FLDS
How fundamentalist Mormons recovered after the trauma of Warren Jeffs
By Jana Riess — September 16, 2020
(RNS) — As the polygamist sect’s members and ex-members recover from the trauma inflicted by Warren Jeffs, an excellent new podcast goes behind the scenes to document the FLDS community’s transformation.
Most municipal workers quit in Utah polygamous sect town
By Brady McCombs — March 10, 2018
(AP) — Mayor Jessop said all of (those resigning) are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or FLDS, an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that practices polygamy.
Fugitive polygamous sect leader arrested in South Dakota
By Barbara Goldberg — June 15, 2017
(Reuters) He had been on the run for a year, since he fled house arrest in Salt Lake City, awaiting trial with other leaders of the religious sect on charges they diverted money from a federal government food assistance program for the poor.
Polygamous church leader escapes pretrial Utah home confinement
By RNS staff — June 21, 2016
(Reuters) A leader of a Utah-based polygamous faith who has been charged in connection with a food stamp fraud and money laundering scheme has escaped from his pretrial home confinement.
Anti-polygamy law unconstitutional in Utah
By Jana Riess — December 14, 2013
Yesterday, a judge ruled that polygamy is no longer a crime in the state of Utah. The lawsuit brought by the Brown family of "Sister Wives" fame successfully argued that consenting adults should enjoy freedom of cohabitation.
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