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 ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

Bigamy is prohibited by Article 196 of the Maltese Criminal Code. Bigamy and polygamy are two different types of marriage practices, both involving marriages to multiple spouses. In a bigamous ...

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.

(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 ...

Joanna Brooks does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...