12-16-2013, 11:15 AM
A Utah federal judge just overturned a portion of a law that prohibits polygamy in the state.
The lawsuit was filed by Kody Brown and his four wives - they're the subject of a reality show called, "Sister Wives".
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They have 17 kids and are members of a fundamentalist branch of the Mormon Church known as the Apostolic United Brethren Church.
Brown and family are grateful for the ruling. Brown's response: "Many people do not approve of plural families," he said, but "we hope that in time all of our neighbors and fellow citizens will come to respect our own choices as part of this wonderful country of different faiths and beliefs."
Some on the religious right are, of course, displeased. Russell Moore, of the Southern Baptist Convention weighed-in: "Polygamy was outlawed in this country because it was demonstrated, again and again, to hurt women and children. Sadly, when marriage is elastic enough to mean anything, in due time it comes to mean nothing."
Having more than one legal spouse (or being one of a number of spouses) is not something that appeals to me - sounds miserable.
But, if these adult fundamentalists wanna go there, for religious or other purposes, and can do it without expecting separate benefits for each spouse or expecting to collect support for their huge clans, I don't really give a shit about their lifestyle choices and what they raise their kids to believe is none of my business. (Bigamy, fraudulently being married to more than one person at a time, is still outlawed.)
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/14/justice/ut...?hpt=ju_c2
What do you think about plural marriage?
The lawsuit was filed by Kody Brown and his four wives - they're the subject of a reality show called, "Sister Wives".
They have 17 kids and are members of a fundamentalist branch of the Mormon Church known as the Apostolic United Brethren Church.
Brown and family are grateful for the ruling. Brown's response: "Many people do not approve of plural families," he said, but "we hope that in time all of our neighbors and fellow citizens will come to respect our own choices as part of this wonderful country of different faiths and beliefs."
Some on the religious right are, of course, displeased. Russell Moore, of the Southern Baptist Convention weighed-in: "Polygamy was outlawed in this country because it was demonstrated, again and again, to hurt women and children. Sadly, when marriage is elastic enough to mean anything, in due time it comes to mean nothing."
Having more than one legal spouse (or being one of a number of spouses) is not something that appeals to me - sounds miserable.
But, if these adult fundamentalists wanna go there, for religious or other purposes, and can do it without expecting separate benefits for each spouse or expecting to collect support for their huge clans, I don't really give a shit about their lifestyle choices and what they raise their kids to believe is none of my business. (Bigamy, fraudulently being married to more than one person at a time, is still outlawed.)
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/14/justice/ut...?hpt=ju_c2
What do you think about plural marriage?