In recent years, women have been “leading the charge” in educating and serving the polygamous community. However, both men and women, and even teenagers, from inside the polygamous culture have spoken out publicly in order to dispel stereotypes and to educate Fundamentalist Mormon families. Several from outside the polygamous culture have made a special effort …
Speaker: Mary Batchelor
In the News: The Texas/FLDS Raids
In the News: The Texas/FLDS Raids Much of the nation has been fascinated (and many horrified) by recent events in which the Texas Child Protective Services agency, acting on an anonymous tip now seen as dubious in origin, initiated the removal of more than four hundred children from the Yearning for Zion ranch founded by …
BIG LOVE, BIG ISSUES
BIG LOVE, BIG ISSUES The new HBO series, Big Love, has created quite a stir among media watchers, cultural critics, and Mormons. Why the buzz? The show centers on the family of Bill Hendrickson, the owner of a growing chain of home improvement stores who owns three homes of his own, each occupied by one …
Big Love, Big Issues
Big Love, Big Issues The new HBO series, Big Love, has created quite a stir among media watchers, cultural critics, and Mormons. Why the buzz? The show centers on the family of Bill Hendrickson, the owner of a growing chain of home-improvement stores who owns three homes of his own, each occupied by one of …