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Guidelines for posting an introduction

Keith Martin said:
I've cut-and-pasted the only section of your original post that includes bolded text:



Including varying text sizes, most of the section above is not only larger, but the part about what the Introductions Section is is not bolded, whereas what it is not is not only bolded but has a capitalized NOT intoducing the bolded statement. If it wasn't intended to be a warning, it certainly comes across as a warning.



I get that it was carefully worded to not actually restrict anything (I guess), but this sounds like plausible deniability to me. Writing in a smaller text size that you won't stop us from posting advertisements while having already written, "This introductions section IS NOT for posting advertisements looking for a wife" is more akin to being fine print than assurance that one won't be further discouraged.

And, please hear me, I did not post my profile for the purpose of inspiring dating, nor do I believe it will create that result; I shared it to add additional perspective to the various ongoing conversations here about dating sites. In fact, the result has been just as I predicted it would be: devoid of expressed romantic interest but instead including further discouraging comments from fellow brothers intent on dissuading me from believing I could possibly convince another woman to join our family (iow, successful flypaper).



And, given that I've been asked to point out examples of discouragement outweighing encouragement related to forming plural families, I assert that this part of your initial paragraph is such an example. Of course, caution is always in order, but such statements that label people fools are not only embarrassingly discouraging, whatever truth they contain seem to be repeated around here far more often that the percentage they represent within all the myriad of truths one could potentially write to provide advice related to seeking new partners. An old saw is, "If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all." I think that's extreme, but would it be too much to encourage each other to share at least two positive encouraging pieces of advice about how to seek new wives for every piece of discouraging advice? Or to at least sprinkle in an encouraging comment every fifth slam or so?
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I've toned it back. The content is still essentially the same, but the language and emphasis is quite different. How does this look?
 
FollowingHim said:
I've toned it back. The content is still essentially the same, but the language and emphasis is quite different. How does this look?
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Not that I'm the final authority, but I do approve of the unbolding.

I'd still amend the wet-your-pants disclaimer at the bottom. As a fix, you could just remove the parts about how terrible things might happen even if you didn't know the Taliban was using your site as a step-through, and then, instead of linking to the site that is nothing but an opinion commentary, set up a link to the actual legislation and let readers make their own informed opinion.

Thank you, though, for making it less of a WARNING!

;)
 
The footnote is still there, but is toned back further.

More importantly, I have added a new sticky thread providing links to dating websites, and have added links to the introductory post in this thread pointing people towards that resource. I think this strikes a good balance and may be useful for many people.
 
@Keith Martin, I understand what you are saying, and appreciate it, but I'm in agreement more with @rockfox here. I don't see the harm in being cautious and avoiding ANY type of scrutiny from the Feds. This is not like taking a label off of a mattress.

Nothing prevents people from sending a private message, or meeting each other at a retreat. But, at least we have reasonable deniability if anything unforeseen happens here and some do gooder sends a lawyer or investigator to look into us.
 
Shalom Everyone, I am Ani. I found this site in search of a tribe, having been labelled a cheater and divorced due to my realization that the family model adopted by Abraham, Jacob, David, and other Hebrew kings was never a sin. I grew up Christian, but I see a significant element of replacement theology in many churches, which also maintain traditions not recommended by Jesus himself. Many teach that the law was broken or abolished.

I believe in Jesus (Yeshua) and follow him, but I don't feel the mainstream church is on track, whereas the Messianic believers are. I'm looking forward to making friends and acquaintances, especially as I don't live in the USA. I hope to find like-minded individuals in locations outside the USA who are also searching for their tribe.

I have read that soliciting or searching for a wife or wives on this site is not allowed, so I will refrain from doing that.
 
Hey, my name is Tre.

I currently live in Tennessee and I’ve been married for 9 years.

I was an ordained pastor in a presbytery denomination for 3 years. I recently discovered the truth of polygyny earlier this year and found out about this group from watching Rob Kowalski, Peter Rambo, and Bible Marriages videos on YouTube.

I’m starting to see that the “support” system I had when I promoted monogamy only is non-existent now. I’m glad to know that this space is here and look forward to connecting with families who’ve known and lived this truth for years.
 
Twas told to Register; So, Here Goes:
Name: Michael, Ivan, etc. My father wanted George, but, My Mother wanted Michael. They got hitched a month before I was born, and divorced a month after. I have long been interested in multiple females as associates of some Romantic sort, but never managed to do it. Now I own an old hospital and have 4 females as "family" residents, but they all have physical problems that prevent amorous interactions. I was married and had 4 children, then the wife accused me of wanting to kill her, and her church associates moved her out. I was the house husband and she cut off all utility accounts. I asked her to come back, but no deal.
So I sued her for divorce and a piece of her pension, which I got. She never came back. but sued to cancel the divorce. It didn't work, though it cost me 5.000$. Eventually she died in screaming painful agony at a daughter's house about a month after I had told her I forgave Her for everything. I spent 10 years as a substitute teacher, till fired for having a female student combing my beard.

