The internet has become a playground full of wimpy kids, bullies, deviants and innocent bystanders. It is a place we go to get answers, ask question and create alter egos that soothes or excites the savage beast within. Everything we desire is right at our fingertips. In the corner of our virtual world lies prime…
R. Kelly and the Government Shut down are two extremely hot button topics dominating the headlines in early 2019. The Lifetime Channel recently aired a six part documentary, Surviving R Kelly, that has breathed new life into the singer’s Sex Cult allegations. A myriad of women are stepping into the spotlight to accuse the singer…
Cultures evolve and erode over time; the traditions of man, his ideologies and geographical locations are easily influenced by internal and external elements. Cultural and traditions are based on universal truths but universal truths exist beyond cultural traditions. These truths established from the beginning are not contingent upon the desires of man, his ideals/actions and…
So glad you are back, I understand that many of us have an emotional investment in this topic which can make exploring it openly a difficult experience. This is the fifth installment of the Polygyny article series and I am super excited that you have chosen to continue. I read all of your comments and…
In theory, many wives equal many children and many children automatically equal wealth, status, power; right? Religion, human nature, “man shortage,” secular understanding and/or long-held cultural traditions are some of the reasons given by men and women for why they choose to engage in polygamy. Biblical polygamy may look different from secular; the polygamist Muslim…
I strive to live realistically with a streak of optimism, I have almost perfected the practice of finding the silver lining life’s dark clouds. This recent experience is not exception, here in Florida the week started off with a category-four hurricane barreling down on the state. Hurricane season happens every year so I went about making preparations…
For some, this study may seem farfetched but I implore you that patience and research will open the gates of understanding on this very complex subject. To recap in the article Polygyny Article | Sister Cultures we discovered that Israel had sister cultures that also subscribed to the practice of multiple marriages. In the second instalment Polygyny…
God Ain’t Blind (2009) This is my second introduction to the work of Mary Monroe, I know I am late but that’s the thing about written work you can discover it in your own time. I have found reading fiction as a welcomed break from the heaviness of pouring over slave narratives, like those narratives I…
The more things change is the more they stay the same. Solomon the son of David credited as being the wisest man there ever was. In the book of ecclesiastics he penned the very famous line, “there is nothing new under the sun.” With that said if you missed the first article on polygyny feel free to read it…
