Does polygamy make Mormons a non-christian cult?
on my page about the issue of “cults.” Also see “Polygamy” by Kathryn Daynes, a lecture that explores some of the economic issues behind polygamy. Also see “The Consistency of the LDS Church’s Position Regarding Legislating Marriage” by J. Max Wilson, an essay that shows that the Church’s appeal to natural law in resisting the legal attack on polygamy in the 1800s is consistent with the legal theories behind its opposition of same-sex marriage and its efforts to preserve the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
on my page about the issue of “cults.” Also see “Polygamy” by Kathryn Daynes, a lecture that explores some of the economic issues behind polygamy. Also see “The Consistency of the LDS Church’s Position Regarding Legislating Marriage” by J. Max Wilson, an essay that shows that the Church’s appeal to natural law in resisting the legal attack on polygamy in the 1800s is consistent with the legal theories behind its opposition of same-sex marriage and its efforts to preserve the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman. And finally, to keep things in perspective, consider this quote by Jan Shipps, emeritus professor of religious studies at Purdue: “The whole notion that polygamy is a danger to the family was incredibly important in the early 20th century. But people aren’t as afraid of polygamy today as they once were, partly because serial polygamy — by which I mean divorce and remarriage — is the standard rather than the exception for half the people in this coun
