Americans Against Abuses of Polygamy
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 [...]
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
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 / [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
SALT LAKE CITY – Polygamy still clings to the image of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — even though the Utah-based faith abandoned the practice more than a century ago. It was the No. 1 negative quality cited by 28 percent of respondents in a national Salt Lake Tribune poll who were [...]
KINGMAN – A Colorado City man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for molesting his three daughters. Henry Cooke, 40, faced anywhere from 10 to 17 years in prison when sentenced by Judge Steven Conn last week after pleading guilty to child molestation and two counts of attempted child molestation as part of [...]
More attention needs to be given to the abuse of polygamy in Saudi Arabia which leads to the birth of a new generation that will not simply struggle to live, but live to struggle. via Polygamy: The Social Consequences of Abuse / ArabNews.com
” … an appellate court decision is months, or more likely, years away. During that time, many women, men and children could be adversely affected. If law enforcement personnel refuse to proceed, then shame on them. And if we, the people of B.C., fail to demand that law enforcement does its job – if we [...]
