09-25-2007, 08:53 PM | #1 |
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Justice Prevails - Jeffs Found Guilty
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09-25-2007, 09:21 PM | #4 |
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JS married a 14 year old as well as other men's wives.
http://en.fairmormon.org/index.php/Joseph_Smith's_marriages_to_young_women Are we to be repulsed by JS? |
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JS was a charismatic and a genius. It's like people will tolerate things done by Woody Allen and Mick Jagger and Abraham for which they'd despise us.
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09-25-2007, 09:25 PM | #6 |
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Methinks the men doth protest too much.
Some guys are just jealous they don't get their way. Personally I've never been turned on by a 14 year old, except when I was 14. But I've never been turned on by a 44 year old either.
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I think it was appropriate he was found guilty, although I'm surprised by the verdict. For me, it's not about the polygamy, but the age of the girl.
However, I think life in prison would be excessive. |
09-25-2007, 09:33 PM | #8 |
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Don't worry. Your wife turns 44 next year.
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09-25-2007, 09:35 PM | #9 |
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I'm glad they found him guilty because of the age of the girls involved.
On a related note I believe in under ten years polygamy and gay marriages will be legal. |
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His methods and practices weren't much different from Jeffs'. He may or may not have been a prophet (just for the sake of argument), but either way his advances/threats toward teenagers and other men's wives were indeed repulsive. |
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