tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post384945570256001843..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: Do Mormon 'sister wives' have true freedom of choice when their religious belief demands polygamous marriage?Perry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-55299185887996680172016-05-17T15:30:16.531-07:002016-05-17T15:30:16.531-07:00Sister Wives polygamy case to go to the US Supreme...Sister Wives polygamy case to go to the US Supreme Court<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW, fox13now.com MAY 13, 2016<br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY — Reality TV polygamist Kody Brown and his wives will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its lawsuit challenging Utah’s historic ban on plural marriage.<br /><br />The decision to ask the nation’s highest court to consider the polygamy case comes the same Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-89896641396719050532016-04-23T14:33:39.004-07:002016-04-23T14:33:39.004-07:00The state appealed.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court o...The state appealed.<br /><br />The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Brown family's lawsuit, ruling they "do not face a credible threat of prosecution." They cite the Utah County Attorney's repeated declarations that he would not prosecute polygamy alone, unless it was in concert with other crimes.<br /><br />"He declared under penalty of perjury that the Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-69651496904317755872016-04-23T14:33:30.629-07:002016-04-23T14:33:30.629-07:00Federal appeals court tosses Sister Wives lawsuit ...Federal appeals court tosses Sister Wives lawsuit over Utahs polygamy ban<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW Fox13 Salt Lake City APRIL 11, 2016<br /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit filed by reality TV polygamist Kody Brown and his four wives, declaring that the family did not actually face a threat of prosecution from Utah authorities.<br /><br />In a ruling Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-41562193455932975632016-04-07T14:07:41.143-07:002016-04-07T14:07:41.143-07:00Bill to make polygamy a felony crime fails
BY AS...Bill to make polygamy a felony crime fails<br /> <br />BY ASSOCIATED PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH 2016 KUTV 2News<br /> <br />SALT LAKE CITY — (AP) A proposal to make polygamy a felony crime in Utah again has failed.<br /><br />State lawmakers adjourned for the year Thursday night without taking final vote on the measure in the state Senate.<br /><br />Utah's polygamy ban was struck down by a Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-36648225955461219292016-03-29T11:20:56.819-07:002016-03-29T11:20:56.819-07:00State leaders have argued that Utah's polygamy...State leaders have argued that Utah's polygamy ban has been helpful in prosecuting such offenders.<br /><br />Warren Jeffs, the leader of an FLDS sect in Utah, is serving a life sentence, plus 20 years, for two counts of sexual assault of a child. In February, 11 other leaders of the sect were arrested on accusations of food stamp fraud and money laundering -- one of the biggest crackdowns onPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-35648565897684808002016-03-29T11:20:47.384-07:002016-03-29T11:20:47.384-07:00The family says the show demonstrates that polygam...The family says the show demonstrates that polygamists can have just as happy and healthy a marriage as a couple, and that government shouldn't be getting involved in what they do behind closed doors. To make their case, they drew on a 2003 Supreme Court decision that struck down a Texas law banning sodomy.<br /><br />In 2013, a federal court agreed with the Browns -- for the most part. A Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-32594336429420618432016-03-29T11:19:20.218-07:002016-03-29T11:19:20.218-07:00Why Utah is fighting over polygamy again, explaine...Why Utah is fighting over polygamy again, explained<br /> <br />By Amber Phillips Washington Post March 9, 2016<br /><br />Utah's relationship with polygamy is complicated.<br /><br />It has been banned since the state was a territory, but the law often had a don't-ask-don't-tell quality about it. If you're an otherwise law-abiding man married to multiple women (and that's Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-28303806777385583682016-03-27T13:59:47.324-07:002016-03-27T13:59:47.324-07:00House passes bill to recriminalize polygamy in Uta...House passes bill to recriminalize polygamy in Utah<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW fox13now.com MARCH 2, 2016 <br /> <br />SALT LAKE CITY -- In a debate that was heated at times, the Utah House passed a bill that would effectively "recriminalize" polygamy in Utah.