

In the United States, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons practiced polygamy from 1847 to 1857. Additionally, Balinese Hinduism allows for sanctioned and unrestricted polygamy, but the marriage is regulated by adat or traditional customs. For example, traditional Hindu law allowed polygamy if the first wife could not bear a son. Hinduism allows polygamy with circumstances. In Islam, a Muslim man may have more than one wife at the same time, up to four wives, according to Islamic marital jurisprudence. The Anglican Communion ruled that polygamy was permissible in certain circumstances in 1988. The Lutheran Church accepts some polygamists.

In Christianity, the Roman Catholic Church condemns polygamy. For example, Thailand legally recognized polygamy in 1955, and Myanmar outlawed polygyny in 2015. For example, because Buddhism does not regard marriage as a sacrament and only a secular affair, forms of marriage vary by country. Religions have differing views on marriage and polygamy.
