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minus-square800XL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThe polygamy thing works great for new religions because it is a sure fire way to easily create more adherents from a small amount of stock. Indoctrinating children from birth is way easier than converting adults.
minus-squarechoroalp@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThis is why islam allows 4 wives
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt also makes it way easier to convert some adults
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoMostly male adults Mostly.
minus-squareCruxifux@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s weird that a polygamy religion even recruits women, and that it did so so effectively that Mormonism is now a major and accepted religion.
minus-squareBlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoHey now don’t be bigoted. Some of us want harems with more than just plain old women.
The polygamy thing works great for new religions because it is a sure fire way to easily create more adherents from a small amount of stock. Indoctrinating children from birth is way easier than converting adults.
This is why islam allows 4 wives
It also makes it way easier to convert some adults
Mostly male adults
Mostly.
It’s weird that a polygamy religion even recruits women, and that it did so so effectively that Mormonism is now a major and accepted religion.
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Hey now don’t be bigoted. Some of us want harems with more than just plain old women.