[TChris]

There's no such thing as a "fundamentalist Mormon". There are ex-Mormons and never-been-Mormons. AFAIK, the great majority of the polygamists are in the second category.

Calling these polygamists "Mormons", of any stripe, is no more accurate than someone from Venezuela calling himself "American". It's just not true.

[deaconjim]

Calling these polygamists "Mormons", of any stripe, is no more accurate than someone from Venezuela calling himself "American". It's just not true.

Not to dispute the point you were making, but technically people from Venezuela are just as "American" as we are.

[colorcountry]

I would think as followers of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon that they possibly have as much right to it as you do.

Besides, they are following Mormonism the way it was taught by Brigham Young and Joseph Smith, and maintain that it was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who corrupted the “true” religion.

Which has more authority to claim themselves Mormon....LOL

[B.O. Plenty]

Well....the elders in Salt Lake City better find a way to discourage the media from calling these nuts Mormons....even "fundamentalist Mormons"....

all most people hear is "Mormon"......the fundamentalist (lunatic) part does not compute.

Soon Mormons and Mohammedans will be the same in most people's mind....and it will be a "media delight"....

they (the media) are trying mightily

[Colofornian]

There's no such thing as a "fundamentalist Mormon". There are ex-Mormons and never-been-Mormons. AFAIK, the great majority of the polygamists are in the second category. Calling these polygamists "Mormons", of any stripe, is no more accurate than someone from Venezuela calling himself "American". It's just not true.

Oh, so you're trying to tell us that there's no practicing polygamist Mormons in the celestial kingdom, eh? (All of those polygamist LDS--or those who had wives serially on earth but is sealed to more than one--didn't make it beyond the veil w/all wives in tow, eh?)