20 Jun Only if the new marriage commits adultery or fraud
p. 31. `A wife feels that her husband is taking on a second wife .... .. can wickedness be claimed.' This savors strongly of unrighteous dominion to me, not only for the husband taking the second wife in wickedness but in maintaining that this kind of power structure is valid.
p. 31. As far as a vow of exclusivity goes, doesn't conventional sealing under the presumed expectation of monogamy and according to the law of the land which prohibits bigamy constitute such a vow implicitly?
p. 32. As far as two non-overlapping sets of keys goes, it seems like a false dichotomy. Both sets of keys have application in and out of this world. (I should point out, I suppose, that I believe that a woman holds the priesthood by virtue of the temple, so I also don't really buy the stewardship/concern sex division.)
p. 35. I believe those nine states make it a felony, not a crime. It's a crime pretty much everywhere in the U.
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p. 36. �Unlicensed marriages are ordained of God� is easily the strongest section in the whole chapter, and on the firmest ground as far as I stand.
p. 39. This section seems very confrontational and antagonistic, which doesn't seem like the best way to start out a tribe. Maybe use it as an appendix?
p. 40. I believe that sealings for polygamist fundamentalists are currently banned even vicariously by the church, for what it's worth. That presumably will change in the Millennium.
General reactions: There is a marked tendency throughout to regard an absence of negative evidence as positive evidence.