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A Great Response to Anderson Cooper re Warren Jeffs
This blog, Messenger and Advocate, posted a smart response to ridiculous comments made on the Anderson Cooper 360 program last night (July 27, 2010). In particular, he answers Jeffrey Toobin's clueless assessment of the Utah State Supreme Court decision overturning Warren Jeffs' convictions. Toobin himself admitted he'd had to read the decision twice to understand it, and then apparently, still didn't. I don't even know where to begin with Jon Krakauer. 8[ Under the Banner of Heaven was an unimpressive book considering all the errors. He clearly didn't even make an attempt at accuracy. With that in mind, I take everything he says with complete skepticism.
Make sure you read the comments. One of the commenters is the son of one of the Utah Supreme Court Justices. Interesting.Introspection of a Plural Wife
Make sure you read the comments. One of the commenters is the son of one of the Utah Supreme Court Justices. Interesting.Introspection of a Plural Wife
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Father Says His Custody Rights Violated because of Fundamentalist Mormon Views
Polygamy » Divorce case limits what he can say, where he can take children.
By Brooke Adams
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 04/22/2010 03:57:41 PM MDT
Rocky Ridge » A Utah father is fighting an order that bars him from sharing his Fundamentalist Mormon views with his children or taking them to this small town he now calls home where most residents hold a religious belief in polygamy that a judge deemed "harmful."
Joseph Compton doesn't like the label "Fundamentalist Mormon." Instead, he prefers to describe himself as believing in "the gospel like Joseph Smith originally wrote it," which includes the religious tenant of plural marriage.
But that belief has put him outside the law, 4th District Judge Donald J. Eyre said in ruling last fall that gave Kathleen Compton temporary custody of the couple's four minor children, who range in age from 5 to 16. They also have four adult children.
Eyre ordered Compton, 49, to not "discuss polygamy or plural marriage with the minor children, allow the children to be in close proximity to those (other than himself) who practice polygamy or plural marriage or who aid or abet those who do."
Please follow this link for the rest of this article. Introspection of a Plural Wife
By Brooke Adams
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 04/22/2010 03:57:41 PM MDT
Rocky Ridge » A Utah father is fighting an order that bars him from sharing his Fundamentalist Mormon views with his children or taking them to this small town he now calls home where most residents hold a religious belief in polygamy that a judge deemed "harmful."
Joseph Compton doesn't like the label "Fundamentalist Mormon." Instead, he prefers to describe himself as believing in "the gospel like Joseph Smith originally wrote it," which includes the religious tenant of plural marriage.
But that belief has put him outside the law, 4th District Judge Donald J. Eyre said in ruling last fall that gave Kathleen Compton temporary custody of the couple's four minor children, who range in age from 5 to 16. They also have four adult children.
Eyre ordered Compton, 49, to not "discuss polygamy or plural marriage with the minor children, allow the children to be in close proximity to those (other than himself) who practice polygamy or plural marriage or who aid or abet those who do."
Please follow this link for the rest of this article. Introspection of a Plural Wife
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Government, Social Workers Get Course on Polygamous Culture
Ben WinslowFox 13 News
6:21 PM MDT, April 22, 2010
LINK TO VIDEO: Watch video and read the whole article HERE.
NEPHI - Child welfare protection workers, family crisis shelter workers, police officers and other government employees got a lesson in polygamous culture on Thursday. A group that works with people in fundamentalist Mormon communities is teaching them how to better respond to a situation involving someone from a polygamous community.
"We need to start treating fundamentalist Mormons with the same cultural sensitivity that we do with other diverse groups in this state," said Patricia Merkley, the coordinator of the Safety Net Committee, a coalition of government agencies, social workers and fundamentalists who work to combat abuse and neglect in isolated communities.Introspection of a Plural Wife
6:21 PM MDT, April 22, 2010
LINK TO VIDEO: Watch video and read the whole article HERE.
NEPHI - Child welfare protection workers, family crisis shelter workers, police officers and other government employees got a lesson in polygamous culture on Thursday. A group that works with people in fundamentalist Mormon communities is teaching them how to better respond to a situation involving someone from a polygamous community.
"We need to start treating fundamentalist Mormons with the same cultural sensitivity that we do with other diverse groups in this state," said Patricia Merkley, the coordinator of the Safety Net Committee, a coalition of government agencies, social workers and fundamentalists who work to combat abuse and neglect in isolated communities.Introspection of a Plural Wife
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Paper: Autonomy, Imperfect Consent, and Polygamist Sex Rights Claims
The following is an extract from the California Law Review. Follow the link below and look for the pdf link at the bottom of the longer extract on the Law Review site. You can read the entire paper by clicking on the pdf link. I highly recommend it.
