The legal issues surrounding the practice of polygamy are among the greatest human rights issues of our time. Proponents of legal polygamy argue that polygamy is viable or a way of life that is not inherently harmful. Others argue that polygamy encourages infidelity and the abuse of women and children. Concerns about the legality of […]
Tag Archives: Plural Marriage
Polygamy is the practice of having multiple husbands or wives at the same time, and in our society, the Mormon faith is mandated in many cases. This is the area I set my sights on, and the results I found were surprising. This subculture is made up of 60,000+ individuals. This number of men, women, […]
Two weeks have passed since a raid on a polygamist compound in Texas gave the nation a glimpse into some of the beliefs and practices of the secular FLDS church. Allegations of physical and sexual abuse, forced marriages of girls as young as 13 and plural marriages are reported in news publications around the world. […]
The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a case that might have recognized a right of polygamy, according to the Christian Science Monitor. The court declined to hear an appeal by a Utah man who sought to have his bigamy conviction overturned because of the Court’s landmark 2003 ruling […]