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WARNED YOU SO: Marriage Redefinition Opens Door to Polygamy Push as Gen Z Embraces 'Polyamory'

Gary FranchiJanuary 17, 2026164 views
WARNED YOU SO: Marriage Redefinition Opens Door to Polygamy Push as Gen Z Embraces 'Polyamory'
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Remember when conservatives warned that redefining marriage would open Pandora's box? They were called bigots, fear-mongers, and told the "slippery slope" was just hysteria. Well, guess what? The slope wasn't just slippery—it was a full-blown avalanche.

America now faces the next inevitable battleground in the marriage wars, and it's coming from two unexpected directions. Biblical polygyny advocates and Gen Z polyamory enthusiasts are converging on the same legal target: dismantling the "two-person" limitation that even same-sex marriage proponents insisted was sacred.

This isn't some fringe theory anymore, Patriots. We're watching the logical conclusion of what happens when a society abandons thousands of years of traditional marriage definition based on emotion rather than wisdom.

Two Movements, Same Goal

On one side, you have religious fundamentalists arguing that biblical polygyny—where one man has multiple wives—should be legally recognized as a matter of religious freedom. On the other, Gen Z's embrace of "polyamory" has created a cultural shift where multiple romantic relationships are increasingly normalized and celebrated.

The legal framework already exists, thanks to the Supreme Court's reasoning in Obergefell v. Hodges. If marriage is simply about "love" and "commitment" between consenting adults, then what's the principled argument against three or four people entering into the same legal contract?

"The same legal precedents used to justify same-sex marriage create an unstoppable momentum toward polygamous recognition," notes one constitutional scholar.

This is exactly what traditionalists predicted would happen. Once you abandon the biological and historical foundation of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, you're left with nothing but arbitrary lines drawn in shifting cultural sand.

What's Next for America?

Under President Trump's second term, don't expect the federal government to champion this latest marriage revolution. But activist judges and blue state legislatures are already eyeing the possibilities. The question isn't if this fight is coming—it's when and how Americans will respond.

Will we finally admit that conservatives were right about the slippery slope? Or will we continue pretending that each redefinition of marriage is the "final" one? The answer may determine whether traditional families have any legal protection left in America.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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SteveFromTexasVerifiedJan 17, 2026
Anyone who saw this coming was labeled a bigot or fear-mongerer. Well, here we are.
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PatriotMom2024VerifiedJan 17, 2026
This is exactly what we predicted would happen back in 2015. Once you start redefining foundational institutions like marriage, there's no logical stopping point.
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TruthSeeker47VerifiedJan 18, 2026
Slippery slope wasn't a fallacy after all, was it?
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RealTalk2023VerifiedJan 18, 2026
What's next after this? Where does it end? Genuinely asking because the goalpost keeps moving every few years.
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HistoryBuff1776VerifiedJan 18, 2026
That's the point - there is no end goal. It's about dismantling traditional institutions completely.
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ConservativeDad88VerifiedJan 18, 2026
My daughter's college friends talk about this stuff like it's totally normal. What kind of values are we teaching our kids?
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FaithAndFamilyVerifiedJan 18, 2026
Same here. It's everywhere on social media and they think anyone who disagrees is just 'old fashioned.'
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TraditionalValuesVerifiedJan 18, 2026
I work with young people and the casual way they talk about relationships now is shocking. No commitment, no boundaries, just pure selfishness.
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ChurchGoer1955VerifiedJan 18, 2026
Marriage is supposed to be between one man and one woman, period. That's how it's been for thousands of years across cultures and religions.
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CommonSenseConservativeVerifiedJan 18, 2026
The breakdown of the nuclear family has consequences for society as a whole. Children need stability, not confusion about basic relationship structures.
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OldSchoolValuesVerifiedJan 19, 2026
Called it. Absolutely called it.