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This means a very significant number of Black males are unavailable for marriage or
parenting their children during the normally most productive years (20-40) due to
imprisonment or death. This results in significantly more Black females than males
being available for marriage and parenting children, many of whom are single
parents raising a family without a present or stable father figure. According to the
Census Bureau and Focus on the Family radio program, 39% of Black women never
marry, and 46% of Black men never marry>.1f On 11/26/'95, Focus on the Family's
Michelle said that the Essence magazine gave the figure of 40% of Black women
never marrying>.1f. We still live in a racist society 20 years after the death of
M.L.King. Black females are not sought for as wives by a significant number of Black
males and non-Black males in America. [Footnote: >.1f Focus on the Family
(American On Line) ]This leaves a significant number of marriagable Black females
with no suitable male to marry and help raise their children. Normal young, Black
females with affectionate and passionate needs do not have enough suitable and
marriageable males for monogynous marriages so that leaves neurotic frustration,
celibacy, promiscuity, lesbianism or bisexuality for many Black women. Through
ignorance, bigotry, fear of society, and bad taste the wonderful grace, beauty,
deliciousness, elegance, wit, strength, charm and intelligence of most Black women is
NOT appropriately esteemed or appreciated by most Americanmales, so you do not
find most white, Hispanic, Asian orJewish males seeking Black women as wives. Most
white, Hispanic, Asian or Jewish males would seek white, or Hispanic, or Asian, or
Jewish wives before they would consider seeking a Black wife. Black women are, for
the society as a whole, seen a lovers and sex objects far more than they are seen as
wives and mothers. A saying in the white community about Black Americans is,
"Look, dream, or fantasize but DON'T TOUCH! If you touch, DON'T MARRY! Take them
to bed but never bring one home for dinner!" It hasn't changed much since slavery.
The Black woman interested in marrying has a 40% chance of never marrying, and
the older they get, the more children they have, the deeper their poverty, the less
chance they have of ever marrying. Many single Black mother on welfare would
rather have her own independent welfare income with independence from males,
rather than have a man around who could mess up her dependable welfare check.
Lastly, many single Black mothers never learned at home or in the community how
fragile the male ego is, and the last thing they want to do is to show a Black male
honor and respect as the man of the their house. Many Black mothers, bitter and
resentful towards the men in their lives who they feel have wronged them, with
barbed tongues shred the souls of their men, dominate them, belittle them etc. Of
course the verbally inferior Black male responds to her superior verbal violence with
his superior physical and inferior verbal violence. What about that whole generation
who grew up without a positive and nurturing dad? They saw that their mother's men
were transients without any lasting commitment to them or their mother. They
learned that men were not, therefore are not, necessary to raising a family----or at
least to surviving as a family. Many single mothers are so bitter against the men who
they feel have wronged or failed them that the proclaim "Men! Who needs them!"
and their sons hear them and learn that men are not necessary, at least not to
women and mothers. They grow into men who believe that they are not necessary to
the women in their lives and act accordingly, some even turning from women to men
to feel needed and desired, homosexuality.Mothers are supposed to be natural
nurturers, comforters and supporters of their male children, but many single Black
mothers, filled with bitterness and resentment at the men in their lives who have
wronged them, dump this frustration and rage on their sons using their superior
verbal skills to intimidate and guilt trip them when their sons are small, and then
bruise and batter their souls/egos when they are big in their teens. So many of these
women, frustrated and irritated with their sons, day-in and day-out stay locked into
this angry mode and rarely if ever hug their sons, look them in their eyes smiling and
say "Son, I love you!" with a big warm and long hug. They seem to be afraid that if
they do this it will be taken as a sign of weakness and make it harder for them to
control this little man of theirs. Their sons grow up into men who feel unloved with no
real reason to live, and/or unloved by women so when men offer them love and
acceptance that they need so desperately, they accept it in homosexuality.Many
learned from their single mothers that sex outside of marriage is the norm------that
personal freedom and love-without-commitment is better than love with commitment
to and responsibility for a marital relationship. So what role model did they have? The
uncommitted, irresponsible, selfish, self-centered transient lover-boys that many of
their mothers accepted. What motivation would such a male have to feel morally and
financially responsible for his women or his children? Little to none. Is there any
hope?Some suggest finding support groups (churches, fellowships, 12 step etc.) to
help the single parent cope, and for some that works so they can carry on a
meaningful life. Some find significant help from counselors. Some take James
Dobson's advice by single mothers finding acceptable male role models for their
sons, or by single fathers finding acceptable female role models for their daughters.
