Triad marriages.  If you have not heard of them, you probably will very soon.  This is the idea that a marriage consists of three or more people instead of the traditional two.
 
The arguments that have been used to justify homosexual marriages also justify triad unions.  If homosexuality is justified because “two people have a loving and committed relationship” (and this is a common argument), a triad marriage can be justified if “three people have a loving and committed relationship.”  If marriage is simply a state “for those who love each other” (another argument to justify homosexual unions), then logic and consistency say a marriage can involve 2, 3, 4 or more people who all “love each other.” 
 
Homosexuality has frequently been justified on the basis of discrimination.  If it is wrong to “discriminate” against two homosexual men or two lesbians, why is it right to “discriminate” against three men or three women who want to marry each another?  Why give two homosexual men the right to marry but deny this same right to three men?  If a man can support two wives, or two other men, will the world judge him as a wrongdoer?  If so, what is the basis for the condemnation?
 
Will our society continue to say that we cannot “discriminate” on things such as race and religion, but we can discriminate when it comes to the number of spouses we have?  If our laws do not limit the number of divorces a person may file for, what gives it the right to regulate a person’s number of marriage partners?  If it would be wrong for our government to limit the number of children a family can have, why is it right to limit the number of spouses one can have? 
 
Triad marriages were a predicated consequence a long time ago and they should come as no surprise to us.  Lest we think marriages with multiple partners is an idea “way out in left field,” think about where the United States used to be and where it is now.  The Ward and Jude Cleaver days are long gone.  Readers might be interested in doing a little reading on the world poly amory association — http://www.worldpolyamoryassociation.org/about.html.  This is a group that supports multiple partners and here is a short quote from them:
 
“Polyamory (loving many) is a high art form and a profound spiritual path which encourages honesty, authentic relating, conscious connections, kind communication and unconditional love. Relating polyamorously frees all of us, awakens the world and propels the planet towards peace.”
 
Too many Christians have been too quiet for too long about the distortions to God’s plan for marriage.  Triad marriages can be an effective tool to show people that the rejection of God’s plan for marriage does not result in love, freedom and toleration.  Rejecting what the world labels as “traditional marriage” leads to chaos and moral decay.
 
  Know what God’s plan for marriage is (Mt. 19:5-9) and kindly and lovingly convey that to a very confused world.