tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831301807321345032024-03-18T23:58:24.612-04:00Sister Wives BlogIn 2011, the Sister Wives Blog started out as a place to talk about the TLC reality show "Sister Wives", Kody Brown and his wives Christine, Robyn, Meri and Janelle. Today we not only discuss the show, we discuss Polygamy in our society, and the public perceptions of the Mormon Religion. We discuss "Polygamy USA" and will be covering "My 5 Wives."
This blog is geared towards the adult reader, so please, no one under the age of 18 years. Thank you!Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.comBlogger768125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-2133037185113576312013-11-22T17:07:00.004-05:002013-11-22T17:08:28.861-05:00'Breaking the Faith' sneak peek: FLDS Prayers for the Prophet and Inside the Faith<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-63407475527753067172013-11-18T18:49:00.002-05:002013-11-19T13:24:17.965-05:00Tweet Tweet Sister Wives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thank you, thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/vanladylove">@vanladylove</a> for making our party AMAZING! You guys rocked! Everyone had a blast!<br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/402493400982618113">November 18, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Watching the news stories - my thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the severe weather yesterday. God bless you.<br />
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So these are some of my beautiful sisters and our awesome neighbor! <a href="https://twitter.com/deirdre_dzblnd3">@deirdre_dzblnd3</a> I thought you would enjoy this <a href="http://t.co/YgrE6nfh5l">pic.twitter.com/YgrE6nfh5l</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown">@AspynBrown</a> lovely ladies.<br />
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Wht a great event yesterday!Thx to all the Browns for including us. <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a><br />
— Gina Wilson (@everythingGina) <a href="https://twitter.com/everythingGina/statuses/402169202812780544">November 17, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Big Box Stores! CUSTOMER SERVICE BEGINS WITH A CLEAN RESTROOM! Sad when good toilet seats are 4 sale but not provided for your customers!<br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/401222936964517889">November 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Maybe her goal she wants accomplished is to learn to decorate cakes so she can open a bakery? She has said she loves to bake....
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Not to shabby for a first time leaf maker if I do say so myself. <a href="https://twitter.com/CakeBossBuddy">@CakeBossBuddy</a> here I come! :) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLC">@TLC</a> <a href="http://t.co/ccDQYY9GvG">pic.twitter.com/ccDQYY9GvG</a><br />
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Evidently she was at the party with the band and Gina Wilson....
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So amazed by seeing the Browns yesterday-they sure have something special in store! <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a><br />
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So cool meeting <a href="https://twitter.com/RevDaniBeth">@RevDaniBeth</a> tonight. I really wish we had the opportunity to speak more indepth. <a href="http://t.co/6zg7bRhqNB">pic.twitter.com/6zg7bRhqNB</a><br />
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Psyched to see the Browns this weekend! <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddieR_Brown">@MaddieR_Brown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sisterwives&src=hash">#sisterwives</a><br />
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a>: Never a bad place for a daddy daughter talk! <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddieR_Brown">@MaddieR_Brown</a> <a href="http://t.co/ohe0Z6sObD">pic.twitter.com/ohe0Z6sObD</a>" Every chance to connect is priceless!<br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SisterWives&src=hash">#SisterWives</a> sure know how to party. Thanks for showing us such an incredible time! <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> <a href="http://t.co/WX6kksOBdS">pic.twitter.com/WX6kksOBdS</a></p>— VanLadyLove (@vanladylove) <a href="https://twitter.com/vanladylove/statuses/402677480688844800">November 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-62967037021549604752013-11-13T15:39:00.001-05:002013-11-13T15:41:01.950-05:00 TLC Breaking The Faith - Biographies of the Cast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MARTHA, 18 years old<br />
Martha struggles with the desire to be accepted by the church and her family, but longs to start a new life where major life choiceslike whom or whether to marry aren't decided for her. She fantasizes about going to college, and possibly becoming a detective.<br />
