writing group and meandering thoughts.

[kippurbird]

So, the guy who wrote that horribly cliche piece of drivel turned out to be rather nice about it (and kinda hot >.> ) and wasn't at all like Miss Formulaic. He seemed to be very interested in our comments and didn't mind that I was horribly brutal. He asked questions about how to make it better and was generally everything a reviewer could want in a person. I look forward to his next installment with high hopes.

Now, on a completely random matter as I wait for the paint to dry on my birthday present for my brother (we exchange presents on our birthdays, don't ask, we just do). I think Polygamy should be made legal.

Why? You may ask. My response: Why not? How is it wrong to be married to more than one person. Where does it say that it's a morally wrong thing to do? If all parties that are involved are consenting adults, they why shouldn't they get married in any which way they please? No one is getting hurt by such a marriage. It's just a different way of doing so. In fact I think the fact that it is illegal is unconstitutional according to the Constitution of the United States. It does, after all, state that we are allowed religious freedom and there are religions that allow for polygamy. So, theoretically those who practice those religions should be allowed to practice that practice. >.> Also, there is the separation of church and state. This I think is important, because in the Protestant tradition (On which this country was founded in )polygamy is a Bad Thing (I don't know why as I'm not a Protestant nor a Christian) and so they have imposed their religious ideal upon the rest of the country. If the US wanted to fully espouse that they are a land of true religious freedom and that there is a true separation between church and state then polygamy should be legalized.

After all beyond religion there isn't a good reason not to. I have yet to hear an argument as to why we shouldn't allow it. It just isn't allowed.

Perhaps I should start a petition to get it on a ballot or something. =D

Comments

[faded-enmity.livejournal.com]

Personally, I've seen several attempts at having a relationship involving 3 people. They were all unstable and one even resulted in two of the members developing depression and the third ended up cutting off all contact with the other two (who are now married). This tends to tell me that polygamy is a Very Bad Idea. Of course, many other things qualify for the tag of VBI and they're not illegal so I suppose I at least side with not having it illegal.

If the economics of it are a major concern, then it doesn't have to be legalized, either. I mean, gay marriage isn't legal nor illegal in most states--you're still allowed to be together and everything, there's just no tax/insurance/etc. benefits. Of course, sooner or later, that'll change to legalized, I'm sure, which would make what I just said completely obsolete....

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

I can't say if it would actually work relationship wise, but that would be the people involved's problem. They should at least have the chance to try it.

Of course I think the whole gay marriage issue is also silly and for the same reasons.

[dryaunda.livejournal.com]

Personally, I've seen several attempts at having a relationship involving 3 people. They were all unstable and one even resulted in two of the members developing depression and the third ended up cutting off all contact with the other two[.]

I wonder why that happened. Were the three deeply into each other, or was it a friends-with-benefits kind of situation?

[faded-enmity.livejournal.com]

Well, I think that the third one was just desperate. The other two were in love with each other and with her (supposedly). They all thought they were into each other; I just think they were being stupid.

It's tough to deal with them because one is my best friend (the third) and the other two are my brother and sister-in-law. Have to be REALLY careful about what I say.