DOMA and Prop 8. Both History.

[Jester]

Well, that is exactly why I favor the state marriage (and not the church one).
Apart from the fact that the woman carries children, in most modern countries I have lived in theoretically these relationships are equal. And they have already for a long time. Which is also why divorce rates are higher in modern countries.....the woman doesn't have to stay married to the man for financial reasons.
(and yes I know there are many exceptions but they don't counter my argument)

Your argument then makes no sense to me. Either we say men and women are equal enough, or we don't - mono vs. poly marriage is not the core of that issue. If we sanction straight marriages as okay, on the basis that the men and women in them are equal, then why could those exact same men and women not engage in polygamous marriages?

-Jester