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The polygamy thing works great for new religions because it is a sure fire way to easily create more adherents from a small amount of stock. Indoctrinating children from birth is way easier than converting adults.

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It also makes it way easier to convert some adults

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Mostly male adults

Mostly.

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It’s weird that a polygamy religion even recruits women, and that it did so so effectively that Mormonism is now a major and accepted religion.

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Any man who claims he’s only polygamous for religious reasons is lying. We all know he just wants a harem of women in his bed.

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This is why islam allows 4 wives

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