Tag Archives: polygamy
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Marriage equality debate: Craig raises polygamy
August 2, 2012
Stuff.co.nz 2 Aug 2012 If Parliament moves to make same-sex marriages legal, then “polygamous relationships need recognising as well”, says the leader of the Conservative Party . In a live discussion today, Labour MP Louisa Wall...
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Bob McCoskrie: State has no authority to reinvent marriage
August 1, 2012
NZ Herald 1 August 2012 Stephen Rainbow (on this page yesterday) seems to make a plausible argument that allowing same-sex marriage will attract back to NZ same-sex couples who want to be married – until...
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Marriage not the end of the line, gay group stresses
July 28, 2012
GayNZ 27 July 2012 Wellington-based activist group The Queer Avengers is calling for a struggle “beyond marriage”, saying while it supports marriage equality, it’s not the end of the line for GLBT rights. While the...
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‘Marriage equality’ – no consequences?
June 12, 2012‘Marriage Equality’- no consequences? Wait a minute…. from Australian Christian Lobby on Vimeo....
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Polygamy, Bigamy, and Human Rights Laws
June 11, 2012POLYGAMY, BIGAMY AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW Samuel Chapman DOWNLOAD...
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ONE PARENTS OR FIVE: A Global Look at Today’s New Intentional Families
June 11, 2012ONE PARENTS OR FIVE: A Global Look at Today’s New Intentional Families Released by the Commission on Parenthood’s Future: Institute for American Values DOWNLOAD...
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Three in marriage bed more of a good thing?
June 2, 2012
The Australian Dec 10 2011 For weeks, Sydneysiders and Melburnians who believe menages-a-trois and other polyamorous relationships can be just as committed, loving and valid as marriage between a man and a woman, slaved away...
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Beyond Gay Marriage
June 2, 2012
Stanley Kurtz – The Weekly Standard August 2003 Among the likeliest effects of gay marriage is to take us down a slippery slope to legalized polygamy and “polyamory” (group marriage). Marriage will be transformed into...
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Where Do Politicians Stand On Polygamy?
May 30, 2012
Media Release 30 May 2012 Family First NZ is calling for the National, Labour and Green party to state where they stand on the issue of redefining marriage to allow polygamy and polyamory. “Polygamy and...
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Monogamy ‘safer’ than polygamy
January 11, 2012The Telegraph 26 Jan 2012 A study found that in polygamous cultures, levels of rape, kidnap, murder and robbery increase as the dissatsified men left on the shelf go on the rampage. Researchers from the...
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No such thing as “good polygamy”
November 11, 2011MercatorNet 25 Nov 2011 Marriage and family advocacy groups have greeted with enthusiasm a Canadian court decision upholding the country’s ban on polygamy, published yesterday. British Columbia Supreme Court Chief Justice, Robert Bauman, has ruled...
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Bill caught in triangle
September 11, 2008Herald Sun (Australia) September 03, 2008 LOVE triangles could get legal recognition as part of a push to give de facto partners access to the Family Court. The aim of the Rudd Government’s Bill is...
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Call For Labour To Clarify Position on Polygamy
August 12, 2008Media Release 12 Aug 2008 Family First NZ is calling on the Labour party to confirm their rejection of polygamy, polyamory and bigamy. Family First were made aware of a speech delivered in May to...
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Minister denies support for polygamy
August 11, 2008The Press 13 August 2008 Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson says the Government has no plans to recognise multi-partner relationships, despite speech notes in her name suggesting it was moving to recognise “triples”. The speech,...
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Multiple wives will mean multiple benefits (UK)
February 11, 2008Telegraph (UK) 04 February 2008 Husbands with multiple wives have been given the go-ahead to claim extra welfare benefits following a year-long Government review, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Even though bigamy is a crime...
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Canada ponders polygamy
August 11, 2007MercatorNet (Margaret Somerville) 20 August 2007 Now that same-sex marriage has been legalised, it seems inconsistent to prosecute Canada’s polygamists. Currently, in Canada, polygamy is in the news. The Canadian Criminal Code prohibits polygamy, but...
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When 3 Really Is A Crowd
July 11, 2007New York Times Opinion 16 July 2007 Elizabeth Marquardt, a vice president of the Institute for American Values, is the author of the forthcoming “My Daddy’s Name Is Donor.” In a Newsweek article last March,...