Can you believe this? Isn't that crazy? It really sickens me, evenI'm not a Brit. Polygamous husbands settling in Britain with multiple wives can claim extra benefits for their "harems" even though bigamy is a crime in the UK, it has emerged. Opposition MPs are demanding an urgent change in the law, claiming that the Government is recognising and rewarding a custom which has no legal status and which is "alien" to this country's cultural traditions. Officials said yesterday a review was now under way into whether the state should continue to pay out income support, jobseeker's allowance and housing and council tax benefits to 'extra' spouses. Islamic law allows a man to take up to four wives, providing he can provide for them fairly and equally. But British law only ever recognises one spouse, while bigamy is punishable by up to seven years in jail. However, if a husband and his wives arrive and settle in Britain having wed in a country where polygamy is legal, then the UK benefits system recognises his extra wives as dependents and pays them accordingly. Full story here
This one filed under: You've gotta be fricken' kidding me? No wonder so many of them could afford to take off for the day to riot and protest and carry signs that say "behead those that insult islam" last year. The government pays them to do it!
Kind of like our protesters here in the states. Most are getting either government funds or poor little spoiled brat rich kids fund. Either way they are unproductive and even worse couter-productive.
I don't see why either. There are two-three women on this planet for every man. The number of women are twice or triple that of men.
Funny how people in the west are appalled at the idea of a man having 2 wives but don't think that there is anything wrong with 2 people of the same gender having sex.
I'm less concerned about two or more wives and more concerned about extremists becoming free loaders off western societies while preaching hatred and intolerance of the dirty kaffir to fund such activities. Aren't you occupying space in the West yourself?
I believe you should be more worried about the zionists who are preaching hate and lies in the west and pushing their host nations to war. Those vile b*stards are the most dangerous ones.
Zionists are not flying planes into buildings in my country. Zionists are not gathering in pack mobs holding signs that say "behead those that insult islam" and "Europe, your time is coming." Zionists are not strapping on bombs and blowing up hotels, buses, cars, planes, people, malls, night clubs. Zionists are not murdering people on a daily basis in Iraq, they are not chopping off heads of non-believers in Indonesia, they are not referring to women as meat. Zionists are not being caught in my country in plans to blow up the Sears tower, detonate nuclear dirty bombs in apartment buildings, caught training for and planning jihad against the dirty kaffir. When Zionists start doing these things, I'll worry about them too.
lol. Well it is illegal in the US. I didn't know it was also illegal in UK wow I just notice in the post it is listed as a crime, and you can get jailed up to 7 years in prison
I wouldn't be surprised when taxpayers get together and stop paying taxes until things are cleared. this is outrageous.
I don't believe there's anything wrong with 2/4 wives in a country that accepts that, even though personally i don't approve. However the UK should not pay benefits for all the wives when we don't allow people to have multiple wives in the UK. The thought of paying tax for these lazy infidels is bad enough, paying tax to support their wife is bad enough, paying tax for all their dependant children is bad enough but paying for all wives (up to 4) when we don't allow that pratice is a disgrace? maybe they should get a job to support their wives then they will choose to not have more than one. "People in the west" well many in the west don't approve of homosexual activities at all that is wrong what you assumed.
I was under the impression that women held a slim majority over men. According to my sociology class more males are conceived, but more males than females die in the womb, or die as infants, so there are slightly more females than males in the human species at any given time. When I was talking about bigami I wasn't just talking about polygamous marriages, but polyandrous marriages as well. I don't see why they'd be illegal. It's an example of forcing religious values on others through law. That's something I am firmly against.
hahaa, ya no kidding two or three women to each man! census.gov says it is pretty even. "shows the male and female populations were 138.1 million and 143.4 million,respectively. The female population made up 50.9 percent of the population in 2000. In 1990, the female population comprised 51.3 percent of the population."
Maybe in China, oh, I bet China has 2 to 3 women per man?? right? Isn't China kind and loving towards their little girls? Or maybe it is part of the 72 virgins that are calculated into the figure?