<br /><br />House Bill 281 is being run in response to a lawsuit pending in federal court by reality TV polygamist Kody Brown Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-5243324378753922772016-03-17T16:12:19.689-07:002016-03-17T16:12:19.689-07:00Americans have become slightly more tolerant of po...Americans have become slightly more tolerant of polygamy in recent years, as views on polygamy have followed a trend toward greater acceptability for once-taboo social practices, including gay marriage. In 2015, 16 percent of Americans told a Gallup poll polygamy is "morally acceptable," a steady increase from just 6 percent in 2003, but the upward trend began in 2011, the year after Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-73141887035856057052016-03-17T16:12:11.288-07:002016-03-17T16:12:11.288-07:00Warren Jeffs followers charged with fraud but not ...Warren Jeffs followers charged with fraud but not polygamy<br /> <br />Members of the polygamous FLDS community were charged with welfare fraud on Wednesday, but the impact on polygamists who obey the law in all other respects may be mixed.<br /> <br />By Lucy Schouten Christian Science Monitor FEBRUARY 25, 2016<br /><br />Members of the religious sect led by Warren Jeffs were arrested on Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-81474049680169196732016-02-21T14:37:45.700-08:002016-02-21T14:37:45.700-08:00Utah committee passes bigamy bill spurred by ‘Sist...Utah committee passes bigamy bill spurred by ‘Sister Wives,’ but with lessened penalties<br /><br />By NATE CARLISLE | The Salt Lake Tribune February 19, 2016<br /><br />Stan Shepp lives with two wives, though he says he isn't legally married to either of them.<br /><br />Being a polygamist has cost Shepp some work, he told Utah legislators on Friday. General contractors don't want to Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-84712293035195959522016-02-04T10:36:16.216-08:002016-02-04T10:36:16.216-08:00Utah lawmaker wants to revive polygamy ban with re...Utah lawmaker wants to revive polygamy ban with revisions<br /> <br />By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Associated Press Salt Lake Tribune February 03 2016<br /><br />Proposal » Portions of a law that were struck down in a 2013 suit would be restored.<br /><br />In the wake of a court decision that decriminalized polygamy in Utah, a state lawmaker unveiled a proposal Wednesday to revive the ban on Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-67314744877635250852016-02-03T14:13:00.946-08:002016-02-03T14:13:00.946-08:00Polygamists meet with House Speaker over bill
BY ...Polygamists meet with House Speaker over bill<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW, Fox 13 News FEBRUARY 2, 2016<br /> <br />SALT LAKE CITY -- Concerned about a pending bill that could basically "recriminalize" polygamy in the state of Utah, members of a polygamous family met with the Speaker of the House to lobby against it.<br /><br />Joe Darger and his wives, Vicki, Valerie and Alina met Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-77502974921176376762016-01-31T13:41:02.841-08:002016-01-31T13:41:02.841-08:00Federal judges question Utah’s polygamy ban in lan...Federal judges question Utah’s polygamy ban in landmark ‘Sister Wives’ legal case<br /> <br />Donna Bryson, The Associated Press | National Post January 22, 2016<br /> <br />DENVER — An effort to decriminalize polygamy by the family from TV show “Sister Wives” reached its highest level so far Thursday as federal appeals judges questioned a lawyer for Utah about whether the state needs to ban Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-10076443947298376752016-01-06T16:22:13.760-08:002016-01-06T16:22:13.760-08:00Utah says it wouldnt prosecute Sister Wives for po...Utah says it wouldnt prosecute Sister Wives for polygamy<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW fox13now.com JANUARY 6, 2016 <br /> <br />SALT LAKE CITY — In new court filings obtained by FOX 13, the Utah Attorney General’s Office insists that prosecutors had no plans to prosecute reality TV polygamist Kody Brown and his wives for bigamy.<br /><br />But Brown and his wives, Meri, Janelle, Christine and Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-60340279263862338752015-09-06T11:02:43.601-07:002015-09-06T11:02:43.601-07:00Sister Wives family points to same sex marriage ca...Sister Wives family points to same sex marriage cases in arguing against Utah polygamy ban<br /> <br />by Nate Carlisle, Salt Lake Tribune August 26 2015<br /> <br />The family of Kody Brown on Wednesday answered Utah's appeal to reinstate a ban on polygamy, and the family's brief is notable for what's there now that wasn't before.<br /><br />The Browns' attorney Jonathan Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-30638960926330489392014-12-06T12:04:58.201-08:002014-12-06T12:04:58.201-08:00Polygamy Group Investigates Abuse Allegations
