LDS Polygamy VS American Law - 1/2

The LDS church practiced polygamy against American law, thats one of the reasons they got persecuted. Even AFTER the 1890 manifesto - they said that they would stop practising polygamy - but still, polygamist marriages was performed by the LDS church..... The LDS church was constantly breaking American law

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[jakedevon]

Mormons, is polygamy good or evil?

[testskriftene]

good that you ask it when it is relevant - a video dealing with it :-)

[WarriorPriest28]

It's funny how all the foundering fathers of Mormonism spoke so boldly that polygamy should not be abolished yet it did in 1890 they stopped. Thats a big red flag that Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Taylor and others where not speaking by the authority of God rendering them false prophets thus making Mormonism FALSE!!

[kristikclark]

That is just funny.

[Exodus314IAM]

No you are missing the point, sure everyone sins (falls short, miss the mark) and these people are no exception. But where in the Bible does it say God commanded Polygamy? D&C132 makes it clear, so either your gods change their minds or you are all not following what is commanded.

As for the true Christians, God is clear; polygamy is a sin and does not nor has ever commanded it. It is man who put that into effect, not God.

[mormonmilitia]

My point is that both you and testskriftene are from "christian" nations where the institution of marriage and the nuclear family are disintegrating. Perhaps your state churches and monogamy have failed you.

[mormonmilitia]

You are from the UK. So you remember that the Viking chiefs and the Anglo-Saxon nobles practiced plural marriage in your country? How is marriage faring now, in the UK? God save the Queen.

[Exodus314IAM]

Then that is great for you, I am from the UK so there we go. Again though what does this have to do with JS and the BOM?

[Exodus314IAM]

First you have to know the times and situation David was in. Today that woould look bad, back then no it was normal for the new king to receive all the old king possesed. But as I pointed out the only "wives" David had were not from Saul, read the Book of Chronicles it lists his sons by wives.

So yes back to context!!

[mormonmilitia]

context? how can i take "I gave thee" out of context?

[mormonmilitia]

Plural marriage was practiced in northern Europe before the "christians" banned it. I was hoping testskriftene would reply. Nowadays marriage is little more than a quaint antiquity in Scandinavia. It's sad because that's where my ancestors are from.

[Exodus314IAM]

Hmm Norway? Joseph Smith found Gold plates there also? Nice try on trying to steer the conversation away.

[Exodus314IAM]

Let me help you with this one, first Saul had only one wife and one concubine (1 Sam. 14:50), second Abner appropriated Saul's concubine for himself (2 Sam. 3:7).

Also in the East it was the general custom for a king's successor to take everything possessed by that king.

God was saying to David, basically, "What is your problem? I gave you everything there was to give. I gave you Saul's total kingdom. Nothing was held back from you, yet you still behave like this."

Remember context!