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Will the intelligentsia fall for polygamy?

The push to legalise polygamy will inevitably come next. We would be foolish to embrace it

12 September 2015

9:00 AM

12 September 2015

9:00 AM

Recent momentous events in Ireland and the United States regarding the legal status of same-sex marriage have triggered a debate reverberating around the world – what’s next?

The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts, has set the hares running with his opinion that there is now no reason for governments to prohibit polygamy.

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