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“Sister Wives” Going to Court to Fight Polygamy Law – What Do You Think?

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12:13 pm, July 12th, 2011

(TLC)

Kody Brown, the star of TLC‘s reality series “Sister Wives,” is set to challenge Utah’s polygamy law.

The polygamist Browns, a family that includes four wives and 16 children, plan to go to court on Wednesday to protect themselves from possible prosecution.

Their lawsuit will not demand state recognition of polygamous marriage; instead, the Browns are challenging Utah’s right to punish consenting adults for their “intimate conduct,” and requesting equal treatment with other citizens.

Brown is only legally wed to one of the four women.

But in Utah, it’s a crime “if a married person purports to marry or cohabits with another person.”

As members of the Mormon offshoot Apostolic United Brethren Church, the Browns are arguing that they should be allowed to conduct their family life free of interference, as long as they don’t break other laws (such as child abuse or seeking multiple marriage licenses).

Essentially, the family is challenging the state’s right to punish them for plural marriage alone.

“We only wish to live our private lives according to our beliefs,” Brown said in a statement.

Obviously, this is a controversial issue.

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  • Anonymous

    Many men have two “families”. Not time-by-time dates, but long relationship with a woman who gives birth to his children. And another family with his wife. His women know about each other and agree to live this way. Only one of them have no rights and I think it’s bad. I don’t condone adultery and I don’t think it would suit me, but people has different situations in their lifes. Some men’re able to love two women and they’re able to love him in retune and everyone’s happy.

  • Randers3

    They should go to jail like anyone else who breaks the law. These morons chose to flaunt it for money on TV so they are also fame whores as well. This guy is running a used car lot, instead of pushing the old cars to the back , he pushes the old fat wives for new models. These women make me sad to the point of tears.

  • Anonymous

    Their situation just creeps me out.

  • D. Martin

    Randers3 – I agree. I haven’t seen the show — it makes me sick to think that this can still go on. This man is not marrying these women based on ANY religious belief. He’s committing open adultery in the NAME of religion. There’s a difference.

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee MissZee

    just because you and i don’t understand why people choose polygamy, doesn’t give the government the right to choose how we want to live our lives or who to spend it with…if you are all about religion(i don’t get religion), then don’t judge them…let GOD judge(if you believe in God that is)…

  • libxtian

    If everyone involved is a consenting adult, I don’t see why people who want to live this way shouldn’t have the right. The same arguments are used against gay marriage from people who who find this offensive. Remember, the key word is “consenting adults”, if any party is not consenting and/or an adult, then of course it shouldn’t be allowed.

  • libxtian

    If everyone involved is a consenting adult, I don’t see why people who want to live this way shouldn’t have the right. The same arguments are used against gay marriage from people who who find this offensive. Remember, the key word is “consenting adults”, if any party is not consenting and/or an adult, then of course it shouldn’t be allowed.

  • libxtian

    If everyone involved is a consenting adult, I don’t see why people who want to live this way shouldn’t have the right. The same arguments are used against gay marriage from people who who find this offensive. Remember, the key word is “consenting adults”, if any party is not consenting and/or an adult, then of course it shouldn’t be allowed.

  • libxtian

    If everyone involved is a consenting adult, I don’t see why people who want to live this way shouldn’t have the right. The same arguments are used against gay marriage from people who who find this offensive. Remember, the key word is “consenting adults”, if any party is not consenting and/or an adult, then of course it shouldn’t be allowed.

  • http://twitter.com/misterchuck719 Mr.Chuck

    If they’re paying taxing, over 18. and not being forced. What law is being broken?

  • Polygamysupporter

    Omg this is so sad :( they shouldn’t be punished just like jews aren’t arrested for hannakah and chatholics aren’t for celebrating christmas. They are grown people who made the descison to live this way so everyone who says it sick should keep there comments down there throats! Don’t watch the show if you hate it so much.

  • http://twitter.com/tamswitter Tammie Banks

    Why can’t we just leave them be? Let them live their lives how they want to. I don’t think this situation would suit me, but it suits them and their children. Let them be happy. Just let them live.

  • Kjuice123

    you are so right it’s nice to know someone else in this world doesn’t judge a book by it’s cover

  • Aeonluv

    While it’s not a life style I would want who cares. There are many other things in this world that are far worse than what they are doing.

  • http://twitter.com/mmmraow Michelle Muenich

    Actually, MOST government laws choose how we live our lives. From how we drive (no speeding) to how we handle money (no stealing) to how we treat other people (no murder).
    I’m not saying I think they should be prosecuted. I’m just saying (as a God-fearing woman) that neither we nor the government can say to those who harm others or behave dangerously that “it’s not our job to judge.” The burden on the government in this case, in my opinion, is to show how this is harming people: either the public, the children, the wives, or the husband.

  • DSM

    Live and let live; they aren’t hurting anyone, so what difference does it make to anyone else?

  • Shannon

    I personally think women who do that are desperate. But c’est la vie.

  • Anonymous

    Not really. Some women want their husbands to have a mistress or a girlfriend. Women’s attitude to this can vary from complete rejection to complete acceptance. Most of them agree with the presence of the mistress in their husband’s life, but prefer not to know and pretend that nothing’s happening. And it doesn’t really bother them. If it does, they divorсed.

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee MissZee

    and how is it harming? If the adults are aware of the risks and everything, then they should be left alone. and what are they doing to the public? nothing…they have jobs, pay taxes, etc….and the children? they grow up and learn that you can LOVE more than one person

  • Micah

    It seems so funny that we have so many judges out there on this… as long as they are not hurting anyone I dont see how we as Americans can rule out someones way of life. I mean we have legalized gay and same sex marriages in many states and yet we can now say that a man who would like more than one consenting adult wife is going to jail. I dont get it one bit. If we are the America that we all scream to be then where do we get off saying that this family is not allowed to live their lives how they see fit.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_O7KPEQ6KLCHAB2N4ASDMZ5Z4RM wendimac

    As long as they are not abusing children or defrauding the welfare department, they should be allowed to live the way they want.

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