I'm having a debate with my friends sunni and Allyson and we need some answers. Anything Would help!
2007-03-20 09:36:08 · 18 answers · asked by jazzy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Back in the 19th century, the church practiced what they called plural marriage. It was not wide-spread, as there were many requirements one had to meet. Only about 3-5% of the men had more than one wife. Only about 25% of the church was involved. Most men had no more than two or three wives at the most. Large families like Brigham Young's was the exception rather than the rule.
2007-03-20 13:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
From the time the church settled in Ohio, about 1837, until Utah became a state, polygamy was practiced widely. The ceased the practice in order to have Utah become a state, as congress would not allow statehood unless the practice was denounced by the mormon church.
It's still an official tenet of the church, held to be a correct teaching. They do not practice it because it's illegal in the US, but promise that at some point in the future it will again be practiced, and will be the standard way of things in heaven after resurrection.
Several splinter groups off of the mainstream mormon church still practice polygamy -- many of these don't accept the official church's "compromise" to stop doing it just because it's against the law of the land.
2007-03-20 09:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Mormon didn't. But Mormons did!
"Mormon" was one of the old Native American prophets that 'mormons' believe in. He supposedly put the 'Book of Mormon' (bearing his name) together around 420 AD, and Joseph Smith (who started polygamy in the LDS/Mormon Church) found it in 1823 and 'translated' it into English.
The followers of Joseph Smith were polygamous until 1890 when the Church banned the practice in order for Utah to become a State and so that the government wouldn't disincorporate the Church and take its property.
2007-03-20 09:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by James, Pet Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Mormons used to practice polygamy. When the LDS Church was first being formed, many men were killed because of it, leaving women and children with nobody to care for them. Some claim it was to help with all of the widows and their children.
2007-03-20 09:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they did. Polygamy was a common practice among early Mormons.
2007-03-20 09:40:30 · answer #5 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, definitely, their prophet Brigham Young had about fifty three wives and a lot of children, they don't practice it anymore because the Federal Government put a stop to it and made it illegal otherwise they would still be practicing it.
2007-03-20 09:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by Angelz 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes- it was considered the "norm" for a long time. Some more traditional sects still do it to this day.Very young girls are basically forced into having sex with a creepy old man against their will. It is illegal so these sects hide away.
2007-03-20 09:40:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And some splinter groups not officially recognized by the Church of Mormon still do.
2007-03-20 09:39:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Key words being "used to". It's not a current practice by members of the church.
2007-03-20 10:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep sure did.
In fact they were driven out of Springfield Missouri because of it. The townsfolk were getting mad and their daughters marrying into polygamist families.
There is allot of info on the web, check google.
2007-03-20 09:41:10 · answer #10 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