Wandering Monk
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Go tell that to the Mormons.
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I don't think the Constitution guarantees unlimited religious rights.
Well of course there are limits like what if some cult wants human sacrifice?Go tell that to the Mormons.
Well of course there are limits like what if some cult wants human sacrifice?
In what way are you suggesting the Mormons are limited in their religious observance?
I think that shouldn't be against the law for consenting adults. But ... I'm against the weird arranged marriages they have been known for doing. Don't force teenage girls to marry someone.Polygamy. Illegal.
The Constitution prevents the government from: forcing people to follow a religion or prohibiting them from practicing a religion or prohibiting people from peaceably assembling.
Don't force teenage girls to marry someone.
Well of course there are limits like what if some cult wants human sacrifice?
In what way are you suggesting the Mormons are limited in their religious observance?
However, assuming that this whole thread is hinting at polygamy, and assuming that those involved in such an arrangement would be consenting and informed adults, where's the victim that warrants the restriction?
It technically would be a breach of men and women equality since women aren't allowed to take many husbands. Though allowing a women to have many husbands would be a solution.
PS: having a lot of boyfriends or girlfriends at the same time isn't illegal.
What do you suppose, in any community, the results of polygamy might be? That is, assuming that males and females are born in approximately equal numbers?I think that shouldn't be against the law for consenting adults. But ... I'm against the weird arranged marriages they have been known for doing. Don't force teenage girls to marry someone.
As far as I am told by actual LDS people do not seek to practice polygamy as the previous generations. They also do not call themselves Mormons, suggesting to me a change of denomination or perhaps policy.Go tell that to the Mormons.
The 1st Amendment guarantees US citizens the right to peacefully assemble? No, but it bars Congress from making it illegal to assemble. Its a bit of a grey area to me, since I'm not a lawyer. I don't know what happens if my state outlaws peaceful assembly or if my governor restricts assembly.
Technically speaking any law by US Congress or actions by its officers which prohibit people from assembling peacefully -- is illegal. I don't know if this trickles down to when a state governor declares martial law or not. I think its one of those things where its a matter of common sense.
As far as I am told by actual LDS people do not seek to practice polygamy as the previous generations. They also do not call themselves Mormons, suggesting to me a change of denomination or perhaps policy.