Why do some religions want monogamy?

[SexyBoy]

What is so important about being with just one man or one woman? I mean sexually?

Is it our idea or a higher power? Why?

A lot of animals are not monogamous. Why are they allowed to be different?

I have studied many religions and for the most part I am Christian (catholic). I know that man has made up part of the religion.

Example making decisions of what goes into the bible etc. That men can only be priests.

The Ten Commandments are written in stone. However I heard there is a lot more to them then just 10 commandments.

One example is if you are starving it is ok for you to take what you need to survive.

I really don't want to go into everything I know I want to hear what others have to say.

 

[Wet My Noodle]

Faith

An individual will never completely understand the Bible no matter how much the person studies it. Why..., because the Bible is filled with too many contridictions and obscure passages that ultimately lead people to make their own interpretations of specific passages. These contridictions and obscurities are, in my opinion the basis of the establishment of the many denominations and differences within the Church. If people fully understood the Bible, there would be a common understanding or interpretation of it. And no need for denominations. Also, if the church leadership, who make the claim they are "called by God" can barely understand the Bible; what chance does the layman have of fully understanding it?

 

[Sit_on_my_face]

What is so important about being with just one man or one woman? I mean sexually?

Is it our idea or a higher power? Why?

A lot of animals are not monogamous. Why are they allowed to be different?

I have studied many religions and for the most part I am Christian (catholic). I know that man has made up part of the religion.

Example making decisions of what goes into the bible etc. That men can only be priests.

The Ten Commandments are written in stone. However I heard there is a lot more to them then just 10 commandments.

One example is if you are starving it is ok for you to take what you need to survive.

I really don't want to go into everything I know I want to hear what others have to say.

I to am Catholic.

In the chapter of Genesis , I believe Abraham had more than 1 wife or more than 2 wives if I'm not mistaken.

 

[SexyBoy]

I to am Catholic.

In the chapter of Genesis , I believe Abraham had more than 1 wife or more than 2 wives if I'm not mistaken.

I remember something about that. I better read it again. Good to know.

I don't want two wives though. I just to be sexual with other women and emotional to one.

My faith really gets in the way. To the point I well become monogamous. Even if I find a woman who wants to be with other women too.

 

[SexyBoy]

An individual will never completely understand the Bible no matter how much the person studies it. Why..., because the Bible is filled with too many contridictions and obscure passages that ultimately lead people to make their own interpretations of specific passages. These contridictions and obscurities are, in my opinion the basis of the establishment of the many denominations and differences within the Church. If people fully understood the Bible, there would be a common understanding or interpretation of it. And no need for denominations. Also, if the church leadership, who make the claim they are "called by God" can barely understand the Bible; what chance does the layman have of fully understanding it?

I agree and with the dead sea scrolls things are even worse.

 

[Krustee]

What is so important about being with just one man or one woman? I mean sexually?

Is it our idea or a higher power? Why?

A lot of animals are not monogamous. Why are they allowed to be different?

I have studied many religions and for the most part I am Christian (catholic). I know that man has made up part of the religion.

Example making decisions of what goes into the bible etc. That men can only be priests.

The Ten Commandments are written in stone. However I heard there is a lot more to them then just 10 commandments.

One example is if you are starving it is ok for you to take what you need to survive.

I really don't want to go into everything I know I want to hear what others have to say.

Well the first thing you got's ta ask yourself is;
"Am I an animal?"

The simple answer is yes;
but the seperation from the rest of the animal kingdom is man's ability to reason in complex equation.

To our knowledge we are the only living beings on earth able to do this.

With much ability comes much responsibility & for that reason there are rules that we live by.

Some live by the Bible some live by Natural Law, some by Satanism, Communism, Totalitarianism, Euphemism & if you live in Canada, Socialism (true to Marxist progression).

An individual will never completely understand the Bible no matter how much the person studies it. Why..., because the Bible is filled with too many contridictions and obscure passages that ultimately lead people to make their own interpretations of specific passages. These contridictions and obscurities are, in my opinion the basis of the establishment of the many denominations and differences within the Church. If people fully understood the Bible, there would be a common understanding or interpretation of it. And no need for denominations. Also, if the church leadership, who make the claim they are "called by God" can barely understand the Bible; what chance does the layman have of fully understanding it?

There's actually a fairly simple answer for your quandary.

To even hope ti understand the Bible you need to study the history of it ,not just read it.

The Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic & Greek (Koine Greek to be exact)

The Bible is broken into the Old & New Testaments which span hundreds of years scripture writing.

