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Polygamy: Man Has Almost 100 Children and 39 WivesThe family's population is 167 people and they consume an estimated 200 pounds of rice along with 130 pounds of potatoes a day.- 'Sister Wives' Gives Kinder, Gentler View of PolygamyWith Kody Brown and his family challenging Utah's bigamy laws, maybe it's time to re-examine criminalizing consenting lifestyles.
- Legalize Polygamy?Eventually consenting adults will be able to marry other consenting adults of any sex or gender persuasion. But why be limited to marrying just one consenting adult?
- What Adults Should Be Allowed to DoPolygamy should be allowed because it will decrease the divorce rate. There are alot of benefits behind it that people tend to overlook.
- A Dive into the World of Polygamy: The 19th WifeThis article provides a reader's account of her experience reading a novel about the hidden world of polygamy in the United States.
- Top Ten Reasons Women Should Consider PolygamyGive polygamy a chance.
"Sister Wives" - the Learning Channel's Attempt at Normalizing PolygamyThe Learning Channel (TLC) takes advantage of its knowledge and entertainment-seeking audience by promoting the normalization of polygamy in America.
TLC's Sister Wives Raises the Equality Question About PolygamyWith the new TLC show, "Sister Wives", is America ready to accept polygamist marriages? Could the traditional model for marriage be challenged yet again?
Polygamy on TV: Are the Portrayals Realistic?"Sister Wives" and "Big Love" are two shows that explore polygamy in a gritty and real way, but how accurate is the depiction?- Polygamy in IslamThis article explains why polygamy is permissible in Islam.
- The Chemistry of Polygamist LoveIn an earlier article I wrote called The chemistry of Love made me start pondering how the chemicals of love such as dopamine, Norepinephrine, oxytocin, and vasopressin work in polygamy.
- The Fundamental Right to Marry as Applied to Same-Sex and Plural MarriageThe current legal status in the United States suggests that marriage is not a fundamental right for everyone. state legislatures and judiciaries are able to pick and choose the citizens to whom will be granted the fundamental right to marry.
- What the Mormons Really BelieveTells 5 things that Mormons believe.
Monogamy Versus PolygamyThe comparison between monogamy and polygamy in relationships.- Controversial Senior Project Ideas for High School StudentsMany senior project ideas are overrated because students choose the same categories every year. Here are a few controversial graduation project topics that provide an alternative option for research papers and presentations.
- Why is a Man Allowed to Have More Than One Wife in Islam?Discover the truth about what Islam says about polygamy.
- Turkey and PolygamyShort paper I did over an article in The Economist regarding the state of polygamy in Turkey.
- Polygamy and the LawAn analysis of the changing relationship between polygamy and the law, both as a legitimate alternative lifestyle and as a radical movement that endangers women and children within its sects.
Polygamy. Is There a Place for It?A critical look at the lives of those who practice polygamy and how it might fit into modern culture.
The Difference Between Polygamy, Polyamory and BigamyThe words "bigamy" "polygamy" and "polyamory" are words used to describe forms of relationships with multiple partners. But they are each different, and not always what the popular media might portray them as.- Polyamory Vs Polygamy: What's the Difference?People who practice multiple partner relationships are always polygamists right? In fact no, just as with single partner relationships there are many ways to classify and view a multi-partnered relationship.
- Polygamy in the Mormon ChurchThis article looks at the common misconception that polygamy is currently practiced in the Mormon church.
- What Big Love Has Taught Me About PolygamyHumorous view of polygamy thanks to 11 straight hours of Big Love.
- Polygamy in IslamBrief knowledge about polygamy in Islam
- LDS Church Struggles to Disassociate from FLDS and PolygamyThe LDS Church continues to deny association with a people that call them family.
- Female Polygamy (Polyandry)Angela Siekman explores our roles as women in relationships and toys with the ideals of what might create a polyandrist.
- Polygamy Isn't Mormon, Utah Man Flaunts Wives, Humorous Look at Too Many WivesA country woman comments on polygamy and her two husbands. Ivory Coast divorce law reviewed.
- Mormons and Polygamy: Practice Versus BeliefDo the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints practice polygamy today? No. Do they believe in it? Well...
- Legalizing PolygamyReasons, arguments why polygamy should be legalized.
- What You Never Knew About PolygamyWhat many major religions don't want you to know about polygamy
- Texas Polygamy Case Should Spur Changes in Child Removal Across the NationNo matter how the Texas Polygamy case ends, the impact of the legal requirements for removing children from potentially abusive homes deserve a second look nation wide.
- Polygamythis article tells about the good and bad of having more than one wife and the basic arguments about this topic
- Why is Polygamy Wrong?Satirical look at one off our current issues.
- How Polygamy Impacts the Welfare System and You and MeIn polygamy, women often become mere slaves to the whim of autocratic, domineering dictates of husbands and other male religious authority figures. Many of these women also burden the welfare system.
- Will the Government Cease Funding of Polygamy & FLDS?Government has funded these FLDS and/or Polygamous Communes for years. Is this Government downsizing & cutting of the budget.
PolygamyShould we legalize polygamy?
The Women of the Texas Polygamy Colony and Eerie Concepts of Women as Servile Robots in FictionThe worlds of the simple polygamous lives of the women in the Texas polygamy colony and the Sci-Fi worlds of the female robot aren't all that far apart. If only those Texas women had studied the visions of the servile female cyborg, things would likely be different...- The U.S.'s Long Fight Against Polygamy ColoniesAmerica probably has had multiple Manifest Destinies planned since the time of the Native-American Manifest Destiny. For polygamy colonies, it became a morally-ambiguous removal plan in the infamous Short Creek, Arizona Raid in July of 1953...
Myths About Polygamy: Debunking Myths in Light of Warren Jeff's SectBecause of secrecy and misinformation, these myths still exist in the minds of non-FLDS society. Gaining a deeper understanding of the issues and beliefs will help us to know what to do when there is an abusive situation that needs intervention.- History of Fundamentalist Mormon Movements: Part 3This article will look at the beginnings of modern fundamentalist Mormon sects and to examine the potential problems with polygamy.