Polygamy in Christianity. Polygamy is a marriage which includes more than two partners.[1] There are numerous examples of polygamy in the Old Testament, but it is generally not accepted by modern Christianity.
Some Christians actively debate whether the New Testament or Christian ethics allows or forbids polygamy. This debate focuses almost exclusively on polygyny (one man having more than one wife) and not polyandry (one woman having more than one husband). Old Testament[edit] Multiple marriage was considered a realistic alternative in the case of famine, widowhood, or female infertility.[2] The practice of levirate marriage makes it an obligation for a man whose brother has left a widow without heir to marry her.
[Deut 25:5–10] No allowance is given for a man who already had a wife.
Kerista. Kerista was a new religion that was started in New York City in 1956 by John Peltz "Bro Jud" Presmont.
Throughout much of its history, Kerista was centered on the ideals of polyfidelity[1] and creation of intentional communities. Kerista underwent several incarnations that later became known as the "Old Tribe," which was associated with a fairly large, but fluid membership. What was called the "New Tribe," a period of more stable membership and ideology, began in 1971 based in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco.[2] History[edit]