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Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church

  • Written by Joanna Brooks, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, San Diego State University
imagePolygamy advocate Brady Williams talks with his five wives during an interview at their home in a polygamous community outside Salt Lake City. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File

The arrest of polygamist leader Lyle Jeffs, evictions of polygamist families and new studies on crippling genetic disorders among small ultra-orthodox or...

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