Re: [UUPoly-L] And yet another blog posting ...

["Lance A. Brown" <lance@bearcircle.net>]

Kelly Cookson said the following on 7/9/2007 8:52 AM:
>> My impression is that Rev. Schade continues mixing together what I term
>> "ethical" and "nonethical" multi-personal relationships and the arguing
>> that all of it is dangerous and to be avoided.  You did a good job of
>> calling him on that tactic.
> 
> The problem is, how do you legally distinguish the "ethical" from the
> "nonethical" multi-partner marriages. You can't say "Polyamorists are
> allowed to have multi-partner marriages because they tend to be
> egalitarian, but Mormons and others are not allowed to have
> multi-partner marriages because they are sexist." The U.S. legal system
> just won't allow that. So, once you legalize multi-partner marriages for
> one group of citizens, you have to legalize multi-partner marriages for
> all citizens--including some people who will behave unethically.

In broad strokes, and in the particular discussion underway with LT,
it's not that difficult.  LT has brought up the albatross of forced
marriages of 13-year old girls.  That is *already* against the law and
clearly unethical in my eyes.

The line between ethical and unethical is much more fuzzy and unclear
when everyone involved is considered a legal adult under the law.  We do
have lots of work to do in that area yet.

--[Lance]

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