Religious Rambles

Monday, August 29, 2005

The Bible on Polygamy

So what does the Bible say about polygamy? Here are the verses relating to it that I found in the Naves Topical Bible:

Deut 17:17 "Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. "

This passage is talking about the qualities a king should have. Am I a king? Nope! Does this pertain to me? Nope!

Leviticus 18:18 "Neither shalt thou take a wife ^F31 to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. "

You shouldn't marry your wife's sister just to tick her off. Does that forbid polygamy in general? Nope.

Malachi 2:14-15 (These verses are rather vague, and don't make a lot of sense, so I'll skip this one for now)

1 Timothy 3:2 "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; "

So if my husband wants to be a bishop, he can only have one wife. Cool. But what about men who don't want to be bishops?

1 Timothy 3:12 "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."

So if he wants to be a deacon, he can't do polygamy either. Okay... but if he doesn't want an office...?

Titus 1: 5-6 "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, ^F2 and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. "

So, he can't be an elder either... it seems that polygamy does limit your future ministry possibilities... but....

I can't find any scriptures though that actually prohibit polygamy in the Bible. Anyone else wanna try and find some? I'd also find it interesting to actually see the verses in the Quran that pertain to the subject.

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Saturday, August 27, 2005

Can polygamy really work?

Can polygamy really work in a home? One woman is not only agreeing with it in theory, but also encouraging her husband to practice it.

http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=18458&con=57&sec=40

Did you know:

Some say polygamy benefits women - http://www.polygamy.com/Practical/index.htm

It's said that the Bible does not condemn polygamy ( I'll research this one later)

Some Christians even practice polygamy - http://www.christianpolygamy.info/

Islam has stipulations attached to polygamy to make it fair to women (I'll research this one later too)

The ACLU supports polygamy - http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44977

An interesting thought: Why is it illegal for a man to marry a second woman, but legal for him to sleep with her?

I'll try and scour the web for the experiences of real men and women who have tried the "polygamous life."

Anyone have any thoughts to add?

Posted at 01:56 pm by JanaBanana
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Religion in the Workplace?

You know, I find it a little sad that people standing up for what is right on their jobs is rare enough to make headlines. But, I just stumbled across an article about it... They're "blowing the whistle" on everything from OSHA violations to cutting corners in major criminal investigations. Want to read for yourself?

http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=18452&con=4&sec=41

Posted at 01:36 pm by JanaBanana
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

When Rights Collide

I read an interesting article today in the San Francisco Chronicle archives. In the article, "When Rights Collide," A doctor refused to artificially inseminate a gay female because it voilated the doctor's religious convictions. Now the woman is suing the doctors because of it.

It's a problem because both people have rights... the woman has the right to fair medical care, and doctors should have the freedom to follow their religion. Now because of this case, the rights of doctors to follow their religious beliefs is being questioned.

I don't really see a good way of dealing with the situation... anyone else have an opinion?

Posted at 02:43 pm by JanaBanana
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Transexuals?

I was just wondering...

What do other religions (aside from Christianity) believe about transexuals? Is it considered to be bad, good, neutral? Is it discouraged or encouraged? Let us know your religions views!

Posted at 11:45 am by JanaBanana
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Friday, August 12, 2005

Ponderings from My Personal Blog

** Note: This post is copy/pasted from my main blog. It was written mainly to an audience of Christians, so keep that in mind as you read. **

I know, you all are gonna think I've TOTALLY lost my mind when I post this...

And if you're offended by crazy or controversial topics, you should SO not be reading farther!

Anyway.

I was watching Without a Trace last night, and it was about a woman who had disappeared. Come to find out, she was actually born as a man, went through "sex re-assignment surgery," and was now a woman.

So. What you may be asking, is "and this is important because.... why?" LOL

It got me to pondering... what would happen if I witnessed to this woman? If she decided she wanted God in her life, what would her life be? I guess I'm asking... where would HER journey go?

Would she have to go back, have another surgery to make her back into a man? Would she stay a woman? What type of issues would she have each way? And what could we, as Christians, do to help smooth the journey?

Give me your thoughts on here... I'll post my thoughts in the comment blank too. I'll also give you some testimonies and such of people who have actually BEEN THERE, and DONE THAT. Testimonies and such.

Posted at 01:18 pm by JanaBanana
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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Religious Links

Hey everyone!!!

I'm looking for links to blogs or sites about different religions, so if you have any good ones that you know of, let me know!

Posted at 01:34 pm by JanaBanana
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