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The Netherlands and Belgium were the first countries to give full marriage rights to homosexuals. In the United States some politicians propose “civil unions” that give homosexual couples the full benefits and responsibilities of marriage. These civil unions differ from marriage only in name.

Meanwhile in the Netherlands polygamy has been legalised in all but name. Last Friday the first civil union of three partners was registered. Victor de Bruijn (46) from Roosendaal “married” both Bianca (31) and Mirjam (35) in a ceremony before a notary who duly registered their civil union.

“I love both Bianca and Mirjam, so I am marrying them both,” Victor said. He had previously been married to Bianca. Two and a half years ago they met Mirjam Geven through an internet chatbox. Eight weeks later Mirjam deserted her husband and came to live with Victor and Bianca. After Mirjam’s divorce the threesome decided to marry.

Victor: “A marriage between three persons is not possible in the Netherlands, but a civil union is. We went to the notary in our marriage costume and exchanged rings. We consider this to be just an ordinary marriage.”
Asked by journalists to tell the secret of their peculiar relationship, Victor explained that there is no jealousy between them. “But this is because Mirjam and Bianca are bisexual. I think that with two heterosexual women it would be more difficult.” Victor stressed, however, that he is “a one hundred per cent heterosexual” and that a fourth person will not be allowed into the “marriage.” They want to take their marriage obligations seriously: “to be honest and open with each other and not philander.”
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legalize polygamy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
moevillini said:
I'm not sure I understand how going to a flat tax on incomes would necessarily do anything to change the distinction between filing an individual return vs. filing a joint return - nor does it have anything to do with abolishing deductions for dependents, charitable donations, home mortgage interest, property taxes, etc.

My understanding is that it would change the graduated system whereby higher taxable incomes are taxed at higher rates to one where all taxable income is taxed at the same rate - - but it doesn't change the method of arriving at the amount for taxable income.

But maybe I misunderstand.
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I think the legitimate beef gays have had about "marriage" all comes down to tax status and employment benefit status. Why should we treat people differently? I mean, how legitimate are the distinctions we draw in the tax code and in defining job benefits? Dutch pointed out above that in Israel these distinctions are resolved per household co-residence, which means the tax and benefit biases based on prejudice just go away. Dutch also points out that in general, people who don't care about religion or have inordinate respect for "legality", like most gays/lesbians really are at heart, are not going to pin their star on a "marriage license", either. Since it really means nothing, the State should just stop issuing them.
 
I just wanted to say that I would be fine with polygamy.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I just wanted to say that I would be fine with polygamy.
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how about a giant homosexual pile of polygamy

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I think I will pass on that.



But I wonder how far we are from mere acceptance not being enough to prove you are not homophobic. How long until full participation is the only acceptable measure of acceptance.


That thought, and that picture, gives new meaning to the phrase "slippery slope".
 
LogGrad98 said:
I think I will pass on that.



But I wonder how far we are from mere acceptance not being enough to prove you are not homophobic. How long until full participation is the only acceptable measure of acceptance.


That thought, and that picture, gives new meaning to the phrase "slippery slope".
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We'll never get to that point. Not in my lifetime.
 
JimLes said:
To interrupt a little, why is it so important for religious organizations to be able to discriminate? Why does it seem like being able to hate on gay people is one of the tenets of so many denominations.

There has been hoopla here in Canada over a Christian university being able to give out law degrees, and it has to do with the university is question banning gay sex. And I'm sitting here wonder where the hell in the Bible did gay sex get singled out as the single worst sin you can do, meriting expulsion for students. And I tried to google whether the university has expelled people in the past for violating the 10 commandments or committing a deadly sin. You know, kids going home during a break and getting into mad fights with their parents over switching from Business to Poli Sci and getting expelled or someone eating 4 medium pepperoni pizzas at Pizza Hut's all-you-can-eat lunch buffet and getting kicked out of school. Couldn't find anything.

So, why then is homosexuality so much worse than taking the Lord's name in vain, gluttony, or greed? Why do mission statements of these school single out homosexuality instead of saying "We are against all sinful behaviour, as per our holy text?" Why is it so important to them to constantly single out and rebuke gay people?
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I agree that greed, gluttony, etc are oft ignored by Christians when they shouldn't be. As for the rest of your post, I had a good friend who got kicked out of a Christian college for getting drunk (got caught twice). I know of people who got kicked out for having pre-marital sex. The common theme among all of them was a sense of unrepentantness. They didn't want to say what they were doing was wrong or change their behavior.

Now I can understand why you disagree with those decisions, I just wanted to point out that it's not just homosexuality (although sometimes it is, and I think that's just as wrong.)
 
Big differences between polygamy and the issue of same-sex marriage...

Moving to a system that allows two people of any gender to enter into a legally defined status (commonly referred to as marriage) did not require recreating the system.

Legalizing polygamy so that it becomes an equivalent system would be very complex - - for instance, say three people are "married" and one wants out of the "partnership" - - does that mean the entire partnership dissolves? Or if one dies - same question? Would there be any limit on the number that could be joined under this system? It would be interesting to see what would happen if there is a state that wants to set up some sort of system that would answer these questions, and allow folks to apply for this new status.

As it is now, there's nothing to prohibit three or more people from sharing living quarters, having whatever consensual sexual relations they choose, dividing up expenses and assets as they see fit, etc. I'm sure they could even go to a lawyer and have a document drawn up to codify their choices. So what is the purpose of "legalizing" polygamy?

To me, it just sounds like a form of communal living, which is certainly already allowed. Here's an interesting article:
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150320/ISSUE03/150329991/is-communal-living-making-a-comeback
 
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