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Yes, Joseph Smith practiced polygamy
I think the evidence for Joseph’s polygamous sealings is pretty overwhelming,’ says historian John Turner, who has penned a ...
this permission was being ‘widely misused’ by even going against the mandate of Muslim law. The bench, comprising Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, said polygamy had been permitted ...
and other authorities on Mohammedan Law to note that a plurality of marriages is not unconditionally conferred upon the husband. The court further noted that while the Quran allows polygamy for a ...
The commune of Bountiful doesn’t exist on maps. It’s located east of the East Kootenay ... reference case to determine the constitutionality of the anti-polygamy law. Then-B.C. Supreme Court Chief ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Look at Bountiful, British Columbia, on a map, and you’ll see it’s barely ... “and always wanted to get into law enforcement.” He is now a sheriff’s detective in ...
Russia's top Islamic body has approved a religious edict that allows Muslim men to practice polygamy, which contradicts Russian law that prohibits individuals from entering multiple registered ...
and he was shocked to find out the laws around polygamy. The 44-year-old noughties R&B star was spotted at The Grove in Los Angeles this week as he walked hand-in-hand with both of his partners ...
But Sadaf Jafar did not cheer the new law, which abolishes practices such as polygamy and instant divorce, even though she has been waging her own court fight against her husband for marrying ...
As the debate over the legality of polygamy or bigamy in India continues, here's in detail what the Indian laws say about it: Polygamy is illegal under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but Muslim men ...
The Assam government has constituted a three-member panel to draft the proposed law to end polygamy in the State, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. The members of this committee ...
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the committee has told the government that the state does have the right to formulate a law to ban polygamy Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa ...