Importance or advantages of a Monogamous Marriage over a Polygamous Marriage
Answer Text: Importance of a Monogamous Marriage over a Polygamous Marriage.-Monogamy provides a healthy and peaceful environment in which to bring up children and provide for them adequately. In contrast, in a polygamous marriage, there is jealousy and quarrels among co-wives and their children particularly where some feel that they are discriminated against by their husband and father.-In a monogamous marriage it is possible for a wife, husband and children to experience love and care which is not possible in a polygamous marriage.-It is only in a monogamous marriage that married partners can achieve complete intimate oneness of “becoming one flesh”. This is in contrast with a polygamous union where the wives compete against each other to please the husband.-God’s original plan of marriage for companionship is only possible in a monogamous marriage than a polygamous one. Polygamy subjects women to subordinate positions.-It is easier to achieve complete faithfulness and trust in a monogamous marriage than in a polygamous one. In a polygamous marriage the husband might not be able tofulfill conjugal obligations to all his wives.
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