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 group Principle Voices has evolved into [...]
PRINCIPLE VOICES DENOUNCES Senator Reid’s “Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act of 2008″ bill, because it will not and cannot serve our families in any healthy or meaningful way, but will injure them. While we welcome efforts to raise funds for service providers to provide help and resources to abuse victims, we’re very concerned about this [...]
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 to [...]
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 [...]
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.
“I think [...]
NEWS RELEASE
July 9, 2008
Contact: Anne Wilde
Community Relations, Principle Voices
Email: Principlevoices@comcast.net
“FUNDAMENTALIST MORMON” IS THE CORRECT TERM CONTRARY TO LDS CHURCH CLAIMS
The Principle Voices Coalition has learned that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has sent a letter to media outlets asking that the term “fundamentalist Mormon” not be used. In [...]
As the LDS Church tries to distance itself, polygamous groups stress their common roots
By Brooke Adams
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 07/10/2008 06:05:46 AM MDT
The Principle Voices Coalition statement
A coalition that represents fundamentalist Mormons has issued a statement objecting to the LDS Church’s effort to deny their claim to a shared heritage.
The Principle Voices Coalition, [...]
Despite differing in many respects now from its earlier teachings and practices, the LDS Church still has much in common with fundamentalist Mormons (which is founded in early Mormonism).
Both groups share a belief in the same set of scriptures - the Bible, the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great [...]
