The article is about the ethical assumptions that underlie religious promotion of monogamy and polygamy. Monogamy means having one partner while polygamy means having multiple partners simultaneously. Polygamy is considered unethical because it goes against traditional values and beliefs. It can also be dangerous for women who are often mistreated by their husbands' wives. It has been seen to lead to divorce cases where men abandon their wives for new ones and leave them behind. In some cultures, women have no voice in this decision-making process which leads to oppression and exploitation of women.
In Islam, men can marry up to four wives but must treat each wife equally and justly according to Islamic teachings.
There have been cases where men take advantage of this rule and exploit their wives. The Quran states that men should provide financial support for all their wives regardless of how many they have. This ensures equality between them as long as they maintain their marriages correctly. The Quran prohibits Muslim men from taking more than one wife without good reason or abusing the other wife(s) financially or emotionally.
Judaism encourages marriage with one spouse but allows polyandry (a woman with two husbands) if necessary for survival reasons such as widowhood or extreme poverty. A Jewish man cannot engage in sexual relations before marriage unless he is married to only one person at a time. He is allowed to marry multiple times after his first marriage ends or if he becomes impotent due to age or illness. Judaism discourages sexual promiscuity because it damages family bonds and relationships within society.
Christianity believes monogamy is an ideal state because it fosters love, respect, trust, commitment, and fidelity among couples who live together in mutual understanding based on shared values rather than materialistic gain or personal desire. Christians believe polygamy undermines these ideals by creating jealousy and competition for resources between spouses which ultimately leads to broken families and societal collapse through divorce rates increasing exponentially over time. Therefore, Christianity opposes polygamy on moral grounds since its consequences violate God's design for human relationships where people are supposed to work together towards common goals instead of competing against each other individually for power and control over others' lives.