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Only some limited and specific statements (iirc restricted to the New Testament) can be read to prefer monogamy....
And some of Paul's writings can be interpreted to prefer strict virginity for both sexes (a interpretation taken serious by some sects) over even monogamy.
But polygamy doesn't make the cut, nor does strict chastity, among the modern hip Christian.
"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt