Category: Polygamy

Do Mormons still practice polygamy? Are the people on Big Love really Mormons? Are Mormons secretly in favor of gay marriage because it will lead to them being able to practice polygamy again?

  1. The Book of Mormon condemns polygamy

    Reviewed by: Joshua Steimle on September 18th, 2008 Categories: Mormon Myths, Polygamy Comments: 41

    Just for the record, Mormons don’t practice polygamy. About 25-30%% of Mormons back around 1880 practiced polygamy. It hasn’t been practiced by Mormons for over 100 years. If you heard something on the news about Mormons practicing polygamy, either the news is mistaken and is accidentally calling someone who isn’t a Mormon a Mormon, or somebody is calling themselves a Mormon when they really aren’t. If a Mormon were caught practicing polygamy today they’d be excommunicated right away.

    Ok, that said, some critics of the Mormon church try and say that parts of the Book of Mormon condemn polygamy, that … Read the rest of this entry »