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And people didn't think mainstream Mormons perform polygamous rituals in the Mormon temple anymore! (Keep reading!)

From the article: The surprising and revealing thing is, however, the practice of polygamy in Mormon temples. Ask a Mormon about polygamy and they will likely raise their eyes to the skies and patiently explain, “We don't practice polygamy. It has been banned since 1890.” But this is a disingenuous answer because, in Mormon temples, members may enter into polygamous marriages. In the example given above a man's wife has died and he is entering into a marriage with another woman. They may be sealed for time and eternity, leaving him with two wives as far as the Mormon Church is concerned and they will both be his after the resurrection. Note in the example that the only requirements are that his first wife is dead and he gets a “sealing clearance”, a certificate allowing him to take another. The church leadership is effectively saying, 'Yes, you may take a second wife.' Further, the handbook says, “A deceased man may have sealed to him all women to whom he was legally married during his life if they are deceased or if they are living and not sealed to another man” (ibid. p.73) This is polygamy – isn't it? Especially noteworthy however is the fact that, “A deceased woman may be sealed to all men to whom she was legally married during her life. However, if she was sealed to a husband during her life, all her husbands must be deceased before she can be sealed to a husband to whom she was not sealed during life” (ibid) Note the words, “sealed to all men to whom she was legally married.” This is polyandry, the practice of one woman taking more than one husband – isn't it.

From the article: Last time we looked at how Mormon temples divide families and how controlling the Mormon Church is, even dictating who can and can't, should and shouldn't be invited to a temple wedding. This control extends to even the formal dress worn by the bride, groom and guests...“Unworthy” relatives and friends may be invited to a special meeting that “provides an opportunity for those who cannot enter the temple to feel included in the marriage.” How included they might feel is questionable since “no ceremony is performed, and no vows are exchanged” during this meeting. Given the distance most Mormons must travel to get to a temple it hardly seems worth the journey for “unworthy” members and non-members to sit in a room waiting to be told the bride and groom are now married...

From the article: But what if there are children from these previous relationships? Children born to temple-married parents are said to be “born in the covenant” but where will your kids go if a previously entered into sealing is revoked? What about children born out of wedlock? Foster children, adopted children? Children conceived by artificial insemination? What happens if two people who previously committed adultery now want to make their relationship legitimate? It gets complicated and, frankly, silly but it is all covered in the Mormon Handbook of Instructions...

Oh, this is priceless, Colofornian. You have outdone yourself. The modern-day Pharisees calling Mormons Pharisees. Nice try. If I ever saw a modern-day Pharisee it was Rick Perry’s pastor who condemns Mormons to hell along with all the Catholics and Jews. And apparently the anti Mormons on FR are on Rick Perry’s pastor’s side. Good luck with that. Merry Christmas!

Np tuxedo, cumberbunds or other formalities at your own wedding?

What about bajos, canoes, smiles with gaps between the teeth and coal dust covered faces?

Willfully weddings?

Not my thing and if I’m footing the bill we’re having a beautiful occasion, which will absolutely include God as central to our union but, fun and memorable as well.

Pharisees tried very hard to be good and keep the law, hedging it about with ever more petty rules to ensure no one transgresses, “you give a tenth of your spices – mint and dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law – justice, mercy and faithfulness.” (Mt.23:23)

I agree but it seems to me to be a little more to it than that, he also called them a den of vipers as you pointed out mat 3: 7-8

Matthew
23:25-28
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

If this fits the Mormon church then it should fit many of the other churches also, most of them tries to make clean the outside of the platter, no smoking, no this and no that, seems to me it would be enough just to do what Jesus says instead of adding to it.

But at any rate the religious leaders were not very nice people they were just a bunch of thieves who was probably just using God whom they did not even believe in for their own benefit, they believed in religion, not God

Jesus said you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free, no wonder they sought to kill him and did kill him, he was taking away their gravy train.

Also reminds me of our government.