Polygamy advocate Mark Henkel provides great arguments for Polygamy:
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Peeling the Onion
Posted in About Polygamy, Family Life, Government, Rights on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Snapshot of Polygamy: Stories (Part 1)
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights, School on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mine was a young suburb filled with new trees planted in the easement strip. Dotted and dashed along the sidewalk, driveways stitching neighbors into the commonness of the neighborhood. On each side of us and in just about each home on the street were kids my age [...]
The paradox of polygamy II: Why most women benefit from polygamy and most men benefit from monogamy
Posted in About Polygamy, Family Life, Government, Rights on August 2, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The paradox of polygamy II: Why most women benefit from polygamy and most men benefit from monogamy By Satoshi Kanazawa Created Feb 21 2008 – 7:10pm Contrary to popular belief, most women benefit from polygynous society, and most men benefit from monogamous society. This is because polygynous society allows some women to share a resourceful man of [...]
The Present State of Our Polygamous Future
Posted in About Polygamy, Family Life, Government, Rights on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Present State of Our Polygamous Future Jul 20, 2011 Joe Carter http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/07/the-present-state-of-our-polygamous-future In an interview on the science in science fiction, novelist William Gibson noted, “[T]he future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” What Gibson meant was that the innovations in science fiction could already be found—at least in embryonic form—in [...]
Polygamy Law: Freedom vs Harm
Posted in About Polygamy, Canada, Government, Rights on February 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This blog post from “Progressive Proselytizing” caught our attention: On the Morality of Polygamy Law: Freedom vs Harm Should polygamy be legal? This question is at the core of the landmark polygamy case slowly working its way up the Canadian justice system. To answer this, we look at the balance between harm and freedom. The [...]
We may not like Polygamy, but Decriminalization makes sense
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on December 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The following article from the Globe and Mail, written by Marina Adshade (economist at Dalhousie University) makes an interesting arguement for decriminalization: The overwhelming majority of Canadians do not want to live in a polygamous household and, from an economic perspective, that observation is a bit of a mystery.
What harms do polygamy laws prevent?
Posted in About Polygamy, Canada, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on December 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The following article, written by Kate Heartfield of the ‘Ottawa Citizen’, echoes some of our talking points raised with government officials in both Utah and Arizona concerning the laws against adult consensual polygamy. The polygamy reference case has already made a valuable contribution: It has focused the debate on the question of harm. Apologists for [...]
Legalize Polygamy in America. Why not?
Posted in About Polygamy, Family Life, Government, Rights on November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I found this blog with its attendant argument for legalizing polygamy. It is written from the perspective of a black male born in Nigeria and familiar with African tradition and also Muslim beliefs. Apparently he has researched Mormonism as well and has some interesting insights and arguments for legalization. I find it interesting that opinions [...]
Unlawful Arrest
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In light of our work with the Safety Net organization and our interaction with various social workers and law enforcement (so called) personnel, I thought the attached entry from the Escape to Polygamy Blog by J. R. North would have some interest in a satirical vein. The URL link (true story) referenced in the piece, [...]
Polygamy and the Law
Posted in About Polygamy, Canada, Government, Rights on November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since we’re highlighting the Canadian Polygamy Case involving Winston Blackmore and James Oler, I thought I would share an interesting discussion from a Law is Cool Podcast early last year. Law is Cool Podcast: Polygamy and the Law Also, check out one of the significant comments from that podcast…
