Ironic that you mention polygamy, since Utah historically was the only state which had to agree to outlaw polygamy in order to be admitted to the Union.
Yes I did —Once this was a constitutional republic of laws applied equally to all—and States to be accepted into the Union as equal had to be governed by laws that reflected those of the existing States.We were established to be A Christian Nation and by that standard we are judged.Note:when Jesus that Rabbi from Nazareth was confronted by the Pharisee( I do not know if Saul of Tarsus was among them,but do know he was raised a Jew and trained a Pharisee...When Jesus was teaching at the Temple and was confronted by the Pharisees about divorce— Jesus asked they had not read what was written in the Law(Matthew 19:3-12) and note; Matthews Gospel affirms that of Mark chapter 10 :2-12) And Jesus speaks directly of what is written in the Law of Moses Genesis chapter 1;27;and chapter 2:24) These serve as the basis for our American Law concerning “marriage” as shown most clearly in Murphy v.Ramsey and others,1885 —one of several legal decisions that confronted Mormon polygamy. Ultimately it was the prophecies of the Mormon Church that controlled State Law that changed to allow Utah be accepted as equal. The divisions remain—but hey divisions seem to have been introduced when the serpent said to Eve in the Garden “Thou shalt not surely die?”Genesis chapter 3:IMO “marriage had already been instituted -see Genesis 2:24. And Note;Jesus did not refer to the Law that allowed polygamy—but to what was “in the beginning”?