The Benefits Of Polygamy

With the legalization of marriage equality over the summer skepticism has arisen about how far egalitarianism will stretch in the name of marriage. The passing of the law for same-sex marriage legalization could create the push for greater fairness in relationships, including polygamy. However, polygamy is still a touchy subject with its more recent and more radical history. It is essential for polygamy to be kept from any future marriage equality changes in American because polygyny causes emotional, and sometimes physical, damage to the wives, creates gender inequalities toward women, and would also create a generation of children that do not have proper social fulfillment. Although polygamy falls under a religious right and the law should …show more content…
This debate about radical Mormonism versus the government has been around for decades and preceded the establishment of Utah as a state. Having the Supreme Court declared polygamy as “contrary to the spirit of Christianity,” the statement raised the issue of creating a minority religion and restricting religious rights (Chapman). This ruling alone can be argued as unconstitutional by removing the rights of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints. While this is true, this ruling is for the betterment of humanity. In several instances, Abraham Lincoln had to bend or even outright break the constitution in order for America to not fall into chaos during the Civil War. This example can be applied to the restriction of polygamy. If the government were to allow polygamous marriages, America would fall into domestic chaos. One could also put out that marriage existed before the implementation of government so marriage should stay within the lovers and not through the state (Ho). However, the purpose of government is to keep our lives in order and in check. With government, man is not in a state of lawless chaos and what we all have could be much worse. Our government has a purpose and though marriage predated the formation of formal government, many other things existed before government, including religion, and with such things comes a sacrifice to keep our society running as smooth as possible. Finally, a claim …show more content…
Subordination is a continuing struggle women have faced since the development of America and to this day is still somewhat present. Emotional and psychological damage are another form of mistreatment to the women in the polygamous marriages, but they are not treated as equal as the visible physical abuse they may face as well. Children are the faces of our future and if they cannot be properly socialized, can we trust them to run our government, schools, hospitals, or military? Polygamy is too much for America, or possibly anyone, to handle and should stay in the place of its restrictions for the greater