oh dear: Chico's brother arrested for polygami!

[AtW]

US polygamy sect leader arrested

Warren Jeffs faces charges of sexual misconduct with minors

A polygamist sect leader who has been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List has been arrested in Las Vegas.

Warren Jeffs, 50, was pulled over by a Nevada Highway Patrol on Monday along with his brother and one of his wives.

He went into hiding in May after being charged in Arizona with sexual misconduct for allegedly arranging marriages between minors and older men.

Mr Jeffs leads the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) in Arizona and Utah.

Warren Jeffs, who is reputed to have 70 wives, took over the leadership of the church after his father Rulon died in 2002.

Road to heaven

The 10,000-strong FLDS split from the Mormon Church more than a century ago after the latter renounced polygamy. The sect dominates the towns of Colorado City, in Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, less than a mile away.

Members of FLDS believe a man must marry at least three wives in order to ascend to heaven. (AtW: now that's appealing, earthly pleasures certainly beat 72 virgins in supposed afterlife...)

Polygamy is illegal in the US, but the authorities have reportedly been reluctant to confront the FLDS for fear of sparking a tragedy similar to the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas, which led to the deaths of around 80 members.

However, correspondents say the church is coming under increasing pressure from authorities in Utah and Arizona.

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So Chico, what's the official view on polygami - is it okay or not?

[Dundeegeorge]

Talking almost exactly about the same thing

did you see the Origami Championship last week? It was a pay-per-view!

IGMC

[xoggoth]

The official Mormons look ok. They get to elect their prophet apparently. Very democratic.

[Chico]

Atw it is polygamy not polygami ok?

Xog I know someone who has come out from the official Mormon religion and trut me appearances can be very deceptive. It may look ok but it most certainly is not. That is run road you do not want to travel.

[Francko]

Atw it is polygamy not polygami ok?

Xog I know someone who has come out from the official Mormon religion and trut me appearances can be very deceptive. It may look ok but it most certainly is not. That is run road you do not want to travel.

It's trust not trut (or trot) - and a comma is missing

[Troll]

I'm in 2 minds about this polygamy thing.. on the one had with the figures of 70 wives being bandied about it would suggest endless totty and sex-on-demand ( & surely with so many available 3-somes become a real possibility)

Alternately from experience the ear ache one wife can generate x 70 times would be unbearable

[Paddy]

He should come to the |UK, darken up his face and then he will be able to claim benefits for all his wives!

[AtW]

It's trust not trut (or trot) - and a comma is missing

He will burn in hell for that!!!

[Fleetwood]

One wife was quite enough for me.

[Joe Black]

I'm in 2 minds about this polygamy thing.. on the one had with the figures of 70 wives being bandied about it would suggest endless totty and sex-on-demand ( & surely with so many available 3-somes become a real possibility)

Alternately from experience the ear ache one wife can generate x 70 times would be unbearable

Complete with a few hundred screaming children.



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