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SSM leads to polygamy.


Ottawa -- The ramifications ramifications nplAuswirkungen pl  of Canada approving same-sex "marriage" last July are being made clear by a situation in The Netherlands. A man and two women have been given a government licence for a three-way "marriage." Victor de Bruijn and his wife Bianca signed a "co-habitation contract" with Mirjam Geven, who abandoned her husband for the arrangement (LifeSite News, Sept. 30, 2005). In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke"
put differently
, polygamy polygamy: see marriage.
polygamy

Marriage to more than one spouse at a time. Although the term may also refer to polyandry (marriage to more than one man), it is often used as a synonym for polygyny (marriage to more than one woman), which appears
 has gained its first legal foothold in the West. Muslims have accepted it since the days of Mohammed, who had many wives. In South Africa, the Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church can refer to many different Lutheran churches in the world. Among them are the following:
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile
 has come out in favour of polygamy (RNU, Oct. 31, 2005).
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Title Annotation:Canada
Publication:Catholic Insight
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Geographic Code:1CANA
Date:Dec 1, 2005
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