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Oh Canada!, where Polygamy is only legal for kids

In a shock judgement that is out of line with decades of legal opinion on the subject, British Columbia’s Chief Justice Robert Baumann today ruled that Canada’s polygamy ban was constitutional, except for under-18’s. While the judgement is puzzling on … Continue reading

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Mainstream Mormons brace themselves for legal polygamy

It had all been going so well for the largest sect of the Mormon faith. A favoured son was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President, while other candidates were ruling themselves out, and then along came another … Continue reading

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Blame Canada!

Today I was in a meeting with the entire British Cabinet, Prime Minister and everything. As they drifted one by one in to the vast expanse in which the event was held (for believe it or not, it was not … Continue reading

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