Saturday, July 30, 2022

Under Noahide, polyandry is illegal, but not polygyny, and men need not be married to their partners: Book Review, The Rainbow Covenant


Noahide Law is obviously sexist in that it allows men to have more than one wife and even sex partners he is not married to while a woman is never allowed to have more than one husband. 

"Beyond this the marriage laws of different nations may differ in their details. But the God of the Universe universally forbids polyandry — the combination of a woman with more than one man.

This prohibition reflects our species' nature. A man needs his mate to be exclusive to him; most women, apparently, can at least function if their mates are only devoted to them. Local cultural expectations aside, it follows that polygamy — meaning in this case polygyny, the combination of a man with more than one (eligible) woman, in or out of a marriage relationship — is not universally forbidden." (Dallen, 2003, pp. 167-168)

SOURCE: Dallen, Michael E. (2003). The Rainbow Covenant. Light Catcher Books & The Rainbow Covenant Foundation.  

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