no question that Mormons affirm the historical validity of the birth‚ life‚ death‚ and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. They often refer to Jesus as their savior‚ as their Lord‚ as the son of God‚ even as God incarnate as man” (Roberts 65). Mormons believe‚ though‚ that God‚ Christ‚ and the Holy Spirit are separate deities. They believe that God was just another man in another world. “Elohim” is another name for God in Mormon Theology. As written in Inside Mormonism: What Mormons
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Polygamy‚ also called plural marriage‚ is the practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy. In FLDS communities it is the male that has many wives and from these wives comes many children. Most people look down upon Polygamy‚ because they believe it to be degrading of the women. However‚ within Mormon Fundamentalism‚ polygamy serves a great part of their religion and helps with family dynamics. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice
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Many of its practices have created much persecution and political reaction‚ polygamy being one of these. It created much social and political persecution of the Mormons. <br> <br>Most of this persecution had come from anti-polygamist Christians. This is ironic because the anti-polygamists believed in the Bible‚ but not polygamy‚ one of its teachings. Many of God ’s righteous followers in the Old Testament practiced polygamy. Abraham married Hagar‚ Sarai ’s handmaiden (Genesis 16:1-3). Jacob was married
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Polygamy: Then and Now Polygamy is a common‚ well-buried secret that is often hard to leave and still exists throughout the country today. Usually‚ when one thinks of polygamy‚ the mere idea seems unreal. The idea of having more than one spouse disgusts some people. How can someone want to be married to more than one person? Sure‚ you can sit there and say that you “love” all of them‚ and that may be true‚ but to divide yourself up among them in order to spend time with everyone is almost insane
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Abstract In this paper I will discuss about the history of the Mormon religion also called the church of Jesus Christ of the latter day saints‚ also the doctrine that they as church follow. How were the founder and how they lived back in beginning of the Church‚ also how they live in today society and how other people see this religion‚ is some of the subjects that this paper will talk about. The Mormon religion used and still has different doctrine as all the Christian religions in the United
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Bentley‚ Joseph I. "Legal Trials of Joseph Smith." Legal Trials of Joseph Smith. Light Plantet‚ n.d. Web. Nov. 2012. <http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/joseph_smith/legal_trials.html>. * Kirn‚ Walter. "Mormons Rock!" The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast‚ 05 June 2011. Web. Nov. 2012. <http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/06/05/mormons-rock.html>. * "Official Declaration-1." Official Declaration 1Â . Intellectual Reserve‚ Inc.‚ 21 Feb. 2012. Web. Nov. 2012. <http://www
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mortality is outrageously high and the average woman has fifteen children‚ most of whom do not survive‚ polygamy has been practiced to not only show a man’s wealth‚ but also to assure the continuation of the man’s family name. Polygamy is represented in many cultures. African culture has a history of polygamy which can be shown through books such as “The Joys of Motherhood”. Women that are victims of polygamy can face many positive and negative effects that this lifestyle can present but obey their families
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Law-I Project on:- POLYGAMY UNDER MUSLIM LAW Submitted To: Mr. Shaiwal Satyarthi (Faculty for Family Law) Submitted By: Sonakshi 2nd Year‚ 3rd Semester. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The present project on the “POLYGAMY UNDER MUSLIM LAW” has been able to
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which is called Polygamy. Polygamy is defined as “The practice or Custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time” (Oxford Dictionary). The term polygamy acts as an umbrella term for the simple reason there are different types of this practice. The most common practice of polygamy and the one this essay will be looking into specifically is called polygyny which
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Introduction Polygamy‚ the practice where one husband has many wives‚ is a hotly debated topic in the world. This practice can be found in many parts of the world‚ especially in North Africa as well as in the Middle East. In the latter area‚ there are many instances of polygamy and this habit has been researched by many scholars‚ especially from the point of view that this practice has bad effects on the women and children who are in these families. Many research papers call for this practice to
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