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"'Sister Wives' Family to Challenge Utah Bigamy Law" - ABC News - polygamy - mormon
abcnews ^ | today | FT

Posted on 07/12/2011 8:48:02 AM PDT by fishtank

By JENNIFER DOBNER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY July 12, 2011 (AP) A polygamous family made famous by the reality TV show "Sister Wives" plans to challenge the Utah bigamy law that makes their lifestyle illegal, a Washington-based attorney said Tuesday. In an email to The Associated Press, attorney Jonathan Turley said he will file the lawsuit challenging Utah's bigamy law in Salt Lake City's U.S. District Court on Wednesday. .............

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KEYWORDS: bigamy; homosexualagenda; jonathanturley; moralabsolutes; mormon; polyamory; polygamy; polygyny; turley; utah
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To: Kandy Atz
Polygamy has a long history and is still practiced throughout the world. There is certainly much more precendent for it than two dudes calling themselves a married couple.

At least polygamy is Biblical. Homosexual marriage (or homosexual relations for that matter) are not!

21 posted on 07/12/2011 9:12:23 AM PDT by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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To: the_devils_advocate_666
"Why should a bisexual be denied the “right” to marry both a man and a woman?"

Don't try to parody liberalism. It always becomes a "civil rights" issue eventually.

22 posted on 07/12/2011 9:13:57 AM PDT by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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To: youngidiot

I think his first wife is kinda cute. But besides all that, doesn’t he just come across as an immature goofball? I don’t know how else to describe him.

Yes he does come across as immaure and stupid goofball..


23 posted on 07/12/2011 9:14:42 AM PDT by PLD
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To: guardian_of_liberty

“Animal Marriage. ?” That’s what I’m holding out for. Imagine all the tax deductions. Any idea which dog has the biggest litters?


24 posted on 07/12/2011 9:15:55 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: fishtank

What should anger us all is the welfare benefits the sister wives and their children rape the taxpayer for


25 posted on 07/12/2011 9:16:39 AM PDT by RWGinger
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To: Retired COB
Gay marriage does have a long history in this country.


26 posted on 07/12/2011 9:17:08 AM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: fishtank

Islam’s “Let’s get Mikey to eat it” lawsuit for multiple wives....


27 posted on 07/12/2011 9:18:05 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: the_devils_advocate_666
"Why should a bisexual be denied the “right” to marry both a man and a woman?"

Don't try to parody liberalism. It always becomes a "civil rights" issue eventually.

28 posted on 07/12/2011 9:19:00 AM PDT by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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Maybe this isn't the "Sister Wives" you were referring to. However, I found this YouTube Video ... ummm ... interesting.

Actually, this particular "Sister Wives" video put me on the floor LMAO. "Hysterical pregnancy", I'm still laughing. :)

29 posted on 07/12/2011 9:19:32 AM PDT by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: Retired COB

Polygamy is REFERENCED in the Bible, but NEVER condoned.


30 posted on 07/12/2011 9:21:13 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: fishtank

As the Oak Ridge Boys sing, trying to love two women is like a ball and chain. To which I add, trying to love any more than that is like taking a swim wrapped in anchor chain.


31 posted on 07/12/2011 9:22:22 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: fishtank

“Polygamy is REFERENCED in the Bible, but NEVER condoned.”

It is only condemned for pastors and then not terribly strongly.


32 posted on 07/12/2011 9:25:51 AM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: fishtank
Polygamy is REFERENCED in the Bible, but NEVER condoned.

I'm not a Morman, so I can't think of all of the examples of multiple wives in the Bible off the top of my head. The biggest example that comes to mind is Abraham, who had his second son by his second wife in their elder years. His first wife was an Arab, so he gets credit for being the father of the Arab & Jewish peoples.

I don't remember God giving him a hard time about two wives...as a matter of fact I believe he found favor in God's eyes.

33 posted on 07/12/2011 9:30:31 AM PDT by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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To: Retired COB; DonaldC

Again, when the Bible mentions that something occurred, God is not saying that He approves of that particular activity.


34 posted on 07/12/2011 9:32:38 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: DonaldC
Polygamy is REFERENCED in the Bible, but NEVER condoned ... It is only condemned for pastors and then not terribly strongly.

My copy of the Christian Scriptures strongly condemns adultery throughout. The only condoned sexual conduct that I have found in that document is either "single and celebrate" or "married and faithful."

35 posted on 07/12/2011 9:33:17 AM PDT by Zakeet (The Wee Wee's real birth certificate got shredded with his Rezko mortgage records)
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This was ALWAYS the next step after "homosexual" marriage.

36 posted on 07/12/2011 9:35:50 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: fishtank

“when the Bible mentions that something occurred, God is not saying that He approves”

The opposite is also true, it is not an automatic condemnation.


37 posted on 07/12/2011 9:37:03 AM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: Retired COB

He did find favor in God’s eyes. As did David, who committed adultery and murder, and so forth. God forgave their sin. He did not condone it.

The Bible shows us the fruit of multiple marriage and describes in savage detail the devastation it brings.

Solomon was lost due to his many wives, who turned his heart from the LORD.

The agonizing fighting between rival women, for example Samuel’s mother and her “sister-wife,” is detailed.

The antagonism between the sons of Jacob, to the point of the favorite of his favorite wife being nearly murdered, then sold into slavery (Joseph) due to the intense jealousy polygamy creates, is shown.

The rivalry between Jacob and Esau is STILL causing WARS in which millions at this point have been KILLED.

God created Adam and Eve. He gave Adam ONE wife. So it is and so it ever should be. That is normative; that is right; that is God’s intention and design.


38 posted on 07/12/2011 9:37:31 AM PDT by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: DonaldC; fishtank
"It is only condemned for pastors and then not terribly strongly."

And in a recent article posted on FR someone who supports queers marrying one another said:

"I think Jesus' commandment that we love our neighbor trumps everything else. We are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and our neighbor as ourselves. There is no modification to say 'except the neighbor whose lifestyle you disagree with,' " he said.

You can make up whatever you like and find some way to have Scripture agree with your preconception whether it's polygamy or queers marrying. If "not terribly strongly" is a part of your criteria, then you can't complain about the people who rationalize everything from the Armenian genocide to the use of Zyklon B gas on the Jews.

39 posted on 07/12/2011 9:41:36 AM PDT by Rashputin (Obama is insane but kept medicated and on golf courses to hide it)
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To: the_devils_advocate_666

I see you understand the logic of homosexual marriage....it is the destruction of sexual morality. There will be no “right and wrong”, “good and evil” other than what Marx and government forces us to teach our children.

There will be no true Christianity and Judaism allowed.....no freedom of religion and freedom of thought. You will be told what is considered moral determined by perverted, self-indulgent man with no regard to equal rights and dignity to men and women. Mankind will be reduced to animals so that they have no dignity and worth and can be eliminated by the state.

Universal Truths—foundation of Natural Law Theory—and the foundation of the US government will be destroyed under the atheist/pagan/marxist/progressive paradigm.

But that is their intention—to create a one world government where man is god and decides good and evil.


40 posted on 07/12/2011 9:45:29 AM PDT by savagesusie (Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. Cicero)
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