“Couple to Throuple” normalizes polyamory: Responding with secular evidence for biblical morality
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🗓️ 20 February 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
“Couple to Throuple,” a new reality show on Peacock, tells the story of four couples who are curious about polyamory (“many loves”) and head to a resort where they begin dating a group of singles. Our secular culture has been increasingly promoting such “consensual non-monogamy.” What can those of us who believe in biblical morality say to persuade those who endorse and normalize polyamory?
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The Bible forbids sexual relationships outside the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman in marriage (cf. Genesis 2:24; Hebrews 13:4; Ephesians 5:22–33; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5; Galatians 5:19).
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings. It's Tuesday, February the 20th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article, written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:16.9 | Have you heard about the latest relationship reality show? |
| 0:23.9 | Couple to Thruple is airing on Peacock. It tells the story of four couples who are curious about polyamory, meaning many loves, |
| 0:30.3 | and head to a resort where they begin dating a group of singles. |
| 0:34.2 | This is just one way many in our secular culture are working overtime to promote |
| 0:39.5 | consensual non-monogamy through books, cover stories, and other articles extolling its virtues. |
| 0:46.7 | As I have noted before, the ongoing sexual revolution follows a four-step strategy. |
| 0:52.9 | One, normalize aberrant behavior. |
| 0:56.0 | 2. Legalize it. |
| 0:58.0 | 3. Stigmatize those who disagree. |
| 1:01.0 | And 4. criminalize such disagreement. |
| 1:04.0 | It is obviously best to respond as early as possible. |
| 1:08.0 | To this end, what can those of us who believe in biblical morality |
| 1:12.2 | say to persuade those who endorse and normalize polyamory? I doubt that you need me to remind you |
| 1:18.8 | that the Bible forbids sexual relationships outside the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman |
| 1:24.8 | in marriage. For a list of supporting scriptures, see today's episode notes. |
| 1:29.8 | But what about those who don't care about what the Bible says? |
| 1:33.4 | As a cultural apologist, I am called to declare and defend biblical responses to the critical |
| 1:39.3 | issues we face today. |
| 1:40.9 | This work often begins with the apogic task of demonstrating the flaws in the |
| 1:46.2 | worldview to which I am responding. To this end, let's note what is objectively wrong with |
| 1:51.5 | polyamory, with links to articles by secular counselors and other professionals. Find the link in |
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