Arrests At Bountiful

[ILG]

I hope they nail those sect leaders.

[SiblingRevelry]

Originally Posted by Ron

There was a debate recently about about the Canadian vs US justice system.
While the Canadian one is bad, it can drrrrrraaaaaaagggggg!

I dislike this being referred to as freedom of religion vs protecting women.

This should be about protecting women----period!

At least they are moving ahead.

There's a very real concern that has been expressed that this prosecution could actually have the boomerang effect of legalizing polygamy in Canada under the Charter as a religious freedom. Or, as I put it in an e-mail to a friend today, "this could be the Canadian version of the Short Creek raid." (Reader's Digest version: the 1952 Short Creek raid in Arizona was botched, public sympathy was turned to the polygamists, and as a result, the states didn't feel comfortable doing anything until quite recently, as in 2008.)

I used to live in Utah, I have distant kin that are likely polygamists (they're not telling) and I'll just say that you've not lived until you've had a first wife hit you up to become part of her (wait for it) Amway downline!

[Ron]

Originally Posted by SiblingRevelry

There's a very real concern that has been expressed that this prosecution could actually have the boomerang effect of legalizing polygamy in Canada under the Charter as a religious freedom. Or, as I put it in an e-mail to a friend today, "this could be the Canadian version of the Short Creek raid." (Reader's Digest version: the 1952 Short Creek raid in Arizona was botched, public sympathy was turned to the polygamists, and as a result, the states didn't feel comfortable doing anything until quite recently, as in 2008.)

I used to live in Utah, I have distant kin that are likely polygamists (they're not telling) and I'll just say that you've not lived until you've had a first wife hit you up to become part of her (wait for it) Amway downline!

Oh my.

You may be right, but quite frankly, the battle was lost when they legalized
"Gay Marriage!"

[Ron]

Originally Posted by ILG

I hope they nail those sect leaders.

I agree.