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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Polygamy, anyone?

In many other societies such as African tribes, polygamy is allowed and blessed by their communities. It is not uncommon to see one tribe leader with many wives, although it is in never seen in reverse. Even local laws protect these types of marriages.

Islam also allows and even promotes polygamy. In many communities in Asia and Africa where Islam is practiced, we see many cases of polygamous marriages. Do they have good lawyers?

Imagine what life in these United States would be like if such issues were allowed. At the end of any of the marriages, their would barely be any percentage of income left for the husband, and estates would have to be divided in more ways than just two. Then again, most of the countries where polygamy is practiced have a high mortality rate so the marriages do not last as long as they would in the US; but it is interesting to imagine such a difficult outcome such as a high profile multiple divorce.

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