By...Polygamy Group Investigates Abuse Allegations<br /> <br />By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press ABC News SALT LAKE CITY — Dec 3, 2014<br /> <br />One of the largest organized polygamy groups in Utah said this week it is investigating an allegation that its leader molested one of his daughters, now featured in a reality TV show.<br /><br />David Watson, a spokesman for the Apostolic United Brethren,Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-46710239981622119392014-11-23T15:08:35.813-08:002014-11-23T15:08:35.813-08:00Redistribution of homes begins in polygamous sect
...Redistribution of homes begins in polygamous sect<br /><br />By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press - The Washington Times November 21, 2014<br /> <br />SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Katie Cox has lived in her 13-bedroom home in a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border for more than four decades - but she’s never had a deed.<br /><br />That changed Friday when Cox became one of 24 families grantedPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-79996601641338693942014-11-23T15:07:38.195-08:002014-11-23T15:07:38.195-08:00Woman on My Five Wives accuses father of sex abuse...Woman on My Five Wives accuses father of sex abuse<br /> <br />By BRADY McCOMBS The Associated Press Salt Lake Tribune November 22, 2014<br /> <br />Leader of Utah polygamous group AUB denies charge.<br /><br />A woman featured in a reality TV show about a polygamous family is going public about sex abuse that she claims she suffered as a child in hopes of changing a culture of secrecy Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-50958827734703196482014-10-28T11:41:31.729-07:002014-10-28T11:41:31.729-07:00During the past year we have read news reports of ...During the past year we have read news reports of an underage boy dying from injuries sustained when the forklift he was driving illegally overturned. Arizona authorities, by the way, investigated, but charges have yet to be filed against those who allowed the boy to operate the machine.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />We know that more than a dozen women and girls were injured when they were herded Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-2821395636520144402014-10-28T11:41:20.888-07:002014-10-28T11:41:20.888-07:00On the EDge: When will something be done about Sho...On the EDge: When will something be done about Short Creek?<br /><br />Written by Ed Kociela, St. George News October 28, 2014<br /><br />OPINION – The news reports out of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, continue in a tragic vein.<br /><br />Last week, a 17-year-old boy who lives in the community was charged with sexual conduct with a minor and two felony counts of child molestation.Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-40189921063028669532014-10-12T11:46:27.793-07:002014-10-12T11:46:27.793-07:00Utah will proceed with polygamy appeal
BY BEN WIN...Utah will proceed with polygamy appeal<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW, fox13now.com OCTOBER 9, 2014<br /> <br />SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Attorney General’s Office will proceed with an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down part of the state’s polygamy ban, FOX 13 has learned.<br /><br />Sean Reyes was slated to file a formal appeal with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-40547897954348868662014-08-30T15:01:08.432-07:002014-08-30T15:01:08.432-07:00Federal judge strikes down part of Utah’s ban on p...Federal judge strikes down part of Utah’s ban on polygamy<br /><br />BY BEN WINSLOW AND MARK GREEN, Fox13now.com AUGUST 27, 2014<br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge declared a portion of Utah’s polygamy ban unconstitutional late Wednesday, essentially decriminalizing polygamy in the state.<br /><br />U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups ruled the phrase in the law “‘or cohabits Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-12260075845844640662014-02-22T11:15:36.682-08:002014-02-22T11:15:36.682-08:00How do I know? If you are charmed by the Brown fa...How do I know? If you are charmed by the Brown family, despite the women’s second-class status to their husband, you should make sure to tune in to the trial about to commence in Texas of FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs. He is already trying the FLDS’s familiar tactic of accusing everyone around him of bias so as to deflect attention from his own crimes. What he has done to girls in the name of Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-84320503488365830892014-02-22T11:15:24.123-08:002014-02-22T11:15:24.123-08:00It is critical that Americans understand that the ...It is critical that Americans understand that the laws against polygamy preceded the LDS’s practices, and that the extension of the anti-polygamy laws to Utah were not created to oppress the LDS, but to oppress the practice. It just so happened that the LDS were the ones engaging in the universally and historically reviled practice.<br /><br />Thus, when either Mormon-derived polygamists like Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com