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ANGIE, 21 years old<br />
Outspoken and frustrated by seeing families torn apart within the FLDS community, she watches as her father and two brothers leave the FLDS. She's eager to start a new chapter of her life – including having control over who and when she is able to date.<br />
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LINDA, 22 years old<br />
A member of one of the most connected families in the community – her step father is close to church leader Warren Jeffs, Linda has been well cared for and highly protected. However, she's been dreaming of leaving the FLDS to join her father and eight siblings who have already left. In addition, she would like to pursue dance and choreography.<br />
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VAL, 20 years old<br />
Considered to be a "struggling" member of the community, Val has been disciplined for acting out before, and has been moved around the community to try and keep her under control. Her brother and father have been kicked out of the FLDS, and her strong will is setting her on a path to follow them.<br />
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We are more than interested in this show. good or bad, it will be interesting to see. If it does sensationalize like Breaking Amish, we will be the ones to expose it for sure! I am hoping for the best since Sam Brower was involved. Not all productions are the same...only time will tell!</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BREAKING THE FAITH shares the story of eight young men and women who are trying to build a new life outside of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (known as the FLDS) – either by choice, or by force. For the young men known as “lost boys”, these cast-outs are looking for a fresh start after being kicked out of their homes. Meanwhile, the women are escaping the controlling ways of their faith – including arranged marriage and a life of complete submission, known as "keeping sweet" – hoping for a better life on the outside. Leaving a world where every decision was made for them, they are now dealing with the challenges of living in a reality where they are now responsible for every move they make. And, for this group, being faced with making life-altering choices in their effort to win their freedom comes with the fear that consequences for leaving the compound will come without warning.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We haven't done tweets for awhile, and here is a ton of them! Thanks to Funky Town for gathering them for us!! Tomorrow I am having some minor surgery so hope to be back on later tomorrow or Thurs. Will be interesting to see what you think of all these - Some really cute pictures. Happy Reading!</b></span></div>
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Happy birthday my girl <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddieR_Brown">@MaddieR_Brown</a>. - 18! We sure had fun today - <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> gets silly when he drinks a lot of caffeine huh ?!<br />
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Writing down a deep goal that I want accomplished by spring 2015 gives me hope today. Looking forward to the process & accomplishment.<br />
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Having a fantastic time at the Moapa Pow Wow. Fantastic way to spend a Sun afternoon. <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddieR_Brown">@MaddieR_Brown</a> <a href="http://t.co/vJv3ptAtFe">pic.twitter.com/vJv3ptAtFe</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> spent some time figuring out how to give <a href="https://twitter.com/madd">@Madd</a> ieR_Brown the lights she wanted for her party. <a href="http://t.co/M5OT0fwPed">pic.twitter.com/M5OT0fwPed</a><br />
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Beautiful photo of homecoming (maybe?) goes with this tweet. It's Instagram so I think you'll have to download it?
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Happy Birthday <a href="https://twitter.com/MaddieR_Brown">@MaddieR_Brown</a>!!!!! Hope it's a good one! <a href="http://t.co/ogUaSCECC3">http://t.co/ogUaSCECC3</a><br />
— Dylan Sacenti (@DylanSacenti) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanSacenti/statuses/397065904791764992">November 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It was so much fun having my family come to the Autism Speaks walk today and having them meet some of my sisters! <a href="http://t.co/FUX3EzrTGF">pic.twitter.com/FUX3EzrTGF</a><br />
— Aspyn Brown (@AspynBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown/statuses/396724534247555073">November 2, 2013</a></blockquote>
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On A1 in <a href="https://twitter.com/sltrib">@sltrib</a> tomorrow, new photos offer glimpse into <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FLDS&src=hash">#FLDS</a> security. Here's a preview on The Polygamy Blog <a href="http://t.co/53xP4CVduz">http://t.co/53xP4CVduz</a><br />
