I don't think they will ever be able to enforce bigamy or polygamy laws and that they should focus on other crimes such as fraud, tax evasion and child abuse. I do think, however, that there are other religions that allow multiple wives and that if the FLDS is allowed to continue the practice, others will follow. I'm not sure what this says about the rights of women or the rights of children. I think there are probably wives who would welcome sharing the tasks of child rearing and housework. Plural wives, in some situations, might seem a viable option for some marriages. Personally, I do not have a problem with freedom of choice but I do have a problem with children being isolated from the outside world and groomed for polygamy. That is no choice at all.
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