July 12, 2011 Principle Voices is pleased to learn of Kody Brown’s decision to file a challenge to Utah’s bigamy statute. We applaud the Browns’ for their courage in making their lifestyle public, and for standing up in behalf of the thousands of plural families who have endured disfavorable treatment. The Browns are consenting adults [...]
Survey shows fundamentalist Mormon numbers up Unaffiliated » Thousands claim no group affiliation. By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune Updated: 09/26/2009 05:59:14 PM MDT An informal survey shows there are 38,000 fundamentalist Mormons in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — up by 1,000. “It is a conservative figure but that’s the approximate figure for now,” [...]
Principle Voices and Principle Rights Coalition Committee are sponsoring a LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION DAY for Fundamentalist Mormon families Thursday, February 12, 2009 to be held at the Utah State Capitol Multipurpose Room, main floor (just inside the north door)from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon * * * * * * * * * * Welcoming remarks: [...]
WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP For Fundamentalist Mormons Join the safety of being with other women from the Fundamentalist Culture in a 10-week series discussing the following topics: human rights, parenting challenges, extended family issues, dealing with conflict, unhealthy relationships, self-care, boundaries, assertiveness, self-esteem, identity, roles, and the unique challenges of being a woman in the Fundamentalist [...]
Pro-polygamy group educates inside, outside their community By Ben Winslow Deseret News Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:11 a.m. MDT http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700245458,00.html?pg=1 In the face of the controversial topic of polygamy, an advocacy group is trying to build bridges between two worlds that inherently distrust each other. In the process, the pro-polygamy [...]
According to a Deseret News article today, Senator Hatch gave the following statement: “As we have seen just this year, polygamy is not merely a ‘Utah problem.’ Recent enforcement efforts have shown that polygamists have set up shop in states around the country such as Arizona, Nevada, Texas and others,” Hatch said. “I look forward [...]
There is a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing scheduled for July 24 to target the FLDS. Please follow this link for further information and a petition you can sign: http://www.voicesforthechildren.org/viewpetition.php?id=3
We call upon Senator Harry Reid to do the right thing, allow current FLDS members to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing scheduled for July 24 in Washington, D.C., in their own behalf, and on behalf of their community. This hearing is for the purpose of addressing: ”Crimes Associated with Polygamy: The Need for [...]
The position of the Principle Voices Coalition is that the term “Fundamentalist Mormon” (not Mormon Fundamentalist)– 1. describes our true identity and religious position 2. does not apply to an established church, but is rather a descriptive generic term 3. can be compared to the fundamentalist segment of numerous world religions (See Fundamentalisms and Society, [...]
ABC 4 “I really respect the church’s position on it, I really do, and I feel like I understand their need to distinguish themselves from those who choose to practice polygamy today.” Mary Batchelor says that she is independent. She believes in the principle but she does not practice it, and she says, she’s Mormon. [...]
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