(April 22, 2013 at 9:35 am)Dawud Wrote: people can tend to think if it is from a religion then it is bad.
Sex/relationships aren't monopolized by religion, so there's no reason to assume a multiple partner relationship is 'from' a religion. Anyone who says it is has 'gone full retard.'.
(April 22, 2013 at 9:35 am)Dawud Wrote: I'm just hopeful that Muslim women who come to Britain from countries where polygamy is a norm (mainly Saudi and Nigeria) can be legally protected even though their marriage does not conform to the previous status quo...
Probably not.
(April 22, 2013 at 9:35 am)Dawud Wrote: I also wondered if there were many legal or philosophical arguments against this...
Legal: only in that it's not currently allowed, but laws can change.
Philosophy: I'm sure someone can come up with a fool argument, but that won't make it legitimate except for them personally.