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A Vermont Expert’s Take on Polygamy

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Professor Janet Bennion knows a thing or two about polygamy. As the country’s leading expert on the subject, she has spent the last 19 years researching and living with polygamous sects in Montana, Utah, and Mexico, and that’s why she’s disturbed by what’s taking place in Texas.

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The Texas polygamy raid

After carefully reading all the news reports covering activities of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I am left wondering if the action by the state was excessive. Don’t get me wrong. It may turn out the raid was justified. Maybe the facts are just not in yet. But it has been more than two weeks and I’m beginning to have my doubts.

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Christian polygamists seek “sister-wives”

Some Christians are sloughing off the Bible’s “one wife” injunction and practicing polygamy. Thanks to the Internet, their search for superfluous spouses is getting easier.

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The Hypocrisy of Monogamy: Divorce & Adultery Versus Polygamy

Wow! This man hits the nail on the head. Through his in depth knowledge of history and scripture he brings to light the reasons for polygamy in our time. This is a MUST read.

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No Persecution, No Promotion

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Mark Henkel makes a good point about the debate over polygamy’s legality. I’ve often wondered why it is ok for a man to have a wife and multiple girlfriends, but multiple wives is against the law. Doesn’t make sense to me!

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A Shameless, Self-Promotional Interview with A.J. Jacobs

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We talk to the Esquire contributor about his new book, which he wants you to purchase immediately. (Preferably in multiple copies.)

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American Lawbreaking – What Is a Criminal?

This article from Slate.com simply uses polygamy (polygny) as one of many examples of laws that usually aren’t prosecuted. It gives a lot of history about many “splinter” groups in the US – Amish and Mormon Fundamentalists in particular. This article gives specific instances where governement agencies have turned a blind eye to broken laws – social security, education, allegations of sexual abuse, tax evasion and more. Very interesting read.

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Man who believes in plural marriage should be convicted on right charges

The writer, like many others, is perplexed over the discrepancies in the Jeffs case. I don’t think anyone would disagree that Jeffs was a predator of young women to marry off. But why wasn’t the one that actually did the apparent rape charged equally? The writer also encourages the state of Utah to allow and regulate polygamous relationships. This is a very interesting take on what is becoming quite a controversial topic.

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The Polygamous Paradox

The span of a man is three score and 10, or thereabouts. As most Americans are not especially keen on availing themselves of the lessons contained in 6,000 years of recorded history, we have a tendency to believe that the current status quo is pretty much how the world has been and how it will always be.

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