Some of these role models can be found on a volunteer or token pay basis through
one's extended family, one's church, one's support groups, local schools or etc. But
these substitutes lack the sense of permanent commitment, "I'm here for you for
life", that real parents can give. There is another substitute, another option. Two
single moms who also are the best and dearest of friends (Women are so much better
than men at building successful relationships!) decide to join forces and households ,
having realized that they will probably be a part of the 40% of Black women who
never marry or a part of the 70% that never successfully marry, moving both of their
families into one dwelling. If they are both working (even if only part time), or
receiving child support or welfare, this dramatically reduces their cost of living,
enables them to divide up the household chores, enables them to have more relaxed
time with the kids for parenting, enables them to give each other breaks from the
care of the kids, gives them a helper if they are temporarily disabled by illness, gives
them an adult companion with whom they can share their trials and joys (Women are
such good listeners!), and enables them to achieve a higher standard of living than
they could independently. The savings and efficiencies are increased if three or more
such single moms move into a larger dwelling with their families. Many
misunderstanding can be avoided if the single moms involved sit down together first
and reinforce their commitments to the shared living arrangement by drawing up,
having signed and witnessed a contract that clearly spells out each others
responsibilities, privileges and accountability in the arrangement. Of course the down
side of this is that they are sexual and affectionate beings who will need to hug, hold
and touch each other, basic human needs. The danger of them becoming lesbians or
bisexual is greatly increased, and a factor with which they must deal and recognize if
they choose to join forces in their struggle with life, family and work. Sometimes
these substitutes work, but many times they are just better than nothing. Sometimes
these part-time substitutes don't cure the empty bed blues, the absent parent blues.
Even God said it wasn't good for people to be alone. There are other ways of solving
this problem where there is lifetime commitment both for the parents and for their
children. There may be some value, some lessons to be learned, some ideas worth
considering in an anthropologicalconsideration of how other people in other cultures
andcountries deal with this shortage of men who are interestedin and willing to
seriously and effectively commit to marriage. Let’s consider a few of these.There is
the Moslem solution. My Islamic and polygynist friend R--- in SE Asia shared with me
that the Quran states:"....Several times in recent years the subject of marriage was
brought up in the International Shura (Consultative Assembly) of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community. The reason was that most Communities faced the problem of
having a surplus of girls unable to find husbands. The problem is/was of course more
serious with widows and divorcees but also exists even with unmarried virgin girls.
The fact that this subject was brought up for consultation again and again proves that
in this respect the health of the society could be/needed to be improved. During the
Assembly the Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community had inquired
from various delegates whether this problem existed in their local communities. All
representatives had to agree, with the exception of the African representatives. As
Polygamy is practiced in Africa the communities there did not face any problems in
this respect."Use your find option and go to *** for the rest of the Muslimsolution.The
Old Testament Jews had a very similar practice underthe Patriarchs OT PATRIARCHS:
". . . a man's 'house' might consist of his mother; his wives and the wives' children;
his concubines and their children . . . and slaves of both sexes. Polygamy was in part
the cause of the large size of the Hebrew household; in part the cause of it may be
found in the insecurity of early times, when safety lay in numbers . . . Polygyny and
bigamy were recognized features of the family life. From the Oriental point of view
there was nothing immoral in the practice of polygamy. The female slaves were in
every respect the property of their master and became his concubines; except in
certain cases,when they seem to have belonged exclusively to their mistress . ..At all
events, polygyny was an established and recognized institution form the earliest
times">8 DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE, J. Hastings (Selbie, Lambert, Mathews),
Hendrickson Publishers, 1989; p.259.OT PATRIARCHS: "The Bible, in tolerating
polygamy, gives evidence that the practice had long been an accepted social
institution when these laws were written down. In the patriarchal age polygamy is
regarded as an unquestioned custom. While the Bible gives a reason for the action of
Abraham in taking Hagar for an additional wife and, in the case of Jacob, for having
Rachel as a wife besides Leah, it only proves that polygamy as well as concubinage,
with which it was always associated, was among the mores of the ancient Hebrew
