tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484877657345888646.post3580322790883119254..comments2023-06-30T01:41:39.270-07:00Comments on looking for balance: Mormon Polygamy on Trial : Notes from Day 5keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05483693924691004555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484877657345888646.post-48541866464108709152010-12-02T07:36:23.491-08:002010-12-02T07:36:23.491-08:00Thank you Jbash for your excellent posting - and f...Thank you Jbash for your excellent posting - and for your insightful blog entry. This is a "detail" that is frequently overlooked in the case. I also think it is important to say that while I am very much against the type of patriarchal, authoritarian and abusive structure that I have sensed from the FLDS church, these same controlling structures exist in many other non-polygamous institutions (some churches included).<br /><br />Unfortunately, it seems the AG wants to focus on the most obviously abusive example of a communal church, which happens to include polygamy, in order to rally public support to uphold an archaic authoritarian law. <br /><br />Then the AGs imply, of course we would never use the law to punish this behaviour, or that behavior. Just give the State permission to control the personal, intimate relations of these Bad people and We will always use the Power wisely.<br /><br />Personally, I am not polygamous, Mormon or even Gay. I am a heterosexual, white, monogamous man and I'm still not very comfortable about that.<br /><br />And about the title, it is a deliberate choice. The long legal prosecution that eventually led to the temporary dissolution of the LDS Mormon church in 1890 (or 1888) was nominally about Polygamy. However, a careful reading of documents from the time clearly indicates that the intention was to break the economic and political power that was held by the church in Utah. It was all about Sovereignty and dominion of a specific ideology - Polygamy was the most convenient way to rally emotional support from the broader public.keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483693924691004555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4484877657345888646.post-23335712781872392642010-12-02T06:40:33.526-08:002010-12-02T06:40:33.526-08:00So, about your title: It's true that the AGBC ...So, about your title: It's true that the AGBC would like this to be the trial of Mormon polygamy... but in fact it's about a law that covers many, many other people. The FLDS and Bountiful are a minuscule fraction of those affected. Most of the people affected by Section 293 are secular polyamorists or Muslims. Estimates of numbers are at <a href="http://polyadvocacy.ca/30-to-1-or-500-to-1-we-dwarf-bountiful-why-is-it-about-them" rel="nofollow">http://polyadvocacy.ca/30-to-1-or-500-to-1-we-dwarf-bountiful-why-is-it-about-them</a>.jbashhttp://polyadvocacy.canoreply@blogger.com