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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people will scoff at this...and call it bigotry...but with the passing of laws regarding same sex marriage polygamy is next.[/quote]
Fine with me. My main issue with the current state of polygamous marriages is that they often involved young women who are coerced. I don't care what consenting adults do. [/quote]

This is the main reason it's still illegal and why it will probably remain illegal.  This is a HUGE issue in the majority of polygamous sects in the United States and making polygamy legal is a good way to green light the guys who run those sects to take on even more brides who are young enough to be their granddaughters.  I don't have a problem with polygamy between consenting adults, FTR, but I do have a problem with polygamy that involves coercion of young girls into (often incestuous) marriages with older men, polygamy in sects where child and spousal abuse run rampant, polygamy where government abuse is something to be proud of because it's all about "bleeding the beast", polygamy where young men are forced to leave the compounds because they're viewed as competition by the older men who rule with iron fists, etc.  Tapestry of Polygamy and The Lost Boys of Polygamy are excellent resources for this topic.  [/quote]

You should know that those books don't tell the whole story. If I had to write a book and I needed it to sell, I would find the most extreme situations to sensationalize my work. No one is advocating marriage to minors. That is illegal and probably always will be. [/quote]

PP here. What part of the story do you think those books are leaving out? I know plenty about what goes on in the foothills of Utah, unfortunately.    No one is advocating marriage to minors, but plenty of people in those states are already looking the other way when it's going on.  [/quote]

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