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“This has been a very complex issue. It’s been with us for well over 20 years. The problem has always been the defense of religion has always been raised.”
Oppal said some legal experts have believed that a charge for practising polygamy wouldn’t withstand a Charter of Rights challenge over the issue of freedom of religion.
“I’ve [...]
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In previous filings, CPS officials have presented records, including excerpts from Jeffs’ journals, that indicate the girl was married to Jeffs when she was 12 years old. Jeffs is the jailed leader of the FLDS, a breakaway Mormon sect that practices polygamy.
Those records indicated that the marriage ceremony was performed by the teen’s father, Frederick [...]
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Allegations that members of a southern Utah polygamous sect are guilty of widespread welfare fraud were raised repeatedly this summer during a U.S. Senate judiciary committee hearing.
via Facts don’t fit claims of FLDS welfare fraud.
I find this article interesting. It seems the facts do not support the allegations, at least in this case. Which is [...]
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