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Polygamy

Navigating the Straits of Polygamy

January 28, 2008 by Mike Parker

The Church has a problem.

We are caught between the Scylla of our long history of practicing — and strongly defending — plural marriage, and the Charybdis of having given up that practice and now having to disassociate ourselves from modern polygamous groups.

From the standpoint of defending the Church, how should we navigate that strait? [Read more…] about Navigating the Straits of Polygamy

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And we multiplied exceedingly

January 21, 2008 by Keller

This Jarom 1:8 phrase is used throughout the Book of Mormon and appears to borrow its language from the Abrahamic covenant in Gen 17:2 and elsewhere. It appears to be an apt description of the early Utah Saints, who saw themselves as modern heirs of the covenant. Mormon women welcomed many more children into their homes than their national counterparts, a phenomenon I attribute largely to polygamy.

As a disclaimer, I realize that this blog entry is not in good taste, especially from a feminist perspective. Some of the quantitative analysis that follows will no doubt feed into Mormon stereotypes that we like to keep our women barefoot and pregnant.

[Read more…] about And we multiplied exceedingly

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Lawrence O’Donnell’s Charges of Rape

January 13, 2008 by Keller


Graph by Gregory L. Smith. Used with permission.

[Read more…] about Lawrence O’Donnell’s Charges of Rape

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