On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:12:05 GMT, Douglas Berry
 wrote:

>On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:32:06 GMT, wbt{at}privacy.net drained his beer,
>leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the
>following
>
>>>http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/interp/polygamy.html
>>>
>>>But besides that, if everyone involved is a consenting adult, why not?
>>
>>Then why aren't you campaigning for polygamy too? Why do you only want
>>an exception for homosexuals? Are you a homosexual or just a flaming
>>homophile?
>
>Don't jump to conclusions.  I am polyamorous, and wouldn't mind seeing
>the laws extended to cover all sorts of non-traditional families.
>
>I've been married for 14 years to a wonderful woman.  We're both
>bisexual, and have an extended family that wraps halfway around the
>world.
>
>The reason I focus on gay marriage is that this will not require
>rewriting the laws, tax codes, etc.  Marriage will still be the union
>of two consenting adults.  To add legal polyamory would require an
>extensive project to fit a family made up of several adults who are
>all married to each other into the myriad laws that govern us.  It's a
>project for the next few decades.


So, you appear to be saying you won't campaign for polygamy because
it's "too much trouble." I think they call your kind "fair weather
fairies."


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