(NYT) Polygamy as a Lifestyle Choice, and a Reality TV Brand

Kody Brown, his four wives and 17 children want to be the new face of polygamy, what some consider the next frontier after same-sex marriage.

That is why, the Browns say, they invited TLC television cameras into their homes for their reality show “Sister Wives,” why they have written a best-selling book about their lives, and why they challenged Utah’s polygamy ban in federal court.

Fear of prosecution under that law led them to flee to Nevada. Last month, a federal judge partly overturned the ban, ruling that prohibiting “cohabitation” violates the First Amendment guarantee of free exercise of religion.

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2 comments on “(NYT) Polygamy as a Lifestyle Choice, and a Reality TV Brand

  1. Karen B. says:

    Kendall, I think you need a new blog category “slippery slope”…

  2. SC blu cat lady says:

    Say what? Since when is “cohabitation” some how connected to the free exercise of religion? Is this judge saying that polygamy is part of their religion? Interesting…….