Witte writes that common law has always defined marriage as between one man and one woman and that religious freedom should not allow anyone to break the laws. He states that “monogamous marriage 'is the cornerstone of civilization,' and cannot be displaced without upsetting our entire culture” (73). He believes that allowing plural marriage would cause a lot of chaos and completely destroy our nation's current culture. Witte talks about a group of Latter-day Saints in Texas that was raided. Child and forced marriages, statutory rape and child abuse were found within the group. Witte states: “They will have no claim to religious freedom to justify them and no claim to privacy to protect them” (73). He states that freedom of religion does not mean freedom to do what a person wants. He argues that criminalizing polygamy is constitutional. He also argues that polygamy is unhealthy. It states: “Public health experts raise concerns about communicable diseases among children within the extended family and sexually transmitted diseases within the rotating marital bed.” He believes that marriage should be strictly between two people to reduce the amount of sexually transmitted diseases. Witte discusses the problems that could arise if the man dies or if one of the wives files for divorce. There are no laws on how to distribute marital assets or Social Security benefits and other money for polygamous families. If polygamy were legalized, it would be difficult to determine how many spouses would benefit from health care benefits. Furthermore, he says polygamy should not be legalized because it is inherently wrong and because it would give religions too much freedom to abuse girls. Witte argues that the...... center of paper ......es of religious polygamy in the United States." Ecclesiastical Law Journal January 2009: 72-75.Ho, Andy. "Why polygamy should be allowed. " Straits Times (Singapore), 3 March 2011: np SIRS Issues Researcher Web, 7 December 2013. Beaman, Lori G. "Answer: Who decides? Harm, Polygamy, and Limits on Freedom." Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions August 2006: 43-51. Klein, Diane J. "Plural Marriage And Community Property Law." Golden Gate University Law Review 41.1 (2010): 33-89. Premier Academic Research. Web, December 7, 2013. Copeland, “Big Love, Big Lies.” “Polygamy in America: How Different Legal Standards Fail to Protect Mothers and Children from Its Abuse.” ." St. Louis University Law Journal 54.3 (2010): Academic Search Premier December 12. 2013.