[awelliott]

Oh...and for those who embraced the myth that polygamy enhanced "large families" ... that just "ain't so." At least from historical studies comparing women who had sanctioned promiscuous husbands (polygamists) vs. wives whose husbands were monogamous. Studies have shown that the average number of children per mom was reduced by one child for those in plural-union arrangements.

Take Brigham Young, for example...55 wives...but only 57 kids...Essentially one child per mom...hardly even close to the 19th-century "average."

I don't know about you, but 55 wives, 57 children, and one husband strikes me as a pretty large family. }8^D

On a serious note, each can draw his own conclusions, but it is, to say the least, pretty sketchy behavior for "men of God"...

[Colofornian]

I don't know about you, but 55 wives, 57 children, and one husband strikes me as a pretty large family. }8^D

:)

Indeed!

(Of course, had those 55 women married a monogamist, you're talking HUNDREDS of kids!)