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Those who tried to live by the Christian understanding have come to amazingly similar conclusions about what God wants in marriage. We have had centuries to try out many different ideas and test them against the text of the Bible and experience. Only traditional marriage has stood. The Orthodox of Russia came to the same conclusion as the Roman Catholics of Italy. The Pentecostals of Kenya came to the same conclusion as the Reformed Christians of Scotland. Over time, different accommodations have been made to extreme or difficult situations, but the ideal has been clear: God's will is for marriage to be a covenant between a man and a woman. Nothing else will work.

One thing the Bible never suggests is that the world must work the way we desire it to.

Given the LDS Church's long history with polygamy (both in past and current practice and theology), Elder Porter's signing on seems incredibly hypocritical, in my opinion.

bcspace wrote:

Given the LDS Church's long history with polygamy (both in past and current practice and theology), Elder Porter's signing on seems incredibly hypocritical, in my opinion.

I don't see any problem with it. Plural marriages are simply iterations a "traditional" marriage.

Those who tried to live by the Christian understanding have come to amazingly similar conclusions about what God wants in women. We have had centuries to try out many different ideas and test them against the text of the Bible and experience. Only the traditional role of women has stood. The Orthodox of Russia came to the same conclusion as the Roman Catholics of Italy. The Pentecostals of Kenya came to the same conclusion as the Reformed Christians of Scotland. Over time, different accommodations have been made to extreme or difficult situations, but the ideal has been clear: God's will is for women to be subservient and servile to men, to not speak up in church, and to never, ever vote. Nothing else will work.