Autonomy, Imperfect Consent, and Polygamist Sex Rights Claims
07 Apr 2010 03:37pm, by Jacob Richards
"This paper explores a recent wave of pro-polygamy activism, exemplified in the recent Tenth Circuit challenge in Bronson v. Swensen. Though the plaintiffs in this case challenged Utah’s bigamy law partly on religious freedom grounds, they also argued that the law violated their rights to liberty and privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In doing so, they relied heavily on the seminal gay rights case Lawrence v. Texas. In addition to invoking Lawrence, there are many other ways in which the Bronson plaintiffs and other polygamy activists make use of tactics and rhetorical strategies borrowed from feminism and LGBT rights activism. This paper posits that feminism and LGBT rights are part of a broader tradition of sex rights that is rooted in such values as gender equality, freedom from abuse or discrimination and bodily and sexual self-determination, and seeks to answer two questions about the relationship between this tradition of sex rights and polygamy activism."Introspection of a Plural Wife
Autonomy, Imperfect Consent, and Polygamist Sex Rights Claims
07 Apr 2010 03:37pm, by Jacob Richards
"This paper explores a recent wave of pro-polygamy activism, exemplified in the recent Tenth Circuit challenge in Bronson v. Swensen. Though the plaintiffs in this case challenged Utah’s bigamy law partly on religious freedom grounds, they also argued that the law violated their rights to liberty and privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In doing so, they relied heavily on the seminal gay rights case Lawrence v. Texas. In addition to invoking Lawrence, there are many other ways in which the Bronson plaintiffs and other polygamy activists make use of tactics and rhetorical strategies borrowed from feminism and LGBT rights activism. This paper posits that feminism and LGBT rights are part of a broader tradition of sex rights that is rooted in such values as gender equality, freedom from abuse or discrimination and bodily and sexual self-determination, and seeks to answer two questions about the relationship between this tradition of sex rights and polygamy activism."Introspection of a Plural Wife
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Liar, Liar? (Updated)
Hm, I really wonder what strange and malicious tales would surface if everyone had to tell the truth for just 24 hours (a la Jim Carrey in 'Liar Liar')?
Just what does THIS information mean for the legitimacy of the Warren Jeffs' trial and conviction? A KSL article says this:
"Did a witness lie on the stand and fabricate evidence during FLDS leader Warren Jeffs' trial?
That's what the Washington County attorney's office says they are investigating.
A deputy attorney confirmed to KSL they received information that Jane Blackmore, a midwife to Elissa Wall during a miscarriage and witness in the trial, lied during her testimony.
They are also looking into whether medical records she provided are accurate.
Jeffs was convicted of being an accomplice to the rape of Wall, for forcing her to marry her 19-year-old cousin when she was 14."
Also, the Salt Lake Tribune has this article: Allegations of Fabricated Records Surface in Jeffs case, and the Plural Life Blog has a Motion filed by Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
A pertinent question now is, how much did Elissa know? This is especially meaningful in light of the fact that apparently this information surfaced as a result of a conversation between Shannon Price and Elissa's husband Lamont.
I don't accept that Jane Blackmore merely reconstructed original records that were lost or destroyed. If that were the case, she should have testified to that in court. Further, why were the records submitted "doctored" to appear like original records? That goes beyond a mere memory reconstruction, it is fabrication, folks.Introspection of a Plural Wife
Just what does THIS information mean for the legitimacy of the Warren Jeffs' trial and conviction? A KSL article says this:
"Did a witness lie on the stand and fabricate evidence during FLDS leader Warren Jeffs' trial?
That's what the Washington County attorney's office says they are investigating.
A deputy attorney confirmed to KSL they received information that Jane Blackmore, a midwife to Elissa Wall during a miscarriage and witness in the trial, lied during her testimony.
They are also looking into whether medical records she provided are accurate.
Jeffs was convicted of being an accomplice to the rape of Wall, for forcing her to marry her 19-year-old cousin when she was 14."
Also, the Salt Lake Tribune has this article: Allegations of Fabricated Records Surface in Jeffs case, and the Plural Life Blog has a Motion filed by Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
A pertinent question now is, how much did Elissa know? This is especially meaningful in light of the fact that apparently this information surfaced as a result of a conversation between Shannon Price and Elissa's husband Lamont.
I don't accept that Jane Blackmore merely reconstructed original records that were lost or destroyed. If that were the case, she should have testified to that in court. Further, why were the records submitted "doctored" to appear like original records? That goes beyond a mere memory reconstruction, it is fabrication, folks.Introspection of a Plural Wife
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Liar, Liar?
Hm, I really wonder what strange and malicious tales would surface if everyone had to tell the truth for just 24 hours (a la Jim Carrey in 'Liar Liar').
Just what does THIS information mean for the legitimacy of the Warren Jeffs' trial and conviction? A KSL article says this:
"Did a witness lie on the stand and fabricate evidence during FLDS leader Warren Jeffs' trial?
That's what the Washington County attorney's office says they are investigating.
A deputy attorney confirmed to KSL they received information that Jane Blackmore, a midwife to Elissa Wall during a miscarriage and witness in the trial, lied during her testimony.
They are also looking into whether medical records she provided are accurate.
Jeffs was convicted of being an accomplice to the rape of Wall, for forcing her to marry her 19-year-old cousin when she was 14."Introspection of a Plural Wife
Just what does THIS information mean for the legitimacy of the Warren Jeffs' trial and conviction? A KSL article says this:
"Did a witness lie on the stand and fabricate evidence during FLDS leader Warren Jeffs' trial?
That's what the Washington County attorney's office says they are investigating.
A deputy attorney confirmed to KSL they received information that Jane Blackmore, a midwife to Elissa Wall during a miscarriage and witness in the trial, lied during her testimony.
They are also looking into whether medical records she provided are accurate.
Jeffs was convicted of being an accomplice to the rape of Wall, for forcing her to marry her 19-year-old cousin when she was 14."Introspection of a Plural Wife
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