Polygamy Persuasive Essay

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Marriage is important to a majority of people for it is their declaration of their love for that one person they choose to spend the rest of their lives with. For many it is a family tradition to be married in church, with family and friends and of course the bride in white being given away by her father or close male relative and a full wedding court but without that kind of ceremony the couple is not considered married. Just like being married by the courts some do not consider that marriage, but some do it anyway, due to it being cheaper than a wedding and to avoid all the hassles of planning one. But it seems to be on its way out, seeing that more and more of today’s, generation are choosing to stay single longer or not getting married at all. Even though a …show more content…

Polygamy was found to be a moral threat to America which was “founded” on Christian views. So in response from America the practice was deemed illegal and not a Christian belief. Yes, I do believe immigrants should be prohibited from engaging in such acts, seeing that we already have laws for that. Why should we change our laws to accommodate those who are coming over here to live, that would be undermining our laws and our own beliefs. Societies might practice polygamy for different reasons. Reasons being, the scarcity of males, healthy genes to be passed on to future generations, and the defending of territory and its economic equivalents. This would work best in agricultural societies where children contribute to farm labor and care of livestock, which would off-set the cost of raising them. Whereas in developed countries, it would be difficult to raise large families for children are a huge drain on finances and many of them do not contribute resources to the family until they finish school if at

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