Sentence examples for accepting polygamy from inspiring English sources

I'm not denying that these elements exist but more emphasis should have been made on the possible cultural background to these views; many rural communities in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh do have a culture of accepting polygamy and not accepting non-heterosexual relationships.

Despite these biological truisms, cultural anthropologists know that most societies not only accept polygamy, but idealise it, while evolutionary geneticists report super-male lineages such as that of Genghis Khan which are incredibly fertile.

The Maasai accept polygamy as a way of life and these women grew up with fathers who had married several wives.

In 2001, the Grand Mufti (the highest religious authority) issued a fatwa, or opinion, calling upon Saudi women to accept polygamy as part of the Islamic package and declaring that polygamy was necessary "to fight against...the growing epidemic of spinsterhood".

He notes that French law has been adapted to accommodate homosexual unions, but is not at all accepting of polygamy, which is sometimes practiced by Muslims.

Take polygamy.

We have polygamy here, not polyandry".

He instead writes that Sitti Nurbaya contrasts Western and traditional views of marriage, criticising the traditionally accepted dowry and polygamy.

He also banned polygamy, an accepted practice in Nigeria.

Now he has not one but two wives (polygamy is accepted in his tribe), cementing his status as a rich man.

Crimes under the secular law of the state, such as marital rape, domestic abuse and polygamy, are accepted or even actively promoted.