is marrying off 15yr olds and multiple wifes a big deal?

[ALTACALL]

Let me try this again ...

Merin, do you follow the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints?

No I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ sorry I had to get ready for work.

For how long? Would you tell me what you think Jesus' thoughts would be to bigamy, even discounting the age factor/

[HeyThere]

how is this similar?

homeschooling: LEGAL, and is done by people from all walks of life and from all religions... why? because the public school system is doing a horrible job.

no dating: who? conservatives don't let their children date? not true. many families allow only "group" dating, which is a very wise idea, but by no means does every conservative family (or even a majority of conservatives) have this rule in their homes.

no vaccinations: again, very FEW families reject vaccinations, and given how the medical community is finally stepping up to the plate and acknowledging the link between childhood vaccinations and autism, it's about time more families start rejecting them. by the way, those who do reject immunizations can't be lumped into a "conservative" category, since it occurs across the board.

extreme modesty in apparel.... uh, i don't know of many people, conservative or otherwise, that go to extremes on this issue, aside from cult members.

there's more? so far you've given me nothing, so i'd like to see "more".

Did you know they are working to make homeschooling illegal in California?

Teenagers should not date, do some research its NOT a good idea. But if anyone is not going to allow it, its conservative Christians.

I agree about vaccinations being lumped into a "conservative" category, but out of any category I would say that conservatives have the highest percentage.

And that is just sad about the modesty!! The bible is CLEAR on this issue, but yet MANY Christians like to do what they want anyway... SAD. And like the dating, extreme modesty is going to be more common in conservative Christians.

Edited April 30, 2008 by HeyThere

[ALTACALL]

word of faith comunity church its in Fresno ca. USA

Thank you. I really am trying to understand how you can not see the wrong in a family that would follow any man who appoints himself over the free will that God gave them, and how you could not see the wrong with an adult marrying a child just to add to their many wives. This really does puzzle me.

I'm quite perplexed too

[Merin]

Let me try this again ...

Merin, do you follow the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints?

No I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ sorry I had to get ready for work.

For how long? Would you tell me what you think Jesus' thoughts would be to bigamy, even discounting the age factor/

I have been "born again" since oct 14 1996

and I don't know what bigomy is sorry.

[ALTACALL]

ok merin, tell me this.... if some 50 year old had the hots for your 13 year old daughter, do you really think that your daughter would be all hot for him in return? and whether she did or didn't (and that's highly unlikely!) would you make her marry the old guy? (or would you even encourage her to do so of her own accord?)

my daughters will marry who, when and how God tells us!!!!

What do you mean by " when God tells US? Are you having a part in the decision?

[HeyThere]

Just a question, but when did Merin say that it was okay for 13, 14, 15 year old girls to be abused and married off to family? When did he ever say that any of it was OKAY?

[Merin]

UGH! You have to be kidding????

maybe you arent conservative....

Your obviously new, I'm definately conservative.

Yet, we could never abandon our boys, and if we had daughters, they would never be coerced into marrying a 40 yr old relative at the age of 14.

In our house, there is no molestation, no incest, and no abandoning of children. Those are pretty important things.

ok then... I meant more conservative than you....

[Guest man]

Bigamy=: the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another

[ALTACALL]

ok! Well what I was really asking for were biblical reasons that it is so bad for 15yr olds to marry and that it is bad to have multiple wives!!!???????

Either you are VERY young in the Lord, don't read much or need a great deal of bible study to ask a question like that.

[HeyThere]

ok merin, tell me this.... if some 50 year old had the hots for your 13 year old daughter, do you really think that your daughter would be all hot for him in return? and whether she did or didn't (and that's highly unlikely!) would you make her marry the old guy? (or would you even encourage her to do so of her own accord?)

my daughters will marry who, when and how God tells us!!!!

What do you mean by " when God tells US? Are you having a part in the decision?

YES!!! Why wouldnt you have a say in who your children marry? Who's children disregard their parents opinion and marrys whoever they want?! That is nuts! Our children will be raised to respect our opinion...