Quote From: venusairYou are wrong. The fundamentalist group is NOT a part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints. (also known as Mormons). This group was excommunicated many years ago when they refused to stop practicing polygamy. They formed a group of their own as did some others who refused to obey the laws of the land. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believes in obeying the laws of the land and when polygamy was practiced by them it was NOT against the law. When the US made a law against it polygamy ended in the church.
There never was a practice of old men abusing young women and incest such as what goes on in this group. I find their actions sick and perverted. If you knew your history so well you would also know that many of these men married women who had been left widowed by mobs trying to run them off and killed their husbands. These women had on one to take care of them and for lots of them that was as far as it went. Again I repeat no polygamy has been practiced since the US made it against the law. It is misleading to call them a branch, sect, or part of the Mormon religion.
Fundamentalist Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints was legally est. in 1991, so by law they are Mormons.
and as for the no polygamy was practiced after the US made it aganist the law, 1862 was the first federal law passed outlawing polygamy, and according to the records LDS was still practicing polygamy way past that date!!!
their are Mormons out there that still practice polygamy that do not belong to Flds or any compound.
