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

[WABaldwin@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/9/2007 4:54:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
kc62301@hotmail.com writes:

That is why I've been saying the legalization of multi-partner marriage 
needs to come with a package of bills that provide protection against 
anticipated abuses. It's that package of bills providing protections that 
would distinguish "ethical" and "nonethical" relationships.

Me, I need to begin at the very beginning -- What is the purpose of marriage? 
 Does marriage serves it's own purpose?  How can marriage be abused? Then 
let's proceed to the monogamous examples -- what is the purpose of monogamous 
marriage?  How does monogamous marriage serves its purpose?  In what ways can 
monogamous marriage be abused?  And then I would proceed to non-monogamous 
marriage, and polygamous marriage.
 
At this point, I'm uncertain about everything.  What is the actual purpose of 
marriage, and is it currently (in its monogamous form) serving its purpose?  
What are its current abuses?  I don't feel I can leap into a critque of 
polygamous marriage when I haven't seen the analysis of monogamous marriage yet -- 
and when I'm not even quite certain what monogamous marriage is supposed to 
accomplish.
 
Or (perhaps easier?) -- while we're listing the anticipated abuses of 
multi-person marriage...let's compare them to the monogamous case.  That would 
interest me.
 
Because, too often, people defend "sacred cows" as if they were perfect -- 
when they aren't; or criticize alternatives -- because they've always been told 
they were bad.
 
Bill 



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