Saturday, September 05, 2009

Christianity cannot compromise on the question of polygamy

Billy Graham the eminent Christian evangelist has recognized this fact on Polygamy: Christianity cannot compromise on the question of polygamy. If presentday Christianity cannot do so it is to its own detriment. Islam has permitted polygamy as a solution to social ills and has allowed a certain degree of latitude to human nature but only within the strictly defined framework of the law. Christian countries make a great show of monogamy but actually they practice polygamy. No one is unaware of the part mistresses play in Western society. In this respect Islam is a fundamentally honest religion and permits a Muslim to marry a second wife if he must but strictly forbids all clandestine amatory associations in order to safeguard the moral probity of the community.