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	~~{{epigraph\|With the authority of the Bible behind them,~~ early Mormons argued for 'plural marriage,' and some Mormon fundamentalist sects continue to practice polygyny. They were and are right: if the Bible provides authoritative models, then a man should be allowed to have more than one wife, as did Abraham, Jacob, David, and other biblical heroes, with no hint of divine disapproval.<br><br>—Michael Coogan, ''God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says'' (New York, N.Y.: Twelve, 2010), 78–79.}}
	~~{{:Question: Was there no biblical mandate for plural marriage?}}~~
	~~{{:Question: Does the Bible forbid plural marriage?}}~~
	~~{{:Question: What are the "works~~ of ~~Abraham" and how does this relate to~~ plural marriage~~?}}~~
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	~~\|link=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/archive/publications/polygamy-prophets-and-prevarication~~
	~~\|author=Gregory L. Smith, M.D.~~
	~~\|authorlink=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/authors/smith-gregory~~
	~~\|title=Polygamy, Prophets, and Prevarication: Frequently and Rarely Asked Questions about the Initiation, Practice, and Cessation of Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints~~
	~~\|publication=FairMormon Papers~~
	~~\|date=2005~~
	\|summary=The criticism that polygamy is irreligious appeals to western sensibilities which favor monogamy, and argues that polygamy is inconsistent with biblical Christianity or (ironically) the Book of Mormon itself.
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	This is a weak attack at best, and replies–devotional, apologetic, and scholarly–have been made to the claim. There is extensive, unequivocal evidence that polygamous relationships were condoned under various circumstances by biblical prophets, despite how uncomfortable this might make a modern Christian. Elder Orson Pratt was widely viewed as the victor in a three-day debate on this very point with Reverend John P. Newman, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, in 1870.
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	Even were there no such precedents, LDS theology has no problem accepting and implementing novel commandments, since the Saints believe in continuing revelation. I will not belabor the matter here, since ample resources are available.
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{{epigraph|With the authority of the Bible behind them, early Mormons argued for 'plural marriage,' and some Mormon fundamentalist sects continue to practice polygyny. They were and are right: if the Bible provides authoritative models, then a man should be allowed to have more than one wife, as did Abraham, Jacob, David, and other biblical heroes, with no hint of divine disapproval.<br><br>—Michael Coogan, ''God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says'' (New York, N.Y.: Twelve, 2010), 78–79.}}
{{:Question: Was there no biblical mandate for plural marriage?}}
{{:Question: Does the Bible forbid plural marriage?}}
{{:Question: What are the "works of Abraham" and how does this relate to plural marriage?}}
{{PerspectivesBar
|link=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/archive/publications/polygamy-prophets-and-prevarication
|author=Gregory L. Smith, M.D.
|authorlink=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/authors/smith-gregory
|title=Polygamy, Prophets, and Prevarication: Frequently and Rarely Asked Questions about the Initiation, Practice, and Cessation of Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|publication=FairMormon Papers
|date=2005
|summary=The criticism that polygamy is irreligious appeals to western sensibilities which favor monogamy, and argues that polygamy is inconsistent with biblical Christianity or (ironically) the Book of Mormon itself.
<br>
This is a weak attack at best, and replies–devotional, apologetic, and scholarly–have been made to the claim. There is extensive, unequivocal evidence that polygamous relationships were condoned under various circumstances by biblical prophets, despite how uncomfortable this might make a modern Christian. Elder Orson Pratt was widely viewed as the victor in a three-day debate on this very point with Reverend John P. Newman, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, in 1870.
<br>
Even were there no such precedents, LDS theology has no problem accepting and implementing novel commandments, since the Saints believe in continuing revelation. I will not belabor the matter here, since ample resources are available.
}}

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