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Vol. 18, No.
1, 2001
Polygamy: The
Pain of Historical and Modern Plural Marriages
One of the
practices for which The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints is best known is polygamy. While the LDS Church
officially prohibits the practice of polygamy, many
Mormon fundamentalists continue to engage in plural
marriage, as do some individuals who claim to be
Christian. How widespread is this practice, and how does
it deviate from the biblical approach to marriage?
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