The Spiritual Rebrand: When a "304" Becomes a "Sister-Wife"
I have a question to ask? What are women called in the streets and in our commniites who have sex outside of marriage? As we know, in the streets and in our communities, the labels are harsh. They are designed to sting, to shame, and to mark a woman’s value based on her accessibility. They call our sisters side-chicks, baby mamas, whores, hoes, 304’s, sluts, and b##tches. Any and every derogatory name except a daughter of Zion. Now, let’s switch gears, what does the holy scriptures call a woman who has sex outside of marriage? According to Deuteronomy 23:17 -“There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel…” But lately, there is a new "vocabulary" moving through the congregations. It’s a cleaner language, a more "holy" sounding language. It’s a language that takes the actions of the world and tries to dress them up under the cover of the Bible. We need to have a heart-to-heart conversation about multiplicity. Because while the world calls it "polygyny" ...