A Brother’s Duty

For thousands of years, households with more than one wife were commonplace in Africa, just as they were among God’s people since the beginning of time. In recent centuries, European and American missionaries have caused immeasurable harm to African communities-especially their women-by claiming the Bible teaches that a man can have only one wife.This unbiblical teaching has resulted in families being torn apart, rampant unlawful divorce, increased prostitution, and women and children being sent to their death by the church. Countless children have grown up hating Christ because, to them, His gospel is what ripped their mother out of their father’s arms. Drastic change among Western-influenced churches is necessary, but it will never happen until Christian men start speaking up against this heresy and fighting for the rights of women to not only stay in their families, but marry freely as well. This short book tells the fictional story of an East African man who took up that challenge. My prayer is that it will inspire Christians in Africa to stand up for the Scripture, rather than what the West tells them is right.This story is the sixth story in Polygamy: Six Short Stories About Christian Families Who Obeyed The Bible And Wound Up With Multiple Wives.