I know that this post won’t make some people happy. I guess that is OK, as events of late in my chosen state of residence don’t make me particularly happy. This past Friday US District Judge Robert J. Shelby declared Amendment 3 to Utah’s constitution to be unconstitutional. The news of the ruling and Shelby’s… Read More »
The topic of polygamy has always generated a prurient interest or curiosity in the non-Mormon population at large. This interest is most obvious among those in monogamous cultures, particularly those cultures with strong European influence. This actually makes a bit of sense, as in the supposedly authoritative words of Wikipedia, “in the global context, acceptance… Read More »
It is no secret that before 1978 those of African descent could not hold the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (It is technically wrong to say that “blacks could not hold the priesthood,” as non-African blacks could hold the priesthood before 1978.) People of all races could belong to the… Read More »