Abraham Quote by Desmond Tutu

All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.

— Abigail Van Buren

The grand reason of the burst of public sentiment in anathemas upon Christ and his disciples, causing his crucifixion, was evidently based upon polygamy,…

— Jedediah M. Grant

I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.

— Martin Luther

That was a misconception among a lot of people - that Mormons are polygamist. No, they're not. I mean they obviously have that in…

— Trey Parker

You will find that the Bible, if you want it to, will justify many things. St. Paul had a very male chauvinistic view of…

— Desmond Tutu

Marriage of a man and a woman is clear in Biblical teaching in the Old Testament as well as in the New [Testament] teaching.…

— Lance B. Wickman

There are two basic restrictions on marriage in the Bible: Number one, she should marry a man. Number two, he should be a Christian.

— John Piper

Biblically defined marriage is a man and a woman for life, and so anything different than that is not God's ideal whether it be…

— Max Lucado

Yes, polygamy is one of the relics of Adam, of Enoch, of Noah, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, David, Solomon, the…

— Brigham Young

The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman.

— Billy Graham

“Unlike the Old Testament, in which singleness was not a good, the New Testament—or, more properly, the coming of Christ—opens up, for the first…

— Preston Sprinkle