Unlike Sister Wives, Escaping Polygamy gives fans an honest look at what it’s like to leave polygamy and their families behind without any support from the outside world. This gritty Lifetime series ...

A new A&E documentary series is exposing the reality of life within several Mormon sects that still embrace polygamy – including one associated with the stars of TLC’s hit series Sister Wives. Through ...

Escaping Polygamy is bringing awareness to the Kingston Clan. Pic credit: Lifetime Escaping Polygamy is a reality show that features people who “escape” the polygamous groups they have been raised in.

Currently, polygamy is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The Utah Senate unanimously passed a bill that effectively decriminalizes polygamy between consenting adults. The bill would ...

Polyamory involves having multiple intimate partners at once, whereas polygamy refers specifically to being married to multiple partners. Polyandry and polygyny are forms of polygamy. Share on ...

(RNS) — A new history of the Mormons' brief residency in Illinois in the 1840s shows how democracy has been neither assured nor safe for minority groups in America. (RNS) — Benjamin Park, an historian ...

Utah lawmakers on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults, despite arguments from opponents who said the law could potentially embolden abusers.

Advocates say the criminalisation of polygamy made it hard for women who needed help to get it – and hope a new bill will allow them to step out of the shadows Growing up in a polygamist community, ...

Polygamy is defined in many dictionaries as: “Any person (male or female) may unconditionally marry unlimited number spouses at the same time." This means that a male or female may marry an unlimited ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Under a new law signed late Tuesday night by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert over objections from plural families, polygamists would face harsher punishments if they are convicted of other ...

When it comes to polygamy and Indonesia, it’s a complicated relationship. Although the practice is legal in the Muslim-majority nation, there are restrictions on having more than one wife and it is ...