In a Dangerous Place: A Dutch Menage a Trois

[Prodigal Son]

The Dutch have, apparently, all but legalized polygamy.

I love the Dutch. Great country. Great people.

Question. Is this guy the luckiest or the stupidest man on Earth?

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46583

Dutch 'marriage':
1 man, 2 women
Trio becomes 1st officially to tie the knots

The Netherlands has legalized polygamy in all but name, granting a civil union to a man and two women.

Victor de Bruijn, 46, of Roosendaal "married" both Bianca, 31, and Mirjam, 35, in a ceremony Friday, the Brussels Journal reported.

"I love both Bianca and Mirjam, so I am marrying them both," said de Bruijn who previously was married to Bianca.

The couple met Mirjam Geven two and a half years ago through an Internet chatroom, and eight weeks later Mirjam left her husband to live with Victor and Bianca.

After Mirjam's divorce the threesome decided to marry, the Journal reported.

De Bruijn explained: "A marriage between three persons is not possible in the Netherlands, but a civil union is. We went to the notary in our marriage costume and exchanged rings. We consider this to be just an ordinary marriage."

DeBruijn insisted there is no jealousy between the three partners because Mirjam and Bianca are bisexual.

"I think that with two heterosexual women it would be more difficult," he said, noting he is "100 percent heterosexual."

A fourth person would not be allowed in their marriage, de Bruijn said, emphasizing they want to take their marriage obligations seriously, "to be honest and open with each other and not philander."

The Netherlands was the first country in the world to recognize same-sex partnerships. In 1998, registered partnerships, or civil unions, were introduced into law. Marriage and adoption was opened to same-sex couples in 2001

In the U.S., some opponents of same-sex marriage – including, notably, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa. – have argued acceptance of same-sex marriage will create a slippery slope, leading to the sanctioning of other types of relationships, including polygamy.

In June, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union said polygamy is among the "fundamental rights" her organization will continue to defend.

During a question-and-answer session after a speech at Yale University, ACLU president Nadine Strossen stated that her organization has "defended the right of individuals to engage in polygamy."

Last year, a Utah polygamist, Rodney Holm, appealed convictions for sex offenses to the state Supreme Court, arguing the practice of polygamy is a constitutional right that never produced the social ills claimed by its opponents.

Monogamy is the minority way of life worldwide, the brief said.

"Current demographics, domestic relations law, and religious diversity all accommodate plural marriage," attorney Rodney Parker wrote.

The appeal cites a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year, Lawrence v. Texas, that struck down the sodomy convictions of two Houston men. A majority of the justices said a Texas anti-sodomy law violated the privacy rights of consenting adults.

Holm's conviction for unlawful sex with a minor stemmed from his 1988 "spiritual" marriage to 16-year-old Ruth Stubbs, with whom he had two children. At the time, Holm was legally married to Stubbs' sister and had another spiritual wife.

The three were members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which embraces plural marriage.

The Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints says it has no connection to the Fundamentalists and officially opposes polygamy.

[Renard]

And so the decline of Western civilization continues. Get ready for the subsequent barbarian invasions.

[Prodigal Son]

Decline? Hell, the party is just getting started!

[Renard]

Decline? Hell, the party is just getting started!

, said the man as Rome burned.

[Prodigal Son]

Prodigal Son wrote:
Decline? Hell, the party is just getting started!

, said the man as Rome burned.

Hey, Rome went on to survive a couple of centuries after Nero played his fiddle...began to decline about the same time Christianity began to become pretty popular if I recall history correctly.

But, hey, eat, drink, and make merry, for tomorrow we all may die.

[Hansol]

party at my house!

[Expat]

God I hope this doesn't mean that the Mormons will move in force to Holland, then fuck up all of the rest of the good things that the place has to offer.

[seektravelinfo]

plural marriages are almost always referred to as polygamy (one man, multiple wives) but never a word about polyandry (one wife, several husbands) which may not be so bad at all but I wouldn't want any of my husbands to be bisexual. That would be a buzz killer for me.

[goat balls]

Well, now that I see the man's blazing animal charisma, it's all so clear to me.

[Outkast]

Polygamy kinda strikes me as being expensive...

[Sri Lanky]

A lot of us are married to our computers.....and maybe more than one.

[Outkast]

But who pays alimony to a PC?...

[Sri Lanky]

True,and we probably get better sex on the internet too.

[Outkast]

Of course, some porn site monthly fees can favorably compare with child support payments...

[Ron Mexico]

Well, now that I see the man's blazing animal charisma, it's all so clear to me.

Holy shit! Didn't know that Dr. Evil was such a macdaddy! Although I thought he was Belgian, not Dutch.