Jan Shipps, a leading non-Mormon scholar of Mormons in the US, describes polygamy as "the crazy aunt in the attic". Historically, there have been difficulties prosecuting people who practise plural marriages, she says. Since the man is legally only married to his first wife, his other wives can qualify for welfare as single mothers, she explains. Lawyers representing the attorneys-general of Canada and British Columbia are likely to try to prove that polygamy is harmful to women.
One argument could be that religious freedoms might be overriden in a particular situation, such as polygamy, if it can be proved that allowing the freedom will cause harm to others. They are separated from the mainstream community. They're not educated in public schools," Ms Bramham says, referring to the community's isolation from mainstream Canada.
Both schools adhere to the guidelines for independent schools and, as such, are eligible for that funding. While the instinct is to worry most over the potential harms to women and children, Bramham also points to unexpected victims - the "lost boys".
In polygynous sects where a man has more than one wife, not all men can have wives. Lost boys are the left-over, wifeless men who eventually leave their community but with a great mistrust of the world and few applicable life-skills, Bramham says.
At the same time, young men are necessary to the community. The boys are the economic engine," Bramham says. Ms Bramham paints an picture of a town overrun with women and children, with trampolines and toys strewn about, but lacking in one thing: choice.
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Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first. The sentencing this week of Winston Blackmore and James Oler after a decades-long polygamy case in B. But why is polygamy illegal, and why is it considered to be a bad thing? Together, they had children. Wally Oppal was the Attorney General of B. He told This is Why that because the age of consent at the time was 14, and the witnesses were unwilling to testify, there was no possibility of bringing charges of child abuse.
That prompted the prosecution to consider polygamy charges — despite concerns that the polygamy section of the criminal code violated the protection of religious freedom provided by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. That polygamy section was put there for a very good reason, to protect women, and protect children. He adds that if the offences took place today, the parameters would be different as the age of consent currently is 16 years of age.
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