people (Gen. 16:1-4; 29:23-28). . . "CHARLES A. RUBENSTEIN-----------------
Bibliography:Abrahams, 1., Jewish Life in the Middle Ages (1917);FOR THE REST OF
THE JEWISH SOLUTION, USE YOUR FINDOPTION AND GO TO "###" .Then there is the
Christian version of this solution, withMartin Luter as its spokesman.REFORMATION:
"In the New Testament Jesus neither condemns polygamous unions nor advocates a
change in the system.From this noninterference attitude Luther, as late as the 16th
cent.,arrived at the conclusion that he could not forbid the taking of more than one
wife."CHARLES A. RUBENSTEIN-----------------Bibliography:Abrahams, 1., Jewish Life in
the Middle Ages (1917);Westermarck, E., History of Human Marriage (1901);Spencer,
H., Principles of Sociology idem, Descriptive Sociology;1500's *******Martin Luther
Martin Luther wrote in De Wette, II, p. 459, "I confess that I cannot forbid a person to
marry several wives, for it does not contradict the Scripture. If a man wishes to marry
more than one wife, he should be asked whether he is satisfied in his conscience that
he may do so in accordance with the word of God. In such a case, the civil authority
has nothing to do in such a matter." 1500's: ***After Polygamy Was Made A Sin:The
Social History of Christian PolygamyJohn Cairncross, 1974Published by Routledge &
Kegan Paul Ltd, London¥¥¥"Phillip of Hesse felt impelled by his reverence for the
sacraments to mend his first marriage by contracting a second one even while his
wife was alive. And he did so with the sanction of the Fathers of the Reformation. The
first palidin of German Protestantism (Phillip) was,with Luther's and Melanchthon's
permission, a bigamist.Protestant historians have never recovered from the
shock."(pg.31) Phillip debated this issue with the Reformer's for many years before
and after his (supposedly secret) 2nd marriage. "If, he asked, it should suddenly be
possible to overthrow the celibacy of the clergy, why should the institution of bigamy
be a priori excluded? The only effective answer would have been that polygamy is
condemned by Christian doctrine. But this was a stand that Luther and his colleagues
never took - and for very good reasons. They could not. They themselves did not
believe that polygamy was against divine or natural law." (pg. 48) Luther did state
that "A Christian,before adopting polygamy, must first have a calling from God."(pg.
49)FOR THE REST OF THE CHRISTIAN SIDE OF THIS SOLUTION,USE YOUR FIND
OPTION TO GO TO +++.Most single Black mothers/women would not choose this
polygyny option, preferring to remain unmarried all of their lives ---- having
recreational sex, not providing a stable male role model for their son, and not
modeling a loving husband-wife relationship for their daughters. But if a woman's
situation necessitates it, if circumstances in the Black community (as described
above) require it, why not in America too? In Paris France they have over 100,000
practicing polygynists, according to the New York Times. So why not America? The
Bible and the history of the Christian movement show that you don't have to be
Islamic to choose and practice such an option . In America, bigamy and polygyny are
illegal. Why shouldn't ethically moral and Biblically acceptable Christian concubinage
be a viable option for such a population (30 million Blacks in l990, 12.1% of the total
USA pop.) with an obvious shortage of marriageable stable and successful males,
even in America?Why couldn't a wife, of any race, whose best female friend is a Black
single mom, approach her husband with the request that they as a couple include her
best friend + kids as part of their family, with her husband becoming the adoptive
father of the kids of the single mom and becoming husband to the single mom in
concubinage (she becomes his concubine by informal covenant and contract, in a
ceremony of their own design with the exchange of their covenants with his wife as
witness, instead of by civil or formal legal means, since bigamy and polygamy are
illegal in America). The kids of the single mom get a committed and already
successful father figure, and the single mom gets a husband with whom she can soul-
bond and count on, plus she gets to see her best friend a whole lot more. Real love
can overcome jealousy and envy, if they selflessly work at the marriage, as you
would have to in any marriage.A compassionately cherishing husband, who
consistently compassionately cherishes his own wife, thus making her very secure
with him, should be able to come to his compassionate and generous wife and ask
her to thoughtfully consider such a controversial proposal as the following: "Darling,
I'm very concerned about our Black sister who is struggling as a single mom and
having a very hard time. I believe that the conditions in our own family would allow
us to be of considerable help to her in her crisis. Please think about us accepting her
and her kids as part of our family, with me as father-figure to her kids, with me as
husband to her and her as concubine to me----with lifelong commitments for the sake
of both her and her children." Of course this would follow the husband and wife
having thoroughly discussing and considering the issue in general before any specific
action is taken. It would take a very secure wife to share her husband, but
