polygamy

Utah was all Mormon, except for the Indians, and the U. S. wouldn't make it a state because of polygamy.

The exact number of the marriage partners was not always specified, as various forms of polygamy were permitted in some cultures.

Under Islam, polygamy is allowed but only if the husband is able to treat all his wives equally.

But the church officially rejected polygamy in eighteen fifty, the same year polygamy became illegal across the United States.

Aren't our values better than those of the 'primitive' societies that practice slavery, cannibalism, and polygamy?

At least in the recent past, the French authorities turned a blind eye to polygamy among north African migrants.

Mormons were hounded out of the Eastern states, and persecuted in the West until they abandoned polygamy.

During Taylor's presidency, the U. S. government intensified its campaign against polygamy.

Polygamy, according to the Court, clearly was subversive of good order and Congress could thus make the practice a crime.

He suggested family patterns, including polygamy and absent fathers, were a factor.

Polygamy and prostitution had a deeply formative effect upon the entire field of sexuality in pre-modern China.

Polygamy has been around for centuries in many countries around the globe.

Polygamy, the practice of being married to more than one wife, is socially acceptable in many communities across Africa.

Yep. Polygamy is like homosexuality. Most people prefer the opposite, and may even find it gross, but that doesn't make it wrong.

A recent vice president, Hamzah Haz, bragged about his polygamy, taking his three wives on trips to Mecca.

I don't agree with either gay marriage or polygamy for exactly the same reason: both prevent marriage from fulfilling its primary goal.

France considers polygamy "a grave infringement of the principle of equality between men and women" .

They argue that sexuality is intrinsic, while polygamy is a choice with grievous social consequences.

HanZhengjie is an area that has polygamy and Complexity, especially the residential regional.

He wouldn't admit to polygamy, but he allowed that he'd set up a private school on his property that had more than 100 students.

The definition of marriage is constantly changing. What about divorce, interracial marriage, or the banning of polygamy?

The law, which stated that a first wife had to give permission before others were added, for instance, had kept polygamy rare here.

Take polygamy. Smith had at least 28 wives.

If the polygamy mess gives the lie to anything, its' that America has become a homogenous mass of conformists.

Polygamy is widely blamed for social ills ranging from school absenteeism to street violence.

It follows that many folks in Utah aren't as quick as outsiders to blame polygamy for the abuses it masks.

He has four wives and serves "polygamy juice, " a mixture of four tropical fruits, at his chain of chicken restaurants.

The affair sparked an outcry, even in a country where polygamy is legal.

Shortly afterwards, the church's fourth president banned polygamy.

As the Jeffs case shows, polygamy-rights activists have an uphill public-relations battle.

Defenders say such diseases prove the need for polygamy to ensure that more children are born.

Polygamy is widely blamedforsocial ills ranging from school absenteeismtostreet violence.

Parliament has given rights to polygamy in the Recognition of the Customary Marriages Act of 1998.

Monopsony: Polygamy is an example of monopsony, which is the situation when a market only has one buyer and multiple sellers.

That, as I understand it, is the real substance of polygamy laws as they are currently enforced.

The affair has exposed both the reality of polygamy and the difficulty of doing anything about it.

Polygamy is defined as taking more than one partner or spouse in marriage.

Some esperts point out that polygamy is taking on new forms in urban society, where men still marry several women.

She found that polygamy is more common in societies that have more disease.

Romney's paternal grandfather Gaskell was monogamous and the Mormon Church outlawed polygamy in 1890.

Take the subject of polygamy.

Persian founder of Babism, a 19th-century religion that forbade polygamy, begging, trading in slaves, and the use of alcohol or drugs.

The truth is that most people who argue against polygamy simply cannot count.

Though Iranians fretted about the impact of western sanctions, the government turned its attention to a bill that would facilitate polygamy.

He heads a local Christian religious sect, called the "Chana" , which allows polygamy .

Zulu ethnic groups to pursue the practice of polygamy, the group of Zuma, who married 6 times and has 18 children.

Why, then, shouldn't the same prioritising also apply to polygamy ?

Nowadays, there are said to be more than 30, 000 people practising polygamy in Utah, Idaho, Montana and Arizona.

I live in a place where polygamy is allowed, but generally avoided.

Many religious practices (such as polygamy, once practised by Mormons) are clearly illegal.

Mormon doctrine states that their members must be living in polygamy in order to enter the highest heaven.

Various splinter groups left the church after the 1890 Manifesto in order to continue polygamy.

Polygamy still exists in some forms among upper class members of some minorities.

During that time, Congress issued the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act in 1962 which re-asserted that polygamy was illegal in all US territories.

Never mind that polygamy is illegal in all 50 states.