Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-12 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Absolutely Awoelflebater has a point, Yep I am fine with marriage being reserved (licensed) for describing the raising of offspring by adults. ..for the purpose of.. Then, Civil unions for various combinations of everything else. Clearly in the cases of early Mormonist plural wives it was

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-12 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
** All the Mormons I've met were very nice people. However, none of them was living in a polygamous household. From what I understand, a Mormon who is married in this life stays married to his or her spouse(s) in the afterlife, contrary to the common Christian idea that marriage is only

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-12 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Absolutely Awoelflebater has a point, Yep I am fine with marriage being reserved (licensed) for describing the raising of offspring by adults. ..for the purpose of.. Then, Civil unions for various combinations of everything

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-12 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Om, These recent Joseph Smith and his 40 wives articles surfacing in the popular press were incredibly shoddy at referencing the actual scholarly work behind their journalism that their articles were written on and edited off of. Like, really bad professional journalism. Damned yellow as a

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-12 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives Om, These recent Joseph Smith and his 40 wives articles surfacing in the popular press were incredibly shoddy at referencing the actual

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-12 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
, November 12, 2014 10:30 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives Om, These recent Joseph Smith and his 40 wives articles surfacing in the popular press were incredibly shoddy at referencing the actual scholarly work behind their journalism that their articles were written

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, I think it's fine...as long as polyandry is also allowed (-: From: jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 1:43 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives   If this was

RE: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:15 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives John, I think it's fine...as long as polyandry is also allowed (-: Like

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Why do you associate polygamy with multiple wives? The actual definition of the word is a marriage with multiple partners. Why not multiple husbands for one wife, or just multiple partners, period? As for challenging the prohibition, you're still stuck in American Puritan mode. Polyamorous

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It may be legal in the country where you live. But it's still technically illegal to practice polygamy in the USA. From what I understand, there are parts of Utah where the authorities do not enforce the law even though they know the people who are living in a polygamous household. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : It may be legal in the country where you live. But it's still technically illegal to practice polygamy in the USA. From what I understand, there are parts of Utah where the authorities do not enforce the law even though they know

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
:10 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives   It may be legal in the country where you live.  But it's still technically illegal to practice polygamy in the USA.  From what I understand, there are parts of Utah where the authorities do not enforce the law even though

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann, You've got a point. That's probably why polygamy is not legal in the US. But the country's mores are changing quickly given the fact that gay marriage is now acceptable and legal. We'll just have to wait and see what else is next. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Joseph Smith had 40 Wives It may be legal in the country where you live. But it's still technically illegal to practice polygamy in the USA. From what I understand, there are parts of Utah where the authorities do not enforce the law even though they know the people who are living

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Mike, All the Mormons I've met were very nice people. However, none of them was living in a polygamous household. From what I understand, a Mormon who is married in this life stays married to his or her spouse(s) in the