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                    [ArticleID] => 1505934
                    [Title] => Mormons acknowledge early polygamy days at renovated museum
                    [Summary] => 

The Mormon church's renovated history museum set to reopen this week features a small and surprising display about an uncomfortable part of the faith's history that for generations has been glossed over: polygamy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 13:04:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1180451 [AuthorName] => Brady McCombs [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1384305 [Title] => Mormon founder had teen bride during polygamy days [Summary] =>

A new church essay reveals Mormon church founder Joseph Smith had an underage bride and was married to other men's wives during the early days of the faith when polygamy was practiced.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-25 03:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1180451 [AuthorName] => Brady McCombs [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 323451 [Title] => Polyslut [Summary] => Tom Hanks is producing a TV series about polygamy. HBO has reportedly agreed to air it, giving the go-signal for ten episodes. Come March, the show, called "Big Love," will be available for public viewing - at least in the U.S.

The show's supposed to be comedic, although the Mormons aren't laughing - according to this church, their elders banned the practice of polygamy more than a hundred years ago, and any church member who practices it is punished with excommunication.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134681 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1468795 [AuthorName] => LOOKING ASKANCE By Joseph T. Gonzales [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 1505934
                    [Title] => Mormons acknowledge early polygamy days at renovated museum
                    [Summary] => 

The Mormon church's renovated history museum set to reopen this week features a small and surprising display about an uncomfortable part of the faith's history that for generations has been glossed over: polygamy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 13:04:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1180451 [AuthorName] => Brady McCombs [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1384305 [Title] => Mormon founder had teen bride during polygamy days [Summary] =>

A new church essay reveals Mormon church founder Joseph Smith had an underage bride and was married to other men's wives during the early days of the faith when polygamy was practiced.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-25 03:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1180451 [AuthorName] => Brady McCombs [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 323451 [Title] => Polyslut [Summary] => Tom Hanks is producing a TV series about polygamy. HBO has reportedly agreed to air it, giving the go-signal for ten episodes. Come March, the show, called "Big Love," will be available for public viewing - at least in the U.S.

The show's supposed to be comedic, although the Mormons aren't laughing - according to this church, their elders banned the practice of polygamy more than a hundred years ago, and any church member who practices it is punished with excommunication.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134681 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1468795 [AuthorName] => LOOKING ASKANCE By Joseph T. Gonzales [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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