Marriage is a contract between two people and the State. The State has determined that some forms of contracts are not legal. read more
Marriage is a contract between two people and the State. The State has determined that some forms of contracts are not legal. For example, a contract in which there’s no exchange of value isn’t legal, and many contracts involving a signee under the age of majority aren’t legal. read more
Which isn't to say that is was always illegal. The picture is a bit muddy, but the practice of polygamy was known among some indigenous tribes, trappers, Utopian communities, families from other cultures that practiced polygamy in the Old World (i.e. Scots-Irish, Welsh and Muslim), and there is some evidence it may have been occasionally practiced in the South. read more