From all the folks here at 4thefamily, happy mother's day to all you moms out there!

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Natural+law+and+the+rhetoric+of+empire%3a+...

Here's an academic paper that I recently came across. It looks at the 19th century Mormon situation, and how anti-Mormon sentiment linked up to Imperialist (and racist) ideas. "The onward march of the North-Western European Peoples" and all that. It'll make you shudder as you read it, but thoroughly fascinating.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
I. MORMON POLYGAMY AND NATURAL LAW AT THE SUPREME
COURT
A. The Origins of the Reynolds Litigation
B. The Natural Law Argument in Reynolds
II. IMPERIALISM AND THE REJECTION OF NATURAL LAW IN REYNOLDS.
III. THE AFTERLIFE OF THE IMPERIAL RHETORIC IN REYNOLDS

Last week several young people from Colorado City, AZ, Cane Beds, AZ, Centennial Park, AZ were killed in a car accident.

Here is the link to Fox 13 News
http://fox13now.com/2012/03/08/car-crash-leaves-five-children-dead/

And a statement from Principle Voices:

Friends,

We are deeply saddened to learn of the horrific accident which took the lives of five young people and left one survivor hospitalized earlier this week. We grieve for the families who lost their children, and pray for the healing and recovery of the young girl who survived the crash. Our hearts go out to the entire community as it strives to cope with this tragedy.

http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-polygamy-judge-refuses-to-dismiss-sist...

Ben Winslow
FOX 13 News
9:45 p.m. MST, February 3, 2012

SALT LAKE CITY— A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a reality TV show polygamist and his wives, challenging Utah's ban on polygamy.
In a ruling released late Friday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups ruled that Kody Brown's lawsuit against the state can proceed. However, he did dismiss Governor Gary Herbert and Attorney General Mark Shurtleff as defendants. Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman remains a defendant.

The Nolan Show is a late night program, broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live. Friday 2oth January 2011, host Stephen Nolan interviewed Joe Darger. A longish interview, and quite good. Nolan's incredulity is interesting. The interview does not appear at the beginning of the program, but about halfway in. You should be able to get it up on the BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b019g8x3/

Here are a couple of news articles out of Idaho regarding the suspension and then resignation of the Horseshoe Bend School District Superintendent. Apparently he got together with a second "wife" who wrote a letter to her sister basically saying how great her life was. The sister then took the letter to their father who immediately went to the Horseshoe Bend School Board and demanded the resignation of the superintendent.

Would love to hear thoughts, comments, and feedback on this situation.

Father says daughter is in polygamous relationship with school chief

http://www.ktvb.com/news/School-superintendent-placed-on-leave---1371544...

by Andrea Lutz
Bio | Email | Follow: @AndreaRLutz
KTVB.COM
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Updated Thursday, Jan 12 at 10:03 PM

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2012/0106/Rick-Santorum-c...

Rick Santorum compares gay marriage to polygamy. Will that help him with GOP?

Rick Santorum, who was speaking to college Republicans in New Hampshire, was loudly booed. While GOP voters have consistently opposed gay marriage, a majority of Americans now disagree.

By Peter Grier, Staff writer / January 6, 2012

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Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the Keene Public Library, Friday, in Keene, N.H. Santorum was booed after he compared gay marriage to polygamy, in a meeting with college Republicans in Concord, N.H., yesterday.

From all of us at 4TheFamily may your new year be filled with joy, peace, learning, understanding, compassion and peace!

Looking forward to a great 2012!!

Kristen --> http://www.4thefamily.us/user/6081

Hello everyone.

My name is Kristen, and I am a graduate student at Colorado State University. My field of study is cultural anthropology which is basically the study of human culture and society. I am interested in writing my Master's thesis on plural marriage in the U.S. I am specifically interested in women's perspectives and insights on their religious beliefs and their roles in marriage and family.