Decisions, decisions...
Posted on 09/16/2013 2:42:49 AM PDT by markomalley
Brady Williams has five wives, 24 children but no organized religion.
The newest polygamous family from Utah on reality TV considers itself progressive and independent. Williams and his wives slowly withdrew from the fundamentalist Mormon church in their rural community outside of Salt Lake City during the mid-2000s after re-evaluating their core beliefs.
The family no longer teaches the tenets of fundamental Mormonism to their children at home, opting instead to take from other teachings such as Buddhism to instill good, morale values in their two dozen children, who range in age from 2-20.
"Since we have left the religion, it's now about love and it's about commitment, and it's about happiness as a family," said Brady Williams, 43, a project manager in his brother's construction business. "It's not about the fear of hell or the promise of heaven."
It wasn't the first time Brady Williams has crossed religious lines. As a teenager, his parents left mainstream Mormonism and joined polygamy. He said that transition was very difficult, but not as hard as leaving the fundamentalist church his five wives all grew up in.
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“Sister Wives” & now this new show. I thought this was illegal in the US.
"Raise up a child; in the way he should go..."
6 screwed up folks produce 24...
What can POSSIBLY go wrong?
Oh?
Which one(s)?
Did GOD 'really' say...
True; but NONE of them were praised for the practice.
GOD only took ONE rib from Adam; NOT a half rack!
The first step was serialized marriage, when no fault divorce became the law of the land. It’s all been downhill from there.
LONG??
We'ver been SUBSIDIZING deviant lifestyles for DECADES in this country!!
The PRODUCTS of sin and adultery and fornication are paid for by welfare of ALL types.
The unwanted 'products' are KILLED before they are born.
A few AFTER they're born and some have a few days, months and/or years on them before, they too, get killed in some manner.
"America" is GONE!
The husk just hasn't dried up and burnt: yet...
“Or how many...” - Polygamy supporters...
“Or how young they are...” - Pederasty supporters...
“Every one is equal.” - The American left...
“Good luck with that..” - God...
So is Organized Crime; but Americans LOVE programs about it!
To be more accurate, the first recorded plural marriage was Lamech (Gen 5:9), which was noted as against God’s plan.
Later, the Patriarchs took multiple wives (Abraham), but notice that Moses returned to a single wife.
I guess I’m wrong that Cain and Able married their sisters too, which would be considered deviant now, though God didn’t outlaw it till later.
My point is things weren’t always considered wrong in ancient times as they are now. So in my opinion it’s not so much a deviant sexual behavior as it is illegal and sinful.
Adam should have Barbequed that rib.
LOL, I like that one.
-——The family no longer teaches the tenets of fundamental Mormonism-———
elsie’s fault
I don't think so. If 10 women wish to live with one fellow as their husband and have children by him, that is actually their business, or their right. And if a church, or non-churches, wishes to recognize that as some sort of "marriage," that is their right. Polygamous Muslims, limited to 4 wives at a time Thank Allah, infest a town near you. Guaranteed.
In every city in this country this is occurring, with multiple women receiving lavish welfare benefits for themselves and numerous offspring resulting from liaisons and living arrangements of which you and I would not approve.
There was also this tidbit in the article...
The Utah Attorney General's office does not enforce the law against consenting adults unless there is another crime involved such as child abuse, domestic violence or fraud, said spokesman Paul Murphy.
The offshoot of “Mormon family values”
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