Polygamy is more likely to be a serious issue in the Third World than in the modern West. Nowhere, however, does the Bible make monogamy a clear and explicit standard for all Christian marriage.

Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much controversy as polygamy, called plural or celestial marriage within the church. It divided prophet Joseph Smith's own household, caused a schism ...

Nigerian Prophet, Ufuoma Bernard, claims polygamy is Biblical, citing examples of important Bible characters who practiced it, while stating that monogamy is a Western culture, not a Christian one.