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Look out Taylor Swift <a href="http://t.co/uuAu3eShxD">pic.twitter.com/uuAu3eShxD</a><br />
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Blog: Utah man charged with vandalizing polygamous compound <a href="http://t.co/RWgxTZoxkt">http://t.co/RWgxTZoxkt</a><br />
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Are u my mummy? Raising them right?!?Gabe dressed as a character from one of the scariest Dr Who episodes . <a href="http://t.co/sq7yJsggfk">pic.twitter.com/sq7yJsggfk</a><br />
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Two Ladybugs and a Bumblebee <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23happyhalloween&src=hash">#happyhalloween</a> <a href="http://t.co/F2s1I6e1sH">http://t.co/F2s1I6e1sH</a><br />
— TheDargerFamily (@TheDargerFamily) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDargerFamily/statuses/395746618181709824">October 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WCW&src=hash">#WCW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AllyBeezyy">@AllyBeezyy</a> <a href="http://t.co/iquJprBVwv">pic.twitter.com/iquJprBVwv</a><br />
— Hunter Brown (@Brownboss99) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brownboss99/statuses/395727719461175296">October 31, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Me and ma sis <a href="https://twitter.com/lizanyah">@lizanyah</a> bein thugalicious <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23teamsleepyhollow&src=hash">#teamsleepyhollow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23homecoming2013&src=hash">#homecoming2013</a> rebunlv <a href="http://t.co/VbSQtpLgf4">http://t.co/VbSQtpLgf4</a><br />
— Aspyn Brown (@AspynBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown/statuses/395670826676412417">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Note to those who design costumes for adult women- Really? I am married and a mother. Why would I want to show off that much of my body?<br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/395669565666914304">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/maggie_may49">@maggie_may49</a>: so you are saying it will be all lies because FLDS is one big happy family.." No. 1 experience doesn't define all experience<br />
— TheDargerFamily (@TheDargerFamily) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDargerFamily/statuses/395559876811702273">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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So it's looking like I'm going to Salt Lake soon for a video shoot.<br />
— Sean Huddleston (@Lifespeedfitnes) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lifespeedfitnes/statuses/395421293878599680">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Loving this quote this morning . "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Marilyn Monroe.<br />
— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117/statuses/395186759027265536">October 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Several tweets follow Meri's about the apron, but she doesn't bother to answer anyone:
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This just in! The apron is in stock! Get yours now! <a href="http://t.co/eICmqhKtos">http://t.co/eICmqhKtos</a><br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/395376379375529984">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> That design is so cute but your stuff is sooooo expensive!<br />
— AnGie ZamPa (@angiezampa) <a href="https://twitter.com/angiezampa/statuses/395377239220436992">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> I wish the apron had pockets!!<br />
— Kat Waterflame (@KatWaterflame) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatWaterflame/statuses/395377494758416384">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> I'm afraid I could max out my visa and still be shopping for more, your designs are beautiful!<br />
— Valleri Glasgow (@poodle_momma) <a href="https://twitter.com/poodle_momma/statuses/395380552083058688">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Shipping orders for <a href="http://t.co/eICmqhKtos">http://t.co/eICmqhKtos</a> while watching live online training for <a href="https://twitter.com/livcorporate">@livcorporate</a> Multi-tasking at its best!<br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/395366262986911744">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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And how does your body do this? With the food you eat. So then, yes you really are what you eat. <a href="http://t.co/vzQC82iU6Z">pic.twitter.com/vzQC82iU6Z</a><br />
— Sean Huddleston (@Lifespeedfitnes) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lifespeedfitnes/statuses/395306633259016192">October 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Soon? Shouldn't it have been up there in maybe August or September?
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/meganlawler94">@meganlawler94</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> Will there be a Christmas ornament this year like there was last year?" YES! It will be on the website soon!<br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/395302111719612417">October 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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If you are to conquer your fear you must define your fear. Until we were clear on what we feared in speaking out we stayed in paralysis.<br />
— TheDargerFamily (@TheDargerFamily) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDargerFamily/statuses/395198949721509889">October 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Ready for fall <a href="https://twitter.com/REBUNLV">@REBUNLV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UNLVhomecoming13&src=hash">#UNLVhomecoming13</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23teamsleepyhollow&src=hash">#teamsleepyhollow</a> <a href="http://t.co/f9ZZJBvBWV">pic.twitter.com/f9ZZJBvBWV</a><br />
— Aspyn Brown (@AspynBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown/statuses/394889883086376961">October 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Getting rid of clothes including some old stand-bys. Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/Lifespeedfitnes">@Lifespeedfitnes</a> and my newest mentor <a href="https://twitter.com/theathletesdoc">@theathletesdoc</a> <a href="http://t.co/ovzcYXgq0d">pic.twitter.com/ovzcYXgq0d</a><br />
— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117/statuses/394859938981220354">October 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/Lifespeedfitnes">@Lifespeedfitnes</a>: What a great idea. <a href="http://t.co/JAeqcrXmzp">pic.twitter.com/JAeqcrXmzp</a>" Ha ha! Awesome!<br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/394674272221667328">October 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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There's just something sad and lonely about dropping your daughter off at the airport and watching her walk away through the gate.<br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/394601547809566721">October 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a>: For those of you asking - we do celebrate Halloween. With <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> (Rosie Riveter) <a href="http://t.co/PFnadvdCN2">pic.twitter.com/PFnadvdCN2</a>" Cute!<br />
— Kody Brown (@realkodybrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown/statuses/394522822808047616">October 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I started my internship at the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas today. It was amazing I am so excited to be working there and with the people<br />
— Mykelti Brown (@Mykelti15_B) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mykelti15_B/statuses/394308133582938112">October 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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New friends <a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown">@AspynBrown</a> <a href="http://t.co/FDw9foiigA">pic.twitter.com/FDw9foiigA</a><br />
— Victoria Carrillo (@Lillieebugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lillieebugg/statuses/394341605009670144">October 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Rosie the riveter and a unicorn. Youre Velcome Happy Halloween! <a href="http://t.co/Ip2k8TOzer">http://t.co/Ip2k8TOzer</a><br />
— Aspyn Brown (@AspynBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown/statuses/394324557659922432">October 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Cheetah with the Cheetos <a href="http://t.co/GTo7JNIb0p">pic.twitter.com/GTo7JNIb0p</a><br />
— Aspyn Brown (@AspynBrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown/statuses/393991580077412352">October 26, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It’s not about the people who are true to your face, it’s about the ones who remain true behind your back.<br />
— The Cheshire Cat (@CheCatSays) <a href="https://twitter.com/CheCatSays/statuses/395327960770957312">October 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/taintedcandy37">@taintedcandy37</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> Have you thought about bracelets for <a href="http://t.co/i4c9kjRV8K">http://t.co/i4c9kjRV8K</a>? i would love to know...." :-) Check back soon!<br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/393870762370531329">October 25, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It's MY design - haha!
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/GinaVgzz">@GinaVgzz</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TLC">@TLC</a> where did you purchase the necklace be etc etc I love it!" It is my design! Find it at <a href="http://t.co/ep1gjjfjXr">http://t.co/ep1gjjfjXr</a><br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/392663890351247360">October 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/Rock_Vault">@Rock_Vault</a>: Our John Payne with Kody Brown of the TV show Sister Wives <a href="https://twitter.com/johnpayneasia">@johnpayneasia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Vegas&src=hash">#Vegas</a> <a href="http://t.co/7BkCRmnMvZ">pic.twitter.com/7BkCRmnMvZ</a>" I loved Rock Vault!<br />
— Kody Brown (@realkodybrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown/statuses/393167077608939523">October 24, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Oh the irony that Mary retweeted this:
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6+3 = 9 but so does 5+4. The way you do things isn't always the only way to do them. Respect other people's way of thinking.<br />
— Will Smith (@imWilISmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/imWilISmith/statuses/391559643283333120">October 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Mummie, Mummie, are you my Mummie <a href="http://t.co/xVzekr2xm2">pic.twitter.com/xVzekr2xm2</a><br />
— Christine Brown (@rosecolored6) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6/statuses/394230490879627265">October 26, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Tonight's Halloween party contribution <a href="http://t.co/mFdXHhBDWW">pic.twitter.com/mFdXHhBDWW</a><br />
— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117/statuses/394266984742793216">October 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com123tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-32245362695594320252013-11-04T21:02:00.001-05:002013-11-04T21:02:13.452-05:00Photographs show the intense surveillance FLDS Church focuses on its own members<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is a jump to a Salt Lake Tribune article that I found very interesting. Let me know what you think!<br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-13966046619250709542013-11-01T12:55:00.000-04:002013-11-01T12:55:14.148-04:00Polygamy's Extreme Dual Standards part 2 with Kristyn Decker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Rebecca Kimbel talks with Kristyn Decker about the extreme dual standards in polygamy, where men live a life style every day that is increasingly better than that of their wives, where women are held responsible for that which they have no control over and where a wife's value is based on her willingness to martyr her emotions, desires and dreams for acceptance in eternity and survival in everyday life.</span><br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-78788389017049641542013-10-30T17:23:00.000-04:002013-10-30T17:23:05.453-04:00Polygamy's Extreme dual standard part one with Kristyn Decker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-23606461506072336242013-10-27T17:58:00.000-04:002013-10-27T17:58:13.019-04:00My Sisterwife’s Jewelry at The Silverton Hotel - Sister Wives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Brown family started the family owned and operated business in June 2012 and it was created from hearts full of love. My Sisterwife's Closet has a line of fine jewelry and a Budget Boutique that are all original designs. The Silverton hotel gift shop has a unique display of various pieces for sale.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Sister Wives" has a large fan base in Las Vegas, so when the word got out that they would be appearing at the Silverton, the fans came early and lined up to meet and greet the Brown family. read the rest of the story here: <a href="http://lasvegas.informermg.com/2013/10/26/my-sisterwifes-jewelry-at-the-silverton-hotel/" target="_blank">Las Vegas Informer</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To see our exclusive pictures and story here. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-sisterwifes-closet-jewelry-at-guilt.html" target="_blank">Sisterwife's Jewelry at Guilt!</a></span></b><br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-42746948237634913382013-10-23T09:31:00.002-04:002013-10-23T09:31:14.221-04:00Little Couple - one of my new fav shows!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmX1GDpLbxdMjLaeCzrNLT3-OOdjEffl_5tfdHO1q4qTgiFK9pIqllCjyUcpChw62jni3afEjJEvEbxip27rwexlA4-3tAPd7kIWUmqir1jz7CqCOuwZNUvTU-xGhdCO3HFfBw8cvoKGA/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmX1GDpLbxdMjLaeCzrNLT3-OOdjEffl_5tfdHO1q4qTgiFK9pIqllCjyUcpChw62jni3afEjJEvEbxip27rwexlA4-3tAPd7kIWUmqir1jz7CqCOuwZNUvTU-xGhdCO3HFfBw8cvoKGA/s400/download.jpg" width="400" /></a><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stumbled on the the show "Little Couple" and just love this family. We may donate some time to it. These folks don't gripe, complain, and don't sell us anything. how refreshing! What do you think of this show? would you like to follow it to here on the blog? Tell us!</span></b><br />
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<a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/10/16/little-couple-adoption-struggle-bill-klein-jennifer-arnold-zoey-health/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little Couple Adopts Zoey</span></b></a></div>
Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com98tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-10165399103263508532013-10-23T09:13:00.000-04:002013-10-27T19:11:51.370-04:00ADDED PIC! TLC Sister Wives - Coming up Short - bonus clip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-75172010793171690152013-10-20T22:12:00.000-04:002013-10-20T22:12:16.451-04:00Polygamy Today with Ed Kociela, author, newspaper,and writer.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-61822622973505853082013-10-08T15:15:00.000-04:002013-10-08T15:15:35.674-04:00Rockdale Ranch and the Foster Family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every report about the Foster family's
Rockdale Ranch, near Moab, Utah, starts with photographs. The architecture is
stunning. Brightly colored house fronts seem precariously tacked on to the
enormous sandstone rock. Beyond the facades are large internal rooms carved
into the sandstone. Ceilings, walls and floors reveal the rock they were cut
from. </span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The views from these homes are
extraordinary: scrub and dirt spread out forever under the enormous Utah sky.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ranch sits on 82 acres of state school
trust land that is leased from the government at a cost of about $6400 per
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Foster<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Foster was a polygamous fundamentalist
Mormon. He was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1972 and convicted for
bigamy in 1974, for which he served a prison term of 20 days. This experience
motivated him to provide a place of safety where his family might be free of
persecution.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Foster was also convinced that the end of
the world was imminent. He started the ranch in 1979 with a 50 year lease. He did
not expect that the government would last long enough to renew. He expected
society to crumble amid disasters and wars. Foster taught that the future
struggle and instability would not be the end of the world, but the movement of
the world into a new and different epoch. "It isn't that it is coming to the end of the world, it is coming to the beginning of a different one," he said, adding that "