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Where is this biblical standard of monogamy?
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Where is this biblical standard of monogamy?
I hear sometimes that monogamy should be the only form of marriage because of what's in the bible. Except that biblical characters tended to be polygamous. Guys like David and Solomon had many wives, and probably some concubines on the side too. One of the more notable stories in the bible is about David having lots of wives, but he wants Bathsheba, and gets punished for not being happy with all his other wives.

So what's the deal?

Personally I think the male and female bodies seem to be geared for polyamorous relationships. Women last longer in the bed, and can have more orgasms. Of course that doesn't really fit well with the male dominance aspects of our culture, so they went with polygamy instead.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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Where is this biblical standard of monogamy? - by Chad32 - December 19, 2013 at 10:07 pm
RE: Where is this biblical standard of monogamy? - by Polaris - December 19, 2013 at 10:15 pm
RE: Where is this biblical standard of monogamy? - by Chad32 - December 19, 2013 at 10:20 pm
RE: Where is this biblical standard of monogamy? - by Polaris - December 19, 2013 at 10:24 pm
RE: Where is this biblical standard of monogamy? - by Chad32 - December 19, 2013 at 10:28 pm
RE: Where is this biblical standard of monogamy? - by TaraJo - December 19, 2013 at 10:49 pm

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