compassion has moved people to heroic and selfless actions throughout history. The
real needs of the fatherless children would be met. The real needs of an adult female
would be met, who had been sexually loved and who may have a genuine sexual
appetite with no one to meet it in a context of soul-bonding, commitment and
genuine caring about her as a whole person. *You can never persuade me the single
mother lifestyles described above are better than first, a one-honorable-man-one-
wife loving and committed relationship; or second, (if there are no honorable
unmarried men willing to commit and cherish) a one-honorable-man-one wife-one-
concubine loving and committed relationship. My Black play-sister Elaine told me the
easiest thing to get, for her as a Black female, is a hard dick and a panting male. I
asked how easy it was to find a male who would commit maritally and honorably to
her and her well being, for life. She got real quiet and acknowledged how rare it was
to find such an honorable man. Given the choices of no sex, lesbianism, sex without
commitment and polygyny, she said it was something to seriously consider. The
"sister sororities" described above, where two or three Black "sisters"have gone in
together on their housing, chores and common expenses, if they were wise enough to
go into contract with each other for this joint effort, would do well to have a clause in
such a contract to prevent conflict, rivalry, bitterness and jealousy if one of them
meets an honorable man who is willing to commit to her. Ideally, if they have
achieved that rare unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace in Christ Jesus,the one who
becomes involved with an honorable man andmoves with her to commitment, that
one could at least ask herman of commitment to prayerfully consider bringing her
"sorority sisters" into their union as concubines, exhibitingthe same magnanimous
Spirit that Solomon's "black as a raven" Shulamite exhibited including her sister-
wives and concubines in the Bible's Song of Solomon. It is understoodand admitted
that such a kind, unselfish and generous Spirit is possible only in and by the Lord. The
alternative is every"sister" being out for herself, the winner taking the spoils, andthe
losers becoming spinsters. I believe the Shulamite's wayis the nobler, the more
blessed, and the most beautiful in Love.*Since we, as humans, are basically selfish,
most of us would not be inclined to participate in a polygynous marriage, especially
today's modern woman. Most of the 40% of Black women who never marry don't
want to marry unless they can have it their own way, which would not include sharing
a husband. Broad is the way that leads to family self-destruction and many there be
that go that way; but narrow is the way to family-salvation and a remnant few that
are willing to do almost anything to save their children (especially their sons), their
moral integrity and their feminine virtue will make the hard decisions necessary.
Some will find other ways (support groups, counseling, a benevolent male friend) to
be the firm but loving and supportive mothers they need to be, a few will be open to
the polygyny option, whether Christian, Jew or Moslem.---------------------------Polygyny is
still practiced in most of the Third World and in all Moslem nations although many in
the Third World do it privately and secretly because of anti polygyny laws that have
been forced on them by the UnitedNations. This has greatly undermined the role and
status of women in the Third World countries to the advantage of menand the
disadvantage of women. Many of the polygynous wives in China, SE Asia, India and
Africa wereeither dumped and and abandoned with their children, or they were
reduced to the status of mistresses, who have no legalrights for themselves or their
children.Even though polygyny is illegal in the West, including the USA, there are
polygynous communities that practice their polygyny "off the record", unofficially,
privately and discretely, many in obedience to the principles stated inthe following
PARAPHRASE [bracket items are mine]:Romans 14:20 For the sake of [polygyny] do
not destroy the work of God. All things [including polygyny] indeed are pure; but it is
evil to that woman who [becomes polygynous] while stumbling [in sin] because of
her doubts about its rightness. 21 It is right not to [take a second wife], nor [take a
third wife], nor do anything in which thy brother [or sister] stumbles [striking the toe
of one's conscience against an obstacle inducing one to sin by acting in doubt], or is
offended [ or stumbles or is enticed to act without faith or think unfavourably or
unjustly of another and so displesed and indignant], or is made weak [morally feeble,
without strength, powerless]. 22 Have you faith [to believe polygyny is right and so
practice it]? Have that conviction to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does
not judge oneself in what [belief or practice of polygyny] one allows [with a firm and
convinced faith in its rightness]. 23 But one that doubts [about the rightness of
polygyny], if [that] one [becomes polygynous], [that one] is condemned; because
that one became polygynous not because of faith [in its rightness]; but whatever
[behavior or thought does not originate from] faith [in its rightness before God] is sin.