It wasn't until the first century B.C.E. (Before the Common Era, aka B.C.) that Jews settled on the canon of their scripture, and it was around 400 C.E. (Common Era, aka A.D.) that Christians agreed on all the books of their New Testament.

From Many Books to the One Book

How did these various pieces come to be regarded as Scripture by Jewish and, later, Christian communities? There were no committees that sat down to decree what was or was not a holy book. To some degree, the process of Scripture-making, or canonization as it is often called (from the Greek word kanon, a "measuring rod"), involved a process, no longer completely understood, by which the Jewish community decided which works reflected most clearly its vision of God. The antiquity, real or imagined, of many of the books was clearly a factor, and this is why Psalms was eventually attributed to David, and Proverbs, Song of Songs, and Ecclesiastes (along with, by some people, Wisdom of Solomon in the Apocrypha) to Solomon. However, mere age was not enough. There had to be some way in which the Jewish community could identify its own religious experiences in the sacred books.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html

 

[maxx50]

The good book?

If you are not a religious person .. and don't .follow a denomination . or scriptural faith then the bible should mean nothing to you.. Because it is only a religious book .. of stories and morality tales , based on the belief of a hand full of religion's .. dating back more then 5000 years.
That we live in a part of the world that believe that the bible is Gods word .. and the only word that we can use with authority .. is our foolishness.. because two thirds of the world is not Christian.. and don't follow the Bible. They do have their own religions .. which have similar morality tales ..That is just the nature of the man kind..
WE must all ways remember that the Bible is just that a compilation of stories of faith from different culture , mainly in the middle east and how they believe this was Gods will being manifest on earth. If we see the workings in our life ,then we to are only believing them by faith .. because there is very little other prof.
Where Christianity . may differ from meny religions .. is in the teaching of Jesus..and those that truly follow those teachings . Understanding His words .. is where the revelation come to a persons heart there very being. But even then we are still sinners .. saved only by grace .
Any one that is a believer in Christ . and still looks down on others . ,think they are with out sin ,basically they are just a bunch of self righteous religious ass holes.. and we got way to many of them. and they are a poor example of what Jesus was trying to say to the world
This fallacy that to disagree with the Bible .. or those that know the word is the biggest lie that is in the church .. That they think they are disagreeing with god . and he will bring down His wrath on them.. i feel sorry for their ignorance..All we are doing when we don't follow the teaching of the bible is realizing that it is just the word of men. Yes they could be inspire and have a truth to live by.. but it is still man mad .. And considering the history of the Bible how it is compiled from many times and cultural , religions ,and languages.. and then manipulated to fit the politician climate of the day. It is not All Gods word .. and it is not all that God has to say .. Gods speaks to everyones heart and mind all the time .. not just those people in the Bible . and he never stopped giving inspiration.. there are meny stories of faith .. that are told , they are not in the Bible..but they are just as relevant
Why are we basing our morality on the Bible when we know what is right in our own hearts . and when we step over that line that is right and just . we also know there are consequences..and we have very little to complain about other then maybe we were not prepared to accept the consequences.

 

[jordan_]

I remember something about that. I better read it again. Good to know.

I don't want two wives though. I just to be sexual with other women and emotional to one.

My faith really gets in the way. To the point I well become monogamous. Even if I find a woman who wants to be with other women too.

Im all for that idea, actually.
Id be much more upset if my SO was hanging out with a girl all the time and being really close with her, than if he just went and fucked some random girl.
As long as he was being safe, of course.
And discreet.
And the second I doubted either of those it would end, but otherwise, good to go.

 

[chilli]

What is so important about being with just one man or one woman? I mean sexually?

Is it our idea or a higher power? Why?

A lot of animals are not monogamous. Why are they allowed to be different?

I have studied many religions and for the most part I am Christian (catholic). I know that man has made up part of the religion.

Example making decisions of what goes into the bible etc. That men can only be priests.

The Ten Commandments are written in stone. However I heard there is a lot more to them then just 10 commandments.

One example is if you are starving it is ok for you to take what you need to survive.

I really don't want to go into everything I know I want to hear what others have to say.

imo the person you marry should be the person who you want to have sex with.

You should marry someone who connets with you on all levels, not just one or two.

That way you don't have to ask the question.

I'd tell you about my g/f but you would only get jealous.... yah she's that freakin awesome.

 

[island-guy]

remember that the goal of a religion is to control the people.

So, they make up a rule that says "You can't have sex unless we say it's ok and then you can only have sex with who we let you have sex with"

Add that to 'Sex is bad without permission, etc...'

Once they got the women on board, the men followed like sheep.