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Can Muslims with more than one wife enter the US or does law against polygamy trump religious freedom?
The current United States law against polygamy trumps religious freedom. It states that religious belief or practice cannot be used as a defense in polygamy cases.
Is the law against Polygamy constitutional?
The U.S. Constitution does not restrict the practice of polygamy. However, it does not explicitly or implicitly protect that right, which allows state and national legislatures to restrict it.--Polygamy is not mentioned in the constitution or in any of its amendments; the only prominent sect in the US that practiced polygamy (the Latter Day Saints) was established decades after the constitution was ratified. Polygamy is, however, against federal law.
Are poligamist legally married to other wives?
no, they are not, polygamy is against the law in every civilized country.
Is common law marriage polygamy?
This depends on the state. In many states, common law marriages or cohabitation with multiple people of the opposite gender can be considered polygamy.
Is it legal to marry one person in Texas and a another person in las Vegas Nevada?
No. That is polygamy and it is against the law.
Is Polygamy okay by law in US?
No. Polygamy is illegal in all 50 states.
Who passed a strict law against gay people?
many politicians in many different countries have done this.
Are polygamist legally married to more than one spouse?
Of course not! It is against the law in the US to have more than one spouse at a time.
Is polygamy legal in California?
No. Polygamy has been illegal in the United States since 1862. No individual state can make polygamy legal - it is a national law.
Why should you never poke a starfish?
Because sodomy is against the law in some states and many countries.
What practice did Mormons believe in that upset many Americans?
The early Mormon Church supported and encouraged the practice of polygamy, although this was against the law of the United States. The Church has acknowledged that its founder, Joseph Smith, had as many as 40 wives.
Can you have two wives in South Carolina?
Only if they don't know each other...(just kidding). Polygamy, while not prohibited by Federal Law, is against the law in each of the individual United States.