15:1 ¶ But *we* ought, we that are strong [in our polygynous beliefs], to bear the
infirmities of the weak [in this aspect of the faith], and not to please ourselves. 2 Let
each one of us please his neighbour with a view to what is good, to edification. 3 For
the Christ also did not please himself; Some are Mormons, Reformed Mormons,
Catholics,and some are Protestant Christians. The five American "wives" of an
American polygynist posted the following recently on one of their web sites:>10.
Polygamy is great for women because: For every 100 women of young marriageable
age, there are only 70 men. >9. Polygamy is great for women because: By age 45,
for every 100 available men, there are over 200 single women. >8. Polygamy is great
for women because: Unattached women compete with other women, to their
detriment, for a chance at the marriage lottery. >7. Polygamy is great for women
because: Divorce is the only other available solution of providing husbands and
fathers for the surplus of women. >6. Polygamy is great for women because: The
newly divorced woman is susceptible to the predatory single man. Polygamy offers a
marriage alternative. >5. Polygamy is great for women because: An alternative to
single loneliness, fatherless children, and increasing violence and juvenile crime. >4.
Polygamy is great for women because: There are too many homes where the father is
absent, 10 million! of them. >3. Polygamy is great for women because: There are too
many children growing up without a father, 50% of them. >2. Polygamy is great for
women because: As a society, we reap the results of fatherlessness, as is evident in
the increased crime rate. >1. NUMBER ONE REASON POLYGAMY IS GREAT FOR
WOMEN: The familiar line, "all the good men are taken," won't be valid anymore
because the good men can be shared."It's better for two good women to share one
good man than foreach good woman to have her own jerk."
My large file below explores and discusses the way that this Christian polygyny, or
concubinage, can be legally practiced in America today. For the documentation that
this polygyny option is a Judeo-Christian option in line with fundamental, evangelical,
orthodox and dispensational Christianity please obtain the older document from the
following:
http://polyamory.meetup.com/389/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Poly_Polygamy_Polygny_And_Jesus
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrthodoxBiblicalMarriagePolygamy
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PolyPolygamyPolygnyNJesus
http://groups.google.com/group/BiblicalChristianPolygamyPolygyny
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrthodoxBiblicalMarriagePolygamy2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LynnAndLossRecovery
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PolyOption4ChristiansWithSTDs/ -
http://community.eons.com/groups/group/women-sharing-one-man-maritally
http://groups.myspace.com/BiblicalChristianPoly
http://www.flickr.com/groups/396188@N24/ - - personal
http://www.flickr.com/groups/christian_polygyny/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/christian_polygamy/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/christianpoly/http://polygynouschristians.multiply.com/
http://biblicalpolygamy.multiply.com/ Here are summaries of some articles dealing
with the subjects of Blacks and polygamy.-------------------------------------------------------------
----------TITLE: Can Mr. Mombasa Keep All his Wives?AUTHOR: Tim StaffordSOURCE:
Christianity Today, 35:33-34 Feb 11, 1991This article deals with a conflict in the
Christian church in Kenya, wheremany blacks who are converted have several wives.
Originally the churchwould not baptize them, but allowed them to participate in the
church.Later, the church and some members broke away from their leadership and
began baptizing black polygamous men.-------------------------------------------------------------
-----------TITLE: Thinking the unthinkable: man-sharing: a startling report from those
who do, don't, will, won't.AUTHOR: Laura B. RandolphSOURCE: Ebony 46:136+, Jan
1991The book Man Sharing: Dilemma or Choice, by Audrey Chapman, says that man
sharing is common in the black community. This article discusses the emotional
impact of man-sharing on black women, and says that many black women do chose
this life-style because of the shortage of black men.
------------------------------------------------------------------------TITLE: Shortage of Black Men may
Force Alternative to Traditional FamilySOURCE: Jet 69:33, Feb 3, 1986This article
discusses the shortage of single, employed black men, and suggests that women
may have to consider polygamy as an alternative.
------------------------------------------------------------------------TITLE: Woman Leader Sparks
Furor about Polygamy Saving Black FamiliesSOURCE: Jet 69: 38-39 Feb 17, 1986
Hortense G. Canady, who is the leader of Sigma Theta Sorority, has created a
controversy by stating that black women may have to live polygamy because of the
shortage of marriagable black men in the community.
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