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http://www.eni.ch/assembly/0580.html
Accept Polygamy as an African Tradition, WCC Told Open in a new browser window
   ENI - The general secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Densen Mafinyani, has urged the World Council of Churches to stop quibbling over whether an African church which tolerates polygamy should be accepted as a WCC member.
   http://www.eni.ch/assembly/0580.html
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/34/015.html
African Woman Leads Crusade Against Polygamy Open in a new browser window
   Reproduced from the New York Times. Tells of an effort to end this traditional rural practice in Ivory Coast, where the economics of hardscrabble farming have long encouraged men to take more than one wife.
   http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/34/015.html
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/bustupinbountiful/
Bustup in Bountiful Open in a new browser window
   CBC News takes look at a secretive and secluded polygamous community in British Columbia. Includes an exclusive interview with the community's leader, Winston Blackmore.
   http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/bustupinbountiful/
http://www.projectrestore.com/trumpet/tpt2003_08.htm
Court Battle Over Polygamy Coming? Open in a new browser window
   The Trumpet Herald - In June, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision decriminalized sodomy. "Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is asking his nationwide audience to pray that God will remove three judges from the United States' highest court so co
   http://www.projectrestore.com/trumpet/tpt2003_08.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3088315.stm
Gambian freeze on polygamy Open in a new browser window
   BBC NEWS - President Jammeh provokes ire among Muslim traditionalists with a three-year ban on polygamous marriages.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3088315.stm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/2001-08-21-ncguest1.htm
Marriage Issues Send my Daughter Wrong Message Open in a new browser window
   USA Today, William Mattox Jr. - As the parents of a teenage daughter who hopes to get married someday, my wife and I not only have a stake in what our daughter is taught about marriage, we have a stake in what other people's sons are taught as well.
   http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/2001-08-21-ncguest1.htm
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=8451dc17-5b5f-4ea4-a05f-71f7c758662a&k=52900
National Post: Legalize Polygamy: Study Open in a new browser window
   A study by three law professors, commissioned by the federal government of Canada, recommends decriminalization of polygamy in Canada. Opposing views presented as well.
   http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=8451dc17-5b5f-4ea4-a05f-71f7c758662a&k=52900
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33409
Polygamists see open door for acceptance Open in a new browser window
   WorldNetDaily - Multiple-wives crowd hopes to capitalize on sodomy decision. "Polygamy is the next civil-rights battle."
   http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33409
http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/assembly/ejubilee/7-piece5.htm
Polygamy Issue Resolved Open in a new browser window
   Announcement that the question of polygamy and clergy in the Celestial Church of Christ was resolved, and the denomination would be recommended for full World Council of Churches membership.
   http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/assembly/ejubilee/7-piece5.htm
http://www.muslimedia.com/archives/features98/polygamy.htm
Polygamy Not Justified Now Open in a new browser window
   Muslimedia - The verses in the Qur'an concerning polygamy refer primarily to the economic perspective of marriage in Islam.
   http://www.muslimedia.com/archives/features98/polygamy.htm
http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy29.html
Polygamy and Profit Open in a new browser window
   Denver Rocky Mountain - Utah clan builds riches in Colorado, elsewhere, while growing bigger through intermarriage.
   http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy29.html
http://www.loper.org/~george/trends/1998/Jul/91.html
Polygamy, African Christians and the Anglican Communion Open in a new browser window
   In parts of Africa, the central missionary question is polygamy. The Bible is of course quite clear on the subject. Polygamy is fine in the Old Testament; and even in the New, it is only bishops who are required to be 'the husband of one wife.
   http://www.loper.org/~george/trends/1998/Jul/91.html
http://www.theuniversityconcourse.com/II,2,10-2-1996/Waldstein.htm
Polygamy, the Natural Law and St. Thomas Open in a new browser window
   The University Concourse - In her lead article last issue Kathleen van Schaijik cites others as citing "adult students" at a theological institute as citing St. Thomas as writing that polygamy is permissible according to the natural law, because
   http://www.theuniversityconcourse.com/II,2,10-2-1996/Waldstein.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/400351.stm
Russia Says No to Polygamy Open in a new browser window
   BBC News - A decree by the leader of a small Muslim region in Russia allowing men to have up to four wives has been dismissed as unconstitutional by the justice minister.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/400351.stm
http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jul/27sc.htm
SC issues notice to SG on Muslim woman's plea against polygamy Open in a new browser window
   PTI - The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the solicitor general of India on a petition filed by Julekhabi, a divorced Muslim woman, seeking a ban on polygamy prevalent in the community.
   http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jul/27sc.htm
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1264/n5_v29/21019961/p1/article.jhtml
So Far From Home Open in a new browser window
   Essence - In this column, which takes an intimate look at diverse cultures, the author travels to Paris to talk with a Senegalese woman about the unique difficulties of practicing polygamy in a cramped city apartment
   http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1264/n5_v29/21019961/p1/article.jhtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1493309.stm
Sudan Pushes Polygamy Open in a new browser window
   BBC - President Bashir urges Sudanese men to take more than one wife to increase the population and promote the country's development.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1493309.stm
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=10/7/2003
The Federal Marriage Amendment: Now is the Time for Action Open in a new browser window
   Southern Baptist editorial supports amending the US Constitution to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
   http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/mohler/?adate=10/7/2003
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/08/10/fp12s1-csm.shtml
Two Homes, Two Families, Two Wives Open in a new browser window
   Christian Science Monitor - Thawabta and about 20 percent of the men in his village, according to local estimates, maintain that the Koran provides the framework for polygamy.
   http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/08/10/fp12s1-csm.shtml

Last Updated: 2007-06-23 12:36:00