CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona (Reuters) - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.
Polygamy, once hidden in the shadows of Utah and Arizona, is breaking into the open as fundamentalist Mormons push to decriminalize it on religious grounds, while at the same time stamping out abuses such as forced marriages of underage brides.
The growing confidence of polygamists and their willingness to go public come at an awkward moment for mainstream Mormons, who are now in the spotlight as Republican Mitt Romney, a prominent Mormon, seeks the U.S. presidency.
While I disagree with riding the coattails of Mitt, I have to in some way support these folks. To be honest with you, I really only see one major problem with the polygamists that are Mormons, and that's the seriously underage women that are being married off with little or no choice in the matter. How can I support such misogynistic crap? Well I agree with the constitution. And Congress should make no law in regards to religion. I don't believe the states should either. So while I don't really support polygamy as a good cultural trend, if that's a belief of your religion, you should probably be able to do it provided that other people aren't harmed in any way because of it.
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