Sister Wives

[NicoleLJ]

the shows are about him courting and then marrying a 4th.

[Karen]

The show likely exists to try to capitalize on the popularity of the fictional show "Big Love" on HBO, which has been running for 4 seasons.

Polygamy is illegal, but still practiced by certain members of a branch of the Latter Day Saints, commonly called the Mormoms. The Mormom church outlawed polygamy many years ago, but the religious belief and practice obviously still carries on, but "in secret."

How they ever thought they could have a TV show about it and NOT get prosecuted is beyond me, it's not like they blur out anyone's faces or anything.

[NicoleLJ]

Actually they are not a sect of the Mormon religion. They are whats called either the fundamentalist Mormons or the reorginazed Mormons. Which are as different from mormons as Cathlics are from Prodastants(sp?). The LDS (mormons) church actually disallowed the practice of plural marriage in 1890 so that Utah could become a state. Anyone who is proven to practice plural marriage in the LDS religion is excommunicated from the church.

Not saying a agree or disagree with plural marriage. Just wanted to make that clear so that people did not think they were members of the mormon religion.

[Karen]

Yes, that's why I said they were a branch, they are no longer part of the Mormom church, they branched off. But they believe they are more closely following Joseph Smith's religion, and the Mormoms are wrong, right?

[NicoleLJ]

sorry must have misread your post. Been a long day. Yup they believe they are following the religion more closely to what Joshep Smith wanted. Where the mormons think they are.

[Grace]

I want to know why plural marriages are always one man with multiple women? Why can't it be reversed - one woman with multiple husbands?

Most likely because the LDS is a patriarchal religion - like the Roman Catholics. Beware of organizations run by men

[caseysmom]

I watched a show on the discovery health channel about a lady with 2 husbands, she got pregnant by the second husband and the first husband had to babysit while they both went to work everyday, I king of enjoyed the show It was called strange sex.

[wombat2u2004]

I want to know why plural marriages are always one man with multiple women? Why can't it be reversed - one woman with multiple husbands?

Because most women only need one man.
On the other hand, men need more than one woman.