Dave wrote: > > Yes, it's amazing how a practice of your Church of roughly 100 years ago > which, by some accounts, was not all that widely practiced, and > by no means _the_ defining characteristic of the Church) is all that > most people seem to know about. To some extent, you can thank HBO's "Big > Love", which, like most interest in Mormon Polygamy, seems to be based > on the titillation factor, more than anything else. >
You don't think that polygamy was a major selling point when attempting to attract adherents? It's also notable that statehood was withheld from Utah long after it was eligible primarily _because_ of polygamy. Brigham Young, one of the most prominent figures in the LDS history, had 52 wives!!! Personally, I think that what occurs between consenting (emphasis on consenting) adults (further emphasis on adults is their own business and I don't care what they do as long as its within the law. I don't know how much of the show Big Love you've seen, but as Julia implied in her post, it could just as well have been called Big Problems. I think that the attraction of the show is good writing, good acting and a _fascinating_ predicament. Now I'm off to dinner for the 30th anniversary of marriage to my one and only! Doug Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
