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A fascinating juxtaposition of news stories about polygamy appears at the Memri Blog. A judge in Sweden, epitome of post-liberal hyper-tolerance, has proposed the legalisation of polygamy.
A leading Swedish judge, Prof. Stefan Lindskog, has submitted a draft bill permitting polygamy in Sweden, explaining that "the law should not interfere in religious matters or in matters pertaining to each individual."
If Prof Lindskog really thinks polygamy is an individual matter, then Sweden has very low standards for its "leading" judges. To point out the obvious, at least three people are involved: a husband, his wife, and another woman whom he proposes to "marry".
Many women in Saudi Arabia, epitome of intolerant despotism, are not as accepting of polygamy as is Prof Lindskog.
A call to permit polygamy, by preacher and imam Taher Al-Ahmad at a mosque in the Al-Ahsaa region has caused great consternation amongst women's organization [sic] in Saudi Arabia.
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Women worshippers at the mosque demanded that their husbands boycott the preacher and pray at a different mosque.
I don’t know if Prof Lindskog is married but, if he is, I’d bet his wife would take the same view as those Saudi women.
h/t: Dhimmi Watch
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