And actually, I would find it really handy if we could have a series of threads addressing arguments people have raised against it, and of course the answers. I know there are some on the main page and some older threads, but there don't seem to be many recent ones.
All I did was spend a lot of time in forums, particularly on YouTube, and one that I resurrected on christianchat.com, so I could get exposed to all the arguments out there. Over time, God revealed to me certain truths I had not seen before, such as when Jesus said that the two shall become one, He followed that up by saying that they are no longer two but one. It does't hurt that I have read through the entire Bible multiple times over, in both KJV and NIV, and I have committed several books to memory. I am not trying to boast here, but God does have a way of reminding you of what He has written in His Word. It also helps me refute nonsense from people who try to argue that I don't know Scripture very well, or that I am cherry picking. I also reference both scriptureforall.org and greekbible.com, whenever I engage folks on this and other topics. Sometimes I find myself defending the Christian faith against people who want to argue that it is false. It kind of looks good when the person defending the faith, is pro-polygamy.
Above all, I generally try to be respectful with the people I disagree with, as long as they don't attack my character, which happens far too often. With the most recent approach that I have taken, it doesn't portray myself as desiring polygamy for myself, which is a distraction for most people, as they are prone to say that I am full of lust, and other garbage of that sort. Here, polygamy is shown as evidence to support, what they disagree with, and while they also disagree with polygamy, they feel as though I am only trying to argue in favor of the gender differences that those passages employ. Ultimately, I am willing to go as far as it takes to prove that polygamy is acceptable to God, but I don't want my personal motives to be a distraction to the conversation at hand.
Update on our Bible Study leader: I have asked him twice since our conversation, if he has taken the time to follow up on our discussion, and do the research to see if what I said, is right, and both times, he has said that he has been too busy.
Another update on pro-polygamy activities: My wife had a crazy idea to visit a church that her friend used to attend, before she headed off to serve God in Romania, which is where my wife is from. This is the young lady that my wife invited over for New Year's Eve last year, and also invited me to go out with her, and we met at a local park and convened at Dairy Queen. I paid for her meal, which my wife was grateful for, but I couldn't keep this young woman from fulfilling her dream of serving God overseas, so I let it go, but she was a very nice young lady who my wife enjoyed spending time with. Anyway, I didn't like the church very much, and I made that clear. I went online to find the email address of the young man who preached that Sunday, and had a bit of a conversation with him about being prepared. Bless his heart, he is new to preaching, and he was all over the place. Anyhow, we interacted back and forth over email, and I brought up the fact that I don't have difficulty loving a God who does not ask me to follow man-made legalities. This is because, in his message, he said that sometimes he finds it difficult to love God. He was curious when I told him that what I had learned had given me a greater love for God, even though I warned him, that if he embraces this, he will incur a lot of hatred from people who call themselves Christians. When he asked me to show him what I have learned, I introduced him to this notion that there are different requirements for men and women. He never responded. I will follow up with him to see what his thoughts are, and to see how he is doing in his love for God.
