Polygamy in the News

USA TODAY
Polygamous Family Reminds Utah That Marriage Is Between One Man and Several Women
Gawker
The polygamous family behind TLC's Sister Wives has had just about enough of your judgment, thanks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Patriarch Kody Brown and his wives Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robin are moving forward with a lawsuit ...
Judge won't toss "Sister Wives" lawsuitFox 13 Now - Salt Lake City

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Can a Mormon be president? Local stake president thinks so
Sioux City Journal
Unfortunately, breakaway sects and fundamentalists, many practicing polygamy, tarnish the church's image, causing some to paint all Mormons under the same broad brush, he said. "There are more than 14 million members of the church and not one of them ...

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Muslim scholars seek triple talaq ban, tab on polygamy
Times of India
A group of Muslim scholars contended that there is no place for triple talaq in one seating which must be abolished and polygamy is against the spirit of Islam. NEW DELHI: A group of Muslim scholars and activists just got a step closer to the ...

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USA TODAY
Judge allows 'Sister Wives' suit to proceed
Yahoo! Philippines News
AP – 1 hour 15 minutes ago SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.
Judge won't toss "Sister Wives" lawsuitFox 13 Now - Salt Lake City

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Globe and Mail
Riot TV: When do cameras belong in court?
Globe and Mail
Chief Justice Bauman resided over the polygamy reference case, the closing submissions of which were broadcast online last year. He'd heard concerns that cameras in courtrooms could transform the proceedings into US-style show trials.

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Judge: 'Sister Wives' lawsuit on polygamy ban to go forward
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
A federal judge ruled Friday afternoon that a lawsuit filed against the state of Utah by a polygamous family can go forward. In the ruling obtained by FOX 13, the judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit. Kody Brown and his four wives are challenging ...

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Morning Joe Guest: Mormonism Represents 'What Americans Like To Believe About ...
Mediaite
Host Mika Brzezinski asked about an issue a lot of people tend to have about Mormonism: Where does it stand on polygamy? Bowman responded by referring to plural marriage as a “radical marital practice” that is “rooted in how Mormons understand the ...
The Religion 'Double Standard' on MSNBCNewsBusters (blog)

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Globe and Mail
Blackmore locked up property records, his sister and ex-bookkeeper testifies
Globe and Mail
Polygamous community leader Winston Blackmore kept some business records out of sight and inaccessible, his sister and former bookkeeper told a tax hearing Thursday. Mr. Blackmore “had a locked cabinet where he kept things he didn't want anybody to ...
Opinion: Religious beliefs keep money flowing into 'church company'Vancouver Sun

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Nanaimo Daily News
Mormons should share wealth, Bountiful polygamist's tax trial hears
Montreal Gazette
VANCOUVER - One of a handful of experts in the world on Mormonism testified at the tax trial of BC polygamist Winston Blackmore on Tuesday, outlining crucial aspects of the religion. W. John Walsh, a Mormon scholar who holds a PhD in religious studies, ...
Mormons should share excess wealth: ExpertThe Province
Winston Blackmore federal tax caseVancouver Sun

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National Post
Libby Copeland: Polygamy is harmful to society
National Post
By Libby Copeland These are boom times for memoirs about growing up in, marrying into or escaping from polygamous families. “Sister wives” appear as minor celebrities in the pages of People magazine, piggybacking on their popular TLC reality TV show of ...

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Mormons should share wealth, Bountiful polygamist's tax trial hears
Montreal Gazette
VANCOUVER — One of a handful of experts in the world on Mormonism testified at the tax trial of BC polygamist Winston Blackmore on Tuesday, outlining crucial aspects of the religion. W. John Walsh, a Mormon scholar who holds a PhD in religious studies ...
Mormons should share excess wealth: ExpertThe Province

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Polygamists and Scientologists in The Post
Washington Post (blog)
By Patrick B. Pexton Readers were upset that The Post recently ran a print advertisement from followers of Warren S. Jeffs, the imprisoned polygamist and leader of a sect that broke away from the Mormons. They also didn't like online ads from the ...

USA TODAY
Joanna Brooks Discusses Mormonism, American Politics
Huffington Post
Polygamy can't be understated. I'm routinely shocked by surveys that come out showing that 60 percent of Americans are unsure whether or not we still practice polygamy. There's a lot of tension and shame about our polygamist past -- I think ...
Mormons should share excess wealth: ExpertThe Province
The Mormon plot that wasn'tNew York Daily News
Time for Mormons to Come to Terms with Church HistoryReligion Dispatches
Examiner.com -Reuters
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USA TODAY
10 minutes with ... Joanna Brooks
Washington Post (blog)
Polygamy can't be understated. I'm routinely shocked by surveys that come out showing that 60 percent of Americans are unsure whether or not we still practice polygamy. There's a lot of tension and shame about our polygamist past — I think ...
Mormons should share excess wealth: ExpertThe Province
The Mormon plot that wasn'tNew York Daily News
Time for Mormons to Come to Terms with Church HistoryReligion Dispatches
Examiner.com -Reuters -Detroit Free Press
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Lawrence O'Donnell Attacks 'Whiter Than White' Romney and His 'Profoundly ...
NewsBusters (blog)
But on Monday night's Last Word on MSNBC, host Lawrence O'Donnell not only mocked Mitt Romney's great-grandfather Miles Park Romney leaving America for Mexico to preserve his polygamy. He claimed their history is “profoundly weirder” than you would ...

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The Christian Institute
Monogamous societies are safer, reveals study
The Christian Institute
Societies where monogamy is the norm are safer than polygamous ones, new research has revealed. Researchers at the University of British Columbia found that polygamous cultures have higher levels of robbery, rape, kidnapping, fraud and murder.

Mormons should share excess wealth: Expert
The Province
By Andy Ivens, The Province February 1, 2012 2:14 AM One of a handful of experts in the world on Mormonism testified at the tax trial of BC polygamist Winston Blackmore on Tuesday, outlining crucial aspects of the religion.
Religious beliefs keep money flowing into 'church company'Vancouver Sun

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Bleacher Report
Super Bowl 2012: Casting for the Movie
Bleacher Report
Bill Paxton knows that role well; he played it on HBO's Big Love. As the head of a (illegal) polygamist household, Paxton's character had to keep everything in-house for fear of the rest of the world catching up to what they were doing.

Winston Blackmore federal tax case hinges on church issue
Vancouver Sun
It's the key issue before the Federal Tax Court in the trial to determine whether Winston Blackmore and his family - fundamentalist Mormon polygamists - qualify to be taxed as a group and not as individuals. At stake for Blackmore is a personal ...

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New York Daily News
TLC's latest reality show is Atlanta-set 'Preacher Wives'
New York Daily News
By Richard Huff / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS TLC's 'Sister Wives,' a series that looked at polygamy, featured Kody Brown, center, with (from l.) wives Janelle, Christine, Meri and Robyn. Leaving no reality show concept unturned, TLC announced Tuesday it had ...

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