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

[JasmineGld@aol.com]

I am unlikely to respond to the plural marriage bait, because it's just  
that: bait. It has little to do with UUPA's mission, and I want to refocus on  
that mission. 
 
If I were to respond, I would say something like this: 
 
LT, you're absolutely right. The plural marriage laws would have the  same 
gaping holes regarding plural marriage as they have now for monogamous  
marriage. And who would be expected to step up to fill in those holes with  education 
and ministry? Churches. 
 
The situation in Utah is all in turmoil, as that state begins to recognize  
the price of forcing an entire community underground. If and when the legal  
polygamy prohibitions fall, which church will have a head start on stepping up  
their educational and ministry work? Unitarian Universalism, ahead of the  
game, as always. Thank you, UUPA. 
 
Jasmine 
 
In a message dated 7/8/2007 9:49:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
gentlemonster@lycos.com writes:

Schade makes an extreme statement  here:

"If you believe that multi-partnered relationships  should be given equal
marriage rights as two-person marriages,  then it doesn't mean that you get
to pick the composition and  terms of those marriages beyond the minimal
age restrictions  we know place. My mothers question in my mind on this is
"What  if any group of three people want to get married?"

It  means that the laws against polygamy must be abolished. How can  UU
triads be given marriage rights and not Mormans and  Muslims? It means that
marriages in which new and younger  women are brought into the marriage on
a serial basis, with  the oldest wife's consent, must be legalized. It
means that no  standard that we would like to think of being essential --
careful negotiation, mutuality, egalitarianism, gender equality -- can  be
applied, unless we have the means to apply them equally to  all marriages.
It means, to be snarky, that we are in favor of  multi-partnered
relationships having equal marriage rights  even if the people involved
have never been in an OWL  class."







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