strain attacks MSM through anal sex

http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200802190-00204v1