Polygamy

[Danmark]

Issue for debate:
"There is nothing inherently immoral or unbiblical about polygamy."

[OpenYourEyes]

If the standard is consenting adults then you are correct except for when it comes to incest. If the standard is Jesus or Bible, then my comparisons are valid in that all of the sexual behaviors you mentioned are all sins.

My standard is Jesus and the Bible as well. I've spent 5+ years here defending conservative christian positions, however I've come to realize that there is nothing sinful about gay marriage or gay people themselves just as there is nothing sinful about working on the Sabbath. I understand the concerns you have and I understand that marriage is a sacred institution that God himself established, but this belief isn't shared by everybody else. And as a result of living in a pluralistic society comprised of many different viewpoints and belief systems, it is not legitimate to force other people to subscribe to my belief. Sadly, this is exactly what anti gay marriage Christians were doing. They were forcing others to conform to their own conception of marriage.

This is why in a free, democratic society the only standard that actually works is to allow consenting adults to do whatever they wish. Using the government to try to regulate homosexual behavior and bar homosexuals from having access to an institution heterosexuals have access to is the textbook definition of Orwellian totalitarianism.

I understand your point as well but it really does not apply to me. I'm not imposing but rather explaining as the topic for debate on one of Danmark's thread was what JESUS taught on the issue. The topic of this thread is also bringing up a 'biblical' issue so my biblical standpoint would obviously be relevant here.

We may also live in a pluralistic society but if your point is that therefore the culture's rules supersede God's rules then I disagree with you. For instance, even if we are living in a pre-dominantly Atheistic society, it would still be a sin to NOT believe in God.