Discover Mormon Fundamentalism Versus Democracy - Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints

Polygamy is not something new to the world andeternal salvation. Democracy came in to the
it is not something that is restricted to just theMormon church when the United States
Mormons being purportedly in involved in this. It isgovernment separated Church and State which
believed that Jews, Muslims and Christians manytook place after the death of Brigham Young.
centuries ago all practiced polygamy. In Greece itOne of these elements had to give up which was
was classed as being a form of concubines. Forpolygamy. Then at this time is when there was a
men in Macedonia this was an acceptable practiceseparation into two groups of the Latter-Day
to ensure there would be a male heir. This wasSaints Church and what became known as the
most common to be found in royalty. In GreeceMormon fundamentalists
homosexuality was acceptable as well asThe three stands up the Mormon fundamentalists
polygamy. So the point of being is that this is noton polygamy, patriarchy, and organized religion is
new to one religious sect or new to the worldironic to realize that any of these in regards to a
and it is something that has been widespread fordemocracy system can exist on its own. If the
centuries.three are combined together then it becomes
It was actually the Roman empire that introducedagainst democracy. Ironically this can be quite
the concept of having only one wife in awidespread in the United States because of the
relationship which was adopted readily byfreedom of the individual. This is even more
Christianity itself. It then became a religious issueevident when one takes a look at slavery
once these trends started to change from thebecause when one is free it gives the ability to
practice of polygamy and adultery became athe individual to enslave someone else
factor. Unfortunately this new concept ofIt can become quite a controversy when the
monogamy led to some really barbaric acts suchConstitution of the United States allows the
as that of Anne Boylen.freedom of religion and to be able to express it. It
Most likely in today's modern age polygamy wouldcan become quite a complex law where there is
be considered as a form of open or free love incase law where people have been indicted. For
fact one could say that polygamy in its trueexample the Reynolds case which challenged the
sense is in its tribal formbigamy act. This came down to a controversy
Of course this is looked upon different when itbetween what did the first amendment protect
comes to the Mormon fundamentalist. To get awhich in this case was supposedly the rights and
bigger understanding of this one would have to gobeliefs of opinion pitted against the rights of
back to 1852 where the Mormons themselvesconduct. It came down to the controversy raising
practice polygamy but at that time it was out ofthe fact that the comparison could be made that
the United States in the territory of Utah.even though polygamy was at one time part of a
At this time not only was the Brigham Young thereligion so was human sacrifice so it opens the
governor of the territory but was also presidentdoor again to basically where is the line drawn.
of the Mormon church. It was the stance of theThere is no doubt that the Mormon
church at that time that polygamy was a veryfundamentalist is not going to readily give up what
important establishment of the religion itself sothey are standing for in order to demand
that it was something that was necessary fordemocracy.