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Polygamy, alongside housewifery and pornography, is just one of the few issues women continue to struggle to define as either feminist or not. And so a belief in ending oppression in all its many guises should be the compass of every feminist who finds herself lost. To end, I leave you with Hatijah Aam saying that polygamy should be something beautiful, rather than something disgusting. I say, fair enough–keeping in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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“The value of polygamy was that it allowed the woman to have her agency in a very distinctive way. It had a sense of community and of individual agency,” he explained. “The thing that I’ve been amazed at in studying Mormon history is that so many of the women were such strong-willed, capable women, which they felt came out of the polygamy.”
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Reid said Friday he would reintroduce legislation setting up a federal task force to crack down on polygamy related crimes. Last year’s bill never reached a committee vote. Senator Harry Reid needs to stop using his religion to abuse another religion.
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HBO’s “Big Love” was created during a moment of boredom during a cross country drive for the two EP’s and showrunners, Mark Olsen and Will Scheffer.
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While the FLDS drama has put polygamy on the front pages, what amazes me most about the issue are polygamists who live “normal” lives — and blog about it.
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At least 37,000 men, women and children live in polygamous families from Canada to Mexico, with most of them in Utah, according to Anne Wilde, who has become an activist for plural marriage. Many of Utah’s polygamists draw a sharp distinction between themselves and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the polygamous sect raided by Texas authorities earlier this month because of allegations of physical and sexual abuse. By Wilde’s estimate, about 15,000 of Utah’s polygamists belong to no group at all.
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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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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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Why We Don’t Need To Make Polygamy A Crime
by admin on February 15, 2010
A man can have sex with as many women as he likes. But he can’t marry more than one. If we don’t have a good reason to discriminate, then we probably shouldn’t.
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