Polygamous Mormon fundamentalists

Polygamous Mormon fundamentalists are sects devoted to Mormon fundamentalism who continue to practice plural marriage (a form of polygamy), even though that practice has been abandoned by the larger mainstream denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Most polygamous Mormon fundamentalists belong to sects that have broken from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which officially abandoned the practice in 1890. Almost invariably, the practice of plural marriage in these sects consists of polygyny, where men are married to multiple women simultaneously. According to one source there are as many as 37,000 Fundamentalist Mormons, with less than half of them living in polygamous households. http://principlevoicesofpolygamy.myblogsite.com/blog/_archives/2005/8/28/1176399.html

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Mormon fundamentalism - Plural marriage - Polygamy - Latter Day Saint movement - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 1890 - Polygyny

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Although somewhat rare, in some of these sects, it is considered acceptable for an older man to marry underage girls as young as 13-15 years of age. This practice, which apart from polygamy itself is illegal in most states, has generated recent public controversy. Examples include the Elizabeth Smart case, the Tom Green case, and the case described in http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/26/utah.polygamy.ap/index.html, in which a man married his 15-year-old cousin, who was also his aunt.

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Elizabeth Smart - Tom Green

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