I've had 3 romantic interludes, one of with a belly dancer. I liked the belly dancer very much, the most, but her divorced husband came back to die with cancer.
He also threatened to kill me, so I took off in sort of an invisible divorce. She never came back, but went after a male friend of her ex.
I was a "Mormon" for 20 years or so just to find out what it was all about. After their Prophet told them to get Covid Vaxed, I have never returned.
In Mormon scriptures, they have the testimony of Eve, where she says they had to sin inorder to have children and to get out of the Garden of Eden. So, if you want something, you can sin to get it.
Which is a bit humorous, but, at the same time justifying sin.
At some point, I found out the definition of sin from studying the ancient city of Harran, where Sin was the name of the Moon. The Man's face on the Moon represented the face of the Creator to them, which I agree with. Therefore, sin is usurpation of the Creator's Authority. There is no apparent definition in the Bible, except where Adam tried to usurp the Creator's authority and attempted to define good and evil for himself, as in partaking of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As it turned out, Adam was the snake in that story; And His first son, Cain was genetically "infected" with that usurpation mentality. Too bad this ain't a dating site.
 
Ivan35 said:
Twas told to Register; So, Here Goes:
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At some point, I found out the definition of sin from studying the ancient city of Harran, where Sin was the name of the Moon. The Man's face on the Moon represented the face of the Creator to them, which I agree with. Therefore, sin is usurpation of the Creator's Authority. There is no apparent definition in the Bible, except where Adam tried to usurp the Creator's authority and attempted to define good and evil for himself, as in partaking of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As it turned out, Adam was the snake in that story; And His first son, Cain was genetically "infected" with that usurpation mentality. Too bad this ain't a dating site.
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Welcome...


You have some very atypical thoughts on creation... I pray you continue in pursuing truth..

Shalom...
 
Ivan35 said:
Twas told to Register; So, Here Goes:
Name: Michael, Ivan, etc. My father wanted George, but, My Mother wanted Michael. They got hitched a month before I was born, and divorced a month after. I have long been interested in multiple females as associates of some Romantic sort, but never managed to do it. Now I own an old hospital and have 4 females as "family" residents, but they all have physical problems that prevent amorous interactions. I was married and had 4 children, then the wife accused me of wanting to kill her, and her church associates moved her out. I was the house husband and she cut off all utility accounts. I asked her to come back, but no deal.
So I sued her for divorce and a piece of her pension, which I got. She never came back. but sued to cancel the divorce. It didn't work, though it cost me 5.000$. Eventually she died in screaming painful agony at a daughter's house about a month after I had told her I forgave Her for everything. I spent 10 years as a substitute teacher, till fired for having a female student combing my beard.

I've had 3 romantic interludes, one of with a belly dancer. I liked the belly dancer very much, the most, but her divorced husband came back to die with cancer.
He also threatened to kill me, so I took off in sort of an invisible divorce. She never came back, but went after a male friend of her ex.
I was a "Mormon" for 20 years or so just to find out what it was all about. After their Prophet told them to get Covid Vaxed, I have never returned.
In Mormon scriptures, they have the testimony of Eve, where she says they had to sin inorder to have children and to get out of the Garden of Eden. So, if you want something, you can sin to get it.
Which is a bit humorous, but, at the same time justifying sin.
At some point, I found out the definition of sin from studying the ancient city of Harran, where Sin was the name of the Moon. The Man's face on the Moon represented the face of the Creator to them, which I agree with. Therefore, sin is usurpation of the Creator's Authority. There is no apparent definition in the Bible, except where Adam tried to usurp the Creator's authority and attempted to define good and evil for himself, as in partaking of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As it turned out, Adam was the snake in that story; And His first son, Cain was genetically "infected" with that usurpation mentality. Too bad this ain't a dating site.
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Interesting.
 
Ivan35 said:
Twas told to Register; So, Here Goes:
Name: Michael, Ivan, etc. My father wanted George, but, My Mother wanted Michael. They got hitched a month before I was born, and divorced a month after. I have long been interested in multiple females as associates of some Romantic sort, but never managed to do it. Now I own an old hospital and have 4 females as "family" residents, but they all have physical problems that prevent amorous interactions. I was married and had 4 children, then the wife accused me of wanting to kill her, and her church associates moved her out. I was the house husband and she cut off all utility accounts. I asked her to come back, but no deal.
So I sued her for divorce and a piece of her pension, which I got. She never came back. but sued to cancel the divorce. It didn't work, though it cost me 5.000$. Eventually she died in screaming painful agony at a daughter's house about a month after I had told her I forgave Her for everything. I spent 10 years as a substitute teacher, till fired for having a female student combing my beard.

I've had 3 romantic interludes, one of with a belly dancer. I liked the belly dancer very much, the most, but her divorced husband came back to die with cancer.
He also threatened to kill me, so I took off in sort of an invisible divorce. She never came back, but went after a male friend of her ex.
I was a "Mormon" for 20 years or so just to find out what it was all about. After their Prophet told them to get Covid Vaxed, I have never returned.
In Mormon scriptures, they have the testimony of Eve, where she says they had to sin inorder to have children and to get out of the Garden of Eden. So, if you want something, you can sin to get it.
Which is a bit humorous, but, at the same time justifying sin.
At some point, I found out the definition of sin from studying the ancient city of Harran, where Sin was the name of the Moon. The Man's face on the Moon represented the face of the Creator to them, which I agree with. Therefore, sin is usurpation of the Creator's Authority. There is no apparent definition in the Bible, except where Adam tried to usurp the Creator's authority and attempted to define good and evil for himself, as in partaking of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As it turned out, Adam was the snake in that story; And His first son, Cain was genetically "infected" with that usurpation mentality. Too bad this ain't a dating site.
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Just...you know...stick with what the Bible actually say. You might want to read up on it a bit more to familiarize yourself with what it says. You have picked up some strange beliefs. We typically frown on unbiblical beliefs, which is why we are called "Biblical" Families. Yeah having a female student combing your beard is a bit weird as well. Wait until she turns 18 and then have her comb your beard!
 
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