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The Church of Jesus Christ and plural marriage today
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The Church of Jesus Christ and plural marriage today
Relationship of polygamy to modern Mormonism
Summary: Critics or ill-informed commentators often try to make it appear as if modern polygamist groups continue to have Church connections. Some often call upon the Church to "stop" the polygamist activities of such groups.
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- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have any association with polygamist groups?
- Question: Why did Bruce R. McConkie say that polygamy would be practiced again before the Second Coming?
President Gordon B. Hinckley's comments regarding polygamy
Summary: Gordon B. Hinckley made the following statement on Larry King Live on September 8, 1998 with regard to the practice of polygamy: "I condemn it [polygamy], yes, as a practice, because I think it is not doctrinal. It is not legal. And this church takes the position that we will abide by the law. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, magistrates in honoring, obeying and sustaining the law."
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- Question: Did Gordon B. Hinckley claim that polygamy was "not doctrinal" on Larry King Live?
- Question: How can President Hinckley claim that polygamy is "not doctrinal" if it was a required practice in the 19th-Century Church?
- Gospel Topics: "Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church"