Concept of marriage shifted naturally. Norm has been to find your own partner based on love & then discuss &decide re children for some time
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It is already fully applicable to same-sex couples. Church can tell us marriage is abt sex that makes babies but that won't define it 4 most
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Do you think that we should support legalising (non-sexist) polygamy as liberals?
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Studies show kids raised by same-sex parents r emotionally just as well off as those raised by opposite sex couples. If studies showed...
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that kids raised by a polygamous family (i.e. many parents all living together and raising a child) were less well off emotionally for...
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...some reason (though I can't think why they would be), would that be an adequate reason to oppose legalising polygamy?
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No. It wouldn't even be a justification for oppose legalising multi-parent families who may or may not be married.
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I agree with you on polygamy. Just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. But why would say allowing a 7 parent family adopt child..
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... *if* studies showed it was psychologically harmful to the child not b a good reason to oppose legalising adoption 4 multi-parent groups
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Well, in theory, yes but the studies would have to show what the problem is &prospective parents would need to show how they'd overcome them
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