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"When the Christian Church came into being, polygamy was still practiced by the Jews. It is true that we find no references to it in the New Testament; and from this some have inferred that it must have fallen into disuse, and that at the time of our Lord the Jewish people had become monogamous. But the conclusion appears to be unwarranted.
Nevertheless, some Christians groups in different periods have practiced, or currently do practice, polygamy. [77] [78] Some Christians actively debate whether the New Testament or Christian ethics allows or forbids polygamy. In the New Testament, Jesus recalled the earlier scriptures, noting that a man and a wife "shall become one flesh". [79]
However, the LDS Church considers polygamy to have been a divinely inspired commandment that is supported by scripture; [4] today, the LDS Church teaches the historical aspects in an adult Sunday School lesson once every four years. [5] The LDS official position is God rescinded the commandment to practice plural marriage.
Polygamy (called plural marriage by Latter-day Saints in the 19th century or the Principle by modern fundamentalist practitioners of polygamy) was practiced by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for more than half of the 19th century, and practiced publicly from 1852 to 1890 by between 20 and 30 percent of Latter-day Saint families.
As for polygamy, Williams and Young said Bantu insisted it was not specifically proscribed in the Bible, it was a way to prevent being seduced and that it was a long-accepted practice in African ...
For polygamous unions in the UK to be viewed as valid, the people must live in a country where a person is allowed to have more than one spouse and get married in a nation that permits it. There is evidence of unregistered polygamous marriages in the UK, performed through religious ceremonies, that are not recognized under UK law. [118]
China: Polygamy is illegal under the Civil code passed in 2020, which replaced a similar 1950 and 1980 prohibition. [104] Hong Kong: Polygamy ended with the passing of the Marriage Act of 1971 [105] when the country was a crown colony under the former flag . Previous unions entered into under customary law are recognised in some situations.
In recent years there has been much to note in the way of reconciliation between some Christian groups and the Jewish people. Many modern day Christians, including many Catholics and some liberal Protestants, have developed a view of the New Testament as an extended covenant; they believe that Jews are still in a valid relationship with God ...