Why is illegal for 1 man in america to have more than 1 wife if it is someones religeon ?

Question

so why is it illegal if you have to seprate state from church or religeon

Answer 1

because it wouldn't help to maintain a modern society.

Answer 2

Too many charges on the credit cards.  It could bankrupt the country. People aren't paying their mortgages , think of what would happen with interest on all those credit cards.  The guys would be jumping off bridges without the bungees.  

Answer 3

One is plenty and sometimes a fellow would wonder if maybe one is just too danged many!  This seventy-two virgins promise of heaven

seems like a step in the wrong direction to happiness for me, after the initial meeting, wouldn't it seem that a fellow would be stuck with that many nagging old hags for an eternity?

Answer 4

Ding Dong, who in the h**l would want more than 1?

Answer 5

Quick constitutional law lesson:

The separation of church and state does not say:

1. that no law can be supported by religious logic.

2. that people can do whatever they want in the name of religion.

What it does say is that the U.S. will not endorse any single religious body or doctrine.  

Thus, just because someone's religion says they should have more than one wife, or that they should do human sacrifice, or walk around naked, etc., if the state passes a law restricting that activity that is not 1. a vilolation of the spearation between church and state and thus, 2. not unconstiutional.

Answer 6

That is just plain disgusting .Why in the h**l would you want to have more than one spouse to share a husband or a wife and even your children . That is NO Religion .People who think that it is OK are sick mined people ..

Answer 7

Is that your biggest fear now ? How about thousands of prostitute walking the streets of US all night sleeping with thousands of married and unmarried men! Why should that be legal? Not mentioning freak and g**s clubs all over the states...

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Also:

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Answer 8

I do not know about now but at the time the law was written no religion "required" a man to have more than 1 wife. So it is not a conflict with freedom of religion.

Answer 9

Only a pimp has that entitlement.

Answer 10

I don't believe more than one could put up with me!

Answer 11

i think it is horrible and should be illegal for anyone to marry more than one person anywhere

Answer 12

That's just the way it is...   a man can have more than one wife, but only one is legally identified as his wife.  The compound in TX that was raided earlier this summer is an example that it does happen.  Besides, I like the statement above.... who would want more than one!