The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Muslim becomes Christian and so does his wives...

I would not allow the man nor his wives to be baptized, which among other things signifies the acceptance of an individual into the Church as a true believer; a follower of Christ. Since polygamy is a sin, one living in a known sin cannot be given membership in the body of Christ. If a man was already a member and it was discovered that he was a polygamist, he would come under discipline. He and his wives, if they too were members would be told to repent of their sin else face excommunication. The "one man, one woman and the two shall become one flesh" principle; God's will for all mankind transcends cultural norms which in many cases are sinful.

Divorcing all but the first wife IS justified since polygamy of necessity involves adultery. The matter of what responsibilities the man has for the other women and any children born of them is another subject, however. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />