Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
A new Utah
polygamous family on reality TV
Although polygamy,
a state having more than one mate at one time according to Webster, isn’t popularly
practiced, publically accepted or legally allowed among Christians and Buddhists
and in most countries in the world except some countries in Northern Africa and
the Middle East, it is estimated that there are over 35,000 fundamentalists who
believe or practice polygamy in the Western US, mostly in Utah.
This 43-year-old man
in Utah is one of those independent polygamists with five wives and two dozen
children aged between two and 20. The family looks pretty happy in the photos,
who all live in a huge multiplex overseeing the Rockies sharing household
duties and eating meals all together. However, “the parents” seem to be under some
mental pressure because polygamy is not a legally allowed status in Utah and
also their independent status is not welcomed by the fundamentalist community.
Enjoy reading and
learning about an American plural family.
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