You have to have boundaries. Otherwise, there is no end to what a whacked-out human being can come up with to facilitate the destruction of a civilized society.

But as someone already said, after a bit it sounds more like an orgy than a relationship. I can understand swingers who meet a couple for sex and then go back to their mynogomous REAL lives.

But pretty soon we’ll have 4 gay men and looking for the right to adopt a cute set of twin 6 yr old boys. Gays DO have the right to adopt in America. Creepy possibilities.

And why are triad marriages almost ALWAYS one man and two women? hmmm??

The issue of alternative marriage/families is a Pandora’s box, and there are many practical issues to consider outside of moral considerations, such as insurance coverage for an employee’s partner or partners. If laws change to protect and encourage not just gay marriage but all manner of the new and different so that we are “fair” to everyone, what would employers who normally provide health insurance for employees be required to provide for alternative families? One partner and any biological or adopted children cared for by a gay couple is one thing, from a practical standpoint. But insurance coverage for a polygamist with two or three wives and multiple children? A man with a husband and a wife? One of these “tribes” some websites refer to? Where does it end?

For those honest enough to understand human nature, it’s predictable that it will end in the ultimate tragedy: the lowering of standards the law has traditionally provided to protect children. These include the age of consent, requirements for parental approval for marriage under age 18, severe penalties for incest, etc. The relaxing of some of these critical standards is already in place in some European countries. In Holland, prostitution is legal at age 11. In Sweden, incest has been treated casually for years. Don’t think it can’t happen here.

Vicar, we should not mind our own biz when the rights of kids are concerned. The purpose of marriage is to bind parents to their biological kids, not to facilitate deviants declaring their “love” for each other. Anything that is unnatural & not ordained by God (homosexuality & plurality) should not be sanctioned by the state.

I too wish govt could keep out of this. Unfortunately the times we are in won’t permit this issue not to be addressed. Others will disagree, but I believe this is what happens when a society tries to answer all of it’s questions outside of biblical boundaries. I KNOW that many will be horrified that I said that, but it is just my viewpoint, not with malice, just observation on my part.

Great post, Ed!

That is exactly what I want! I want Government to mind their own business. Government has no right to get involved in ANY marriage!