My understanding is that there will be more women saved than men and that in Heaven men will have more than one wife. Why would a man want more than one wife? Is it pride for their seed?
Why are women more righteous?
2007-06-25 14:20:20 · 12 answers · asked by fishcan'tseewater 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
gam is the root word for woman
Poly - means many
Polygamy - means to have many women/wives.
2007-06-29 08:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by Aunt Carolyn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a time when many babies did not live beyond their first one-five years polygamy made sense from an objective standpoint as you can get more babies from one man and four women than one man and one woman or even one woman and four men. Also from what I hear mormonism and many other polygsmist religions teach that a husband should love each of his wives individually and put no one wife above the others. Though granted it doesn't always work out that way and that area of the world where polygamy is still practiced is heavily patriarchal. Objectivley there was reason for it as it helped the population continue but in these days of population overgrowth there is no longer an objective need. However the practice is very much ingrained in the religion. polygamy itself is neither good nor bad just like a gun itself is neither good nor bad it all depends on the use. Everyone has their own beliefs and should be free to practice them but personally I think that if you are going to let a man have many wives the wives should be allowed to have many husbands.
2007-06-25 14:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by MoonWater 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Explain the practice of acquiring multiple wives?
What do you need to know? It is a known fact that there are more women than men in this world. Now if there are not enough husbands to go around then some women must share.
After all the patriarchal system allows no woman to run amok
living an unfulfilled life now, can she? Heaven knows what kind of mischief she could get herself into.
2007-06-25 14:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Freddy F 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None of what you said has any basis or support or foundation. Sounds like you been talking to people who practice polygamy.
Jesus said in heaven there will be NO marrying or giving in marriage but we will be like the angles.
Women are not more righteous.
But I think more women turn to God because he is a he and men have foolsih pride.
2007-06-25 14:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For when the dead rise, they won't be married. They will be like the angels in heaven. (Mt 22:30)
I think that you are thinking of what the people following Allah teach. The true God does not teach of any marriage in heaven nor of any wives to those men blessed enough to be there.
God Bless You
2007-06-25 14:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by B Baruk Today 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think people will even marry in heaven, because we will all be in another body. We'll be in a spiritual form, which is totally freaky yet awesome! And since i'm a guy, i have no idea why men want more than one wife (it creeps me out!)
2007-06-25 14:25:59 · answer #6 · answered by ldpuffdaddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its just a religious cop-out for those of faith that lack the discipline to be faithful to one woman.
It also shows how sexist the religions can be. What about multiple partners for the woman? I don't think I've ever heard of that in a religion.
2007-06-25 14:24:53 · answer #7 · answered by gryphen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's f*cking brain washing bullsh*t. Polygamy is a man's attempt to control a woman's sexuality, and for him to feel like he's king of the jungle.
2007-06-25 14:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
There wiull be no marriage in heaven. Polygamy has to do with the Mormon religion and having more then one wife
2007-06-25 14:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Oh my....if I were you I would never repeat that in public or your "seed" will never be proud. Geeze Men and Women are EQUAL.
2007-06-25 14:24:43 · answer #10 · answered by MotherMayI? 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