Aren't you allowed to have several wives if you're a certain religion?
You can be married religiously, but it doesn't gurantee legal recognition.
only because of modern Christianity run society. if not for that, im sure laws would have been passed much differently. government has no reason to give a stuff.even though the bible encourages multiple wives.
I believe a legal contract must be signed in order to garuntee the right of marriage.
but I don't see how the state should be able to say what is marriage and what isn't.
It doesn't seem like polygamy would be favorable to the woman, but if she's all for it then it really isn't the government's place to say otherwise.