![]() I realize that polygamy was an affront to the morals of western society. I have tremendous respect for the lives and sacrifices of him and the many other polygamist Saints, and as I read the history of those times I cannot help but relate to the Mormon side of things and against the federal government that fought them to the very brink of extinction over this issue. ![]() Near there, my GGG Grandfather, Thomas Grover, a polygamist, who had been a part of the 1847 pioneer company, operated a ferry to help travellers cross the river. I just came from the Casper MHA meetings. I am a fifth generation Mormon descended from polygamist ancestors. I don’t even know that many openly gay people. I am by no means an activist on this subject. My basic point is that I favor gay marriage, and I wish the Church wouldn’t try so hard to prevent it. I was going to express these thoughts in the T&S thread, but I can’t access it right now, so I thought I would just go ahead and post them here. A lot of this discussion has focused on the politics of the proposal and the legalities of federalizing the definition of marriage. ![]() The Church’s recent statement on the proposed federal marriage amendment has spurred threads at M* and a lengthy one (well over 300 posts at the time of this writing) at T&S.
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