Quest to legalise polygamy in Utah
OPS_admin | Mar 24, 2009 | Comments 0
Quest to legalise polygamy in Utah
Some 40,000 people in the US state of Utah live in illegal polygamous families in which a man takes more than one wife. These fundamentalist Mormons have now begun a campaign for a change in the law they regard as discriminatory and unfair. Humphrey Hawksley met some of the families involved.
“All right everyone, listen up,” shouted Kody Brown, brushing his shoulder-length hair clear of his face.
He put both hands out in front of him, pointing towards 12 children aged between four and 14 gathered around a square table in the middle of a huge kitchen. Six were on one end. One all alone in the middle and five with their mother stood at the other end.
“Those belonging to Janelle identify yourselves,” instructed Kody who is 41. Six pairs of hands shot up with screams of “wahoo”.
“And the child belonging to Meri,” said Kody. Thirteen-year-old Mariah raised her hand.
“Now Christine’s kids,” said Kody.
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