Originally Posted by Edie
Originally Posted by cizzors
I watch and agree, no sharing BUT.....
Showing my ignorance here. He is legally married to the first one. The other three are the cake and icing. Not understanding the law, isn't this their private life? Why is this not seen as him having a wife and the wife agreeing to him having 3 live-in girlfriends? Yeah, he is re-populating the world. But isn't that a private matter? As far as I know, he is not claiming the "wives" as dependants so what laws are they actually breaking?
Like I said, I would never share, but how is this different from a guy having a mistress who doesn't live with him vs. a "wife" who does and the real wife doesn't mind? Educate me.
These people are Mormons and some Mormons practice polygamy. It is not legal, has not been for many years, but it is their contention that it is part of Mormon religion. We believe in one man/one woman relationship (marriage) and they have the man-made law of polygamy.
It isn't a religion that I would or could believe in but they do. Edie
These people are not Mormons. Their religion is a take off from the Mormon religion. True Mormons do not practice polygamy. It was a practice earlier in the history of the mormon church but not any more. This family was living in Utah and when the show first aired they were investigated by the law. I don't know what became of it or if they still live here or if they have had to move. True, they are not abiding by the law but the religion they are practicing does believe in polygamy and they are married in their religion. I know a expolygamist family that have all left that way of life. They say polygamist life is not that wonderful.