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This site is an archive of research covering legal and theological issues on the subject of polygamy. The research was largely performed in the late 1990’s and some is now therefore dated, but is offered here to assist those doing similar research.
The legal material is related mostly to the question of whether the Human Rights Act 1998 makes UK law more inclined to recognise polygamy. The conclusion is that it does and that, irrespective of the merits of the particular issue, it is a major concern that the Human Rights Act allows such fundamental changes to be made by judges without open debate in a democracy– an issue currently being faced in Canada. This is offered as support for the view that the Human Rights Act should be reviewed, and potentially repealed.
The theological material concerns what attitude Christian churches take towards polygamy, which varies. The site does not deal with Mormon theology in any detail. The conclusion is that there are missions and textual reasons for churches to be tolerant of the practice of polygamy where it involves consenting adults. There is no suggestion that churches should promote polygamy as in any way preferable to other lifestyles.
