Teens in Utah march to defend polygamy

[thewayne]

I have no problem with polygamy with two provisos. First, the women should be able to have multiple husbands. Second, there should be enough financial standing in the family to support all members to a comfortable standard WITHOUT gov't handouts. There's a polygamist Morman sect in Northern Arizona that seems to have been set up to create a fiefdom and to swindle economic benefits from the State coffers. I haven't been following the story since I moved, last I heard was the State de-certified the law enforcement of the community and put in their own police force along with a special investigation to look into the fraud allegations.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060820/ap_on_re_us/polygamy_rally

(EDIT: updated URL)

Comments

[thedragonweaver.livejournal.com]

The big problem with the current state of polygamy in the Southwest is that the women are all too often told they MUST marry some old patriarch— at the ripe age of 13— or they're going to Hell. That's quite a nasty little point of pressure.

Incidentally, your link goes straight to a map, which then asks you to click on a state and search for your article. Nice permalinks the AP's got...

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Here's a link that works. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060820/ap_on_re_us/polygamy_rally

I'll have to keep an eye on AP links. ;-)

I have a problem with any "arranged" marriages. The prob isn't just the SW, that's for sure (I lived in Phoenix until last August). I should have also added "assuming the woman is of an age of consent".