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Posted by: exodus ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 12:45AM
OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

Front page:

http://cnn.com

Here's a direct link to the article:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/living/mormon-founder-polygamy/index.html

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Posted by: exodus ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 12:47AM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

Breaking news title is:

"Joseph Smith, founder of Mormon church, wed as many as 40 wives, some already married, 1 as young as 14, church acknowledges."

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Posted by: exodus ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 12:51AM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

Now gone and replaced with:

"Captain of sunken South Korean ferry found not guilty of murder, but sentenced to 36 years. More than 300 people died in April incident."

Only a few minutes of fame on a Monday night... it wasn't going to last forever :(

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Posted by: ok ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 12:56AM
yeah, you're right...SIGH!

That was quick!

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Posted by: ok ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 12:54AM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

"1 as young as 14, church acknowledges." so did the NYT.
Do you think this is done purposely?

They also listed "as many as 40 wives" not 33!

Dang there's not comment page.

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Posted by: moose ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 11:46AM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

I'm still catching up on what was posted in this forum since yesterday, so if this has been posted elsewhere, forgive me. But it is still pertinent in this thread, having been brought up by "ok".

Link to NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/us/its-official-mormon-founder-had-up-to-40-wives.html?_r=3

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Posted by: ok ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 06:05PM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

Thanks for the link moose:)!

Do you know why the report JS "had-up-to-40 wives" not 33? Not that I care, but this is the first time I heard!

I know the Essay only listed one 14 year old girl not two. So, that is not accurate either!

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Posted by: moose ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 06:17PM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

40 vs 33: The number is up for grabs. No one now living knows for sure.

Correct on the number of 14 year old's (aside from Helen Mar Kimball, Nancy Maria Winchester was either 14 or 15).

At the very least, this offers a platform from which TBM's may spring into freedom!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/11/2014 06:18PM by moose.

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Posted by: dagny ( )
Date: November 11, 2014 09:39PM
Re: OMG - the JS polygamy essay made CNN's "Breaking News"!!!

This will make people think how similar Warren Jeffs was to JS. Everyone gets that but the Mormons.

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