This comment immediately gave rise to jokes questioning his familiarity with the Old Testament, where, as any Mormon elder can tell you, patriarchs such as Abraham, Jacob and David all practiced ...

First Revelations Smith may have received a revelation on polygamy as early as 1831, when he was studying Old Testament prophets and wondering about their practice of having multiple wives.

When a court ruled that polygamy won’t be prosecuted in Utah, conservatives said it was a sign we’re losing our “Judeo-Christian” family values. They must not read the Bible much.

Salt Lake Tribune columnist Gordon Monson explores the unsavory, inequitable aspects of past and eternal polygamy within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Pearson describes this doctrine of eternal polygamy as “inflicting profound pain and fear, assuring women that we are still objects, damaging or destroying marriages, bringing chaos to family ...

In the early 1830s, Smith extended this view of the role of men to include polygamy as it was practiced by Old Testament prophets like Abraham.

The second principle revealed: celestial marriage; that, consistent with teachings in the Old Testament, that certain special individuals are called to practice plural marriage.

NOW that the federal goverment recognises the marriages of same-sex couples from enlightened states, what's next? Polygamy? Well, polygamists are hopeful. And it does stand to reason. DOMA was ...

Does the Bible Permit Mixed Marriages? There is speculation among Bible critics as to whether or not the Old Testament prohibits intermarriage among different cultures.

READ: From polygamy to incest, confronting the Old Testament’s strange sexual standards The growing acceptance of polygamy is not just anecdotal.