Polygamy Is Abuse http://polygamyisabuse.com Americans Against Abuses of Polygamy Wed, 16 May 2012 00:29:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Kingman waking up to atrocities in Colorado City http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/05/15/kingman-waking-up-to-atrocities-in-colorado-city/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/05/15/kingman-waking-up-to-atrocities-in-colorado-city/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 00:29:27 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=440 Did news coverage help Mohave County Reps. Nancy McLain and Doris Goodale see the light after they voted to support Colorado City marshals?

Via A Different Solution for Colorado City / The Kingman Daily Miner

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/05/15/kingman-waking-up-to-atrocities-in-colorado-city/feed/ 0 Arizona House rejects SB1433 http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/25/arizona-house-rejects-sb1433/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/25/arizona-house-rejects-sb1433/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:06:17 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=438 PHOENIX — A bill that would have allowed Mohave County to take over law enforcement in Colorado City was rejected by the state House on Wednesday.

The House voted 28-25 against the bill, with six members not voting.

Mohave County Reps. Doris Goodale and Nancy McClain were among the no votes.

Via House rejects bill to replace Colorado City marshals / Arizona Independent

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/25/arizona-house-rejects-sb1433/feed/ 0 Nielsen sentenced to 10 years, fine http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/nielsen-sentenced-to-10-years-fine/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/nielsen-sentenced-to-10-years-fine/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:12:18 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=436 A West Texas polygamist who authorities said had multiple “celestial marriages” was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.

Wendell Loy Nielsen, 71, was given a 10-year term on each of the three counts of bigamy for which he convicted and will serve them concurrently. He was also ordered to pay $30,000 in fines.

Via / Texas bigamist, a Warren Jeffs follower, gets 10 years in prison / Chicago Tribune

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/nielsen-sentenced-to-10-years-fine/feed/ 0 Prosecutor’s powers expanded in Canada http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/prosecutors-powers-expanded-in-canada/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/prosecutors-powers-expanded-in-canada/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:09:00 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=433 VANCOUVER— A special prosecutor has been given expanded powers to lay charges against polygamists in British Columbia, the Attorney General announced Monday.

The move came as the provincial government announced it would not refer a B.C. Supreme Court ruling upholding the polygamy law to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Via / Special prosecutor given expanded powers in polygamy cases / National Post

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/prosecutors-powers-expanded-in-canada/feed/ 0 $20 million spent on polygamy cases in Texas http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/20-million-spent-on-polygamy-cases-in-texas/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/20-million-spent-on-polygamy-cases-in-texas/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:06:26 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=431 SAN ANTONIO — In the four years since Texas authorities swarmed the polygamist ranch of sect leader Warren Jeffs, state prosecutors have spent more than $4.5 million racking up swift convictions against him and 10 loyal followers on child sex and bigamy charges, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.

Combined with other state agency costs surrounding the April 3, 2008, raid, documents show the price tag is approaching $20 million for what began as a chaotic roundup of nearly 400 children and grew into one of the largest criminal cases in recent Texas history.

Via / Texas spent $20 million on polygamy cases / Associated Press

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/04/05/20-million-spent-on-polygamy-cases-in-texas/feed/ 0 Study: Plural marriage bad for society http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/01/30/study-plural-marriage-bad-for-society/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/01/30/study-plural-marriage-bad-for-society/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:52:06 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=429 A new study out of the University of British Columbia documents how societies have systematically evolved away from polygamy because of the social problems it causes.

Via “Is Polygamy Really So Awful?” / Slate

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/01/30/study-plural-marriage-bad-for-society/feed/ 0 Jeffs Loses Phone for 90 Days http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/01/09/jeffs-loses-phone-for-90-days/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/01/09/jeffs-loses-phone-for-90-days/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:57:20 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=427 Texas prison officials have found polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs guilty of “a major disciplinary infraction” following an investigation into whether he violated policy by — among other allegations — preaching a Christmas day sermon from prison, a state spokeswoman said Monday.

Via Warren Jeffs guilty of ‘major disciplinary infraction’ for prison phone calls / CNN

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2012/01/09/jeffs-loses-phone-for-90-days/feed/ 0 FLDS meet, prepare but for what? http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/28/flds-meet-prepare-but-for-what/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/28/flds-meet-prepare-but-for-what/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:55:37 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=425 HILDALE — Concern is rising over a new burst of activity by followers of imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.

According to outside observers, there has been a flurry of church meetings almost daily, a set of mysterious construction projects and widespread re-baptism as thousands of followers react to apparent prophesies of doom from their imprisoned leader.

Via FLDS meet, prepare but for what? / Deseret News

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/28/flds-meet-prepare-but-for-what/feed/ 0 Judge OKs eviction threats http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/26/judge-oks-eviction-threats/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/26/judge-oks-eviction-threats/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:17:06 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=423 A Utah judge has approved a plan to use threats of eviction to wring $2.2 million in back taxes out of a polygamist sect on the Utah-Arizona border.

Third District Judge Denise Lindberg last week ruled that a court-appointed accountant can threaten eviction to try to get residents of the border towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., to pay up.

Via Judge OKs eviction threats to get polygamy sect’s taxes / Arizona Daily Star

]]> http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/26/judge-oks-eviction-threats/feed/ 0 Jeffs’ followers hand over possessions http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/26/jeffs-followers-hand-over-possessions/ http://polygamyisabuse.com/2011/12/26/jeffs-followers-hand-over-possessions/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:15:08 +0000 brilew http://polygamyisabuse.com/?p=421 Though polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexually assaulting two girls, he continues issuing directives to his followers. The new rules are considered particularly strict – even by sect members who’ve acquiesced to giving up reading the news and wearing the color red.

Via Followers of polygamist Warren Jeffs give up bikes, trampolines / The Los Angeles Times

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