Give me that old time religion:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?ID=228736&R=R1

I was wondering if this was going to happen. There is a small fringe group of ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews that want to revive that esteemed Jewish cultural tradition of polygamy. That used to be pretty regular where Sephardi culture is concerned. And as expected the Ashkenazim like that tradition no more now than ever. They still think of it as a perversion of Judaism (I'm sure Abraham, Israel, David, and Solomon would be interested to know that it was in fact such a perversion). I think this if anything confirms that Christianity is not the only religion to produce cuckoolander reactionaries. Usually, though, these types *are* Christians.

SO what do you in the community think? Is this really no true Scotsmen-not Jewish? Or are these people the Israeli version of FLDS in the USA? I personally see them as Israel's FLDS and expect this to happen in Israel when Shabbatanism is confirmed as the official sect of Judaism there.

Comments

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

The world would obviously be a better place without Jews, Christians or Muslims.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Bah, the Buddhists would simply evolve to fill the void left by the disappearance of the rest. ;p I seriously cannot see the country of Natalie Portman and Bar Refaeli adopting polygamy.

It already happened.

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Buddhism is where monotheism started. It is the parent religion to the other three which are adaptations of old polytheisms to the One True Buddha.

[harry-beast.livejournal.com]

Or without any people whatsoever. Imagine the idyllic, Eden like innocence of a world without humans. Of course, some animal would go an spoil it all by evolving, and then the whole bloody mess would start over.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Dr. Zaius would probably be the next Hitler. ;P

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

Spoken like a true harry beast!

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

Somehow I don't see nature as ever being idyllic nor eden like. Nature is a war zone, always.

[notmrgarrison.livejournal.com]

Being eaten alive is not idyllic.

[mrsilence.livejournal.com]

I like the way you equivocate between the idea that a particular set of beliefs are false and people would be better off not believing them, and suggesting we have a new holocaust so we can slaughter the people who hold those ideas.

Not sure if it's intentional or not, but kudos either way!

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

Where have I suggested slaughtering abybody?

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

It's a dumb reason to be pro-polygamy, but I wouldn't oppose it there anymore than I would here, provided there's no coercion or the like involved.

I wonder if...

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

In ancient China the rich guys were allowed to marry one woman for the purpose of having a boy to inherit all the property and the responsibilities that go along with it. A fat cat could have as many concubines as he wished to make babies of an inferior status.

I think it is interesting that one of the motives for this is very similar to the National Socialist policy of promoting more babies of the "right" genetic material for fear of being swamped by the population of the "wrong" type.

Re: I wonder if...

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Hush, now, lest you get the avenging hordes of Christian Zionists who claim that such comparisons are always without merit because Muslims are subhuman evil ogres.

Re: I wonder if...

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Those Christian Zionists are so quaint. We need to keep them around as long as possible so that we have something to laugh at.

[midsummerskies.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why wanting to practice polygamy automatically makes someone a "cuckoolander reactionaries."

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Because Judaism has not had polygamy as a legal aspect of the culture for several thousand years? It's not a trick statement. It's like Christianity reviving the title of Roman Emperor for shits and giggles.

I likey Tradition /. Fiddler on the roof

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Re: I likey Tradition /. Fiddler on the roof

[prog-expat.livejournal.com]

LOL I knew someone was going to post this.

Re: I likey Tradition /. Fiddler on the roof

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

How awful! We need to make sure no such people exist in our ideal religionless future.

[3fgburner.livejournal.com]

They're putting sugar in their porridge.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

laws regarding marriage

why not permit bigamy or polyamory?

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

The Israelis who justify this do so to avoid Rassenschande and half-Arab mongrel subhumans who threat Jewish Blood Purity. Which is why it would never catch on, a society founded because of the Holocaust isn't going to get all crazy about Mischlingen.

[stewstewstewdio.livejournal.com]

The article states: "It is being promoted as the Jewish solution for the abundance of single women, the Arab demographic threat and the male predicament of seeking extramarital relations." in the opening lines.

Does this mean men hate being Jews?

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

More accurately it's racism against Arabs. Which is not atypical in Israel which is racist against Sephardim and Beta Yisrael as well.