THE WORLDWIDE BOMBSHELL of Brian David Mitchell, the itinerant sidewalk preacher who kidnaped Elizabeth Smart, finally brought the world's attention to what Oprah Winfrey's show labeled as third-world Taliban-type abuses in Utah and Arizona. The entire world had been focused on publicity hungry Tom Green and his claim of a peaceful life as a polygamist, when Mitchell and his accomplice wife shocked the world by their crime against Elizabeth Smart. POLYGAMY expert and retired law enforcement officer John Llewellyn provides a dramatic inside look at each of the polygamist groups, how they began, how they rule their people, their beliefs, and how many are living off your tax dollars. He explores serious human rights abuses that occur in many groups such as forcing young girls to marry men old enough to be their father. A former friend of Tom Green, the author provides deep background on Tom's life and polygamist activities. John explores the fascinating underground fraud by the various groups and evaluates Brian David Mitchell's efforts to turn Elizabeth Smart into a compliant plural wife. FINALLY, he takes a hard look at the possible value of decriminalizing polygamy so that the many hidden abuses, including tens of millions of dollars of welfare fraud when polygamist wives pose as single mothers with children, can be brought out into the open and finally be dealt with realistically. A CONSULTANT FOR THE UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, John R. Llewellyn is recognized as an expert on Mormon Fundamentalism and polygamy. A retired Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lieutenant, he specialized in sex crime investigation that included polygamy complaints, and was a polygamist for a time. His book Murder of a Prophet is a paradigm of the Allred murder, and factual expose of the dark side of Utah polygamist cults. A Teenager's Tears: When Parents Convert to Polygamy is a tender, emotionally-charged walk in their shoes.
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A well documented and well written account of the latter day Mormon Polygamist / Fundamentalist in the Inter-mountain West. It is recommended reading for anyone interested in this subculture. Benjamin Bistline, The Polygamists: A History of Colorado City, Arizona -- Review
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A CONSULTANT FOR THE UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, John R. Llewellyn is recognized as an expert on Mormon Fundamentalism and polygamy. A retired Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lieutenant, he specialized in sex crime investigation that included polygamy complaints, and was a polygamist for a time. His book Murder of a Prophet is a paradigm of the Allred murder, and factual expose of the dark side of Utah polygamist cults. A Teenager’s Tears: When Parents Convert to Polygamy is a tender, emotionally-charged walk in their shoes.
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Polygomy under attack,
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Mr. Llewellyn does a great job of identifying the power players in the underground world of Polygomy. He gives an even handed presentation of the problems that abusive polygomy presents for government, wives, and children. It also presents the more idealistic polygomy that some people find fulfilling. In todays politically correct world I see no way that polygomy can be condoned so it will continue as it is today. It will be ignored by government and it will continue to exist underground as an abusive sub-culture
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I learned alot about Tom Green that they did not cover in the media and the rest was very interesting too.
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In Utah, Arizona, and neighboring states, even into Canada and Mexico, polygamy practice stems from early Mormon beliefs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
polygamist groups, criminal non support, polygamist leaders, polygamist lifestyle, priesthood police, polygamist families, fundamentalist subculture, plural wife, bigamy statute, plural marriage, priesthood keys, priesthood leader, plural wives, priesthood authority, celestial marriage, child rape Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colorado City, Tom Green, Owen Allred, Jesus Christ, Virginia Hill, Joseph Smith, Church of the Firstborn, John Shugart, United States, Warren Jeffs, Centennial Park, Las Vegas, Rulon Jeffs, Apostolic United Brethren, Kingston Clan, Salt Lake City, Anne Wilde, Dennis Matthews, Mark Shurtleff, Tapestry Against Polygamy, David Leavitt, Latter-day Saints, Mary Ann, The Salt Lake Tribune, Brigham Young New!
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In Utah, Arizona, and neighboring states, even into Canada and Mexico, polygamy practice stems from early Mormon beliefs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
polygamist groups, criminal non support, polygamist leaders, polygamist lifestyle, priesthood police, polygamist families, fundamentalist subculture, plural wife, bigamy statute, plural marriage, priesthood keys, priesthood leader, plural wives, priesthood authority, celestial marriage, child rape Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colorado City, Tom Green, Owen Allred, Jesus Christ, Virginia Hill, Joseph Smith, Church of the Firstborn, John Shugart, United States, Warren Jeffs, Centennial Park, Las Vegas, Rulon Jeffs, Apostolic United Brethren, Kingston Clan, Salt Lake City, Anne Wilde, Dennis Matthews, Mark Shurtleff, Tapestry Against Polygamy, David Leavitt, Latter-day Saints, Mary Ann, The Salt Lake Tribune, Brigham Young New!
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- The Polygamists: A History of Colorado City, Arizona by Benjamin G. Bistline on page 17, page 126, and Back Matter
- The Supreme Court (Land of the Free) by Anne Hempstead on page 58, and page 64
- The Blood Covenant by Rena Chynoweth in Back Matter
- Murder of a Prophet: Dark Side of Utah Polygamy by John R. Llewellyn in Back Matter
- The Second Coming by Andre Hill in Back Matter
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- Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider by Benjamin G. Bistline in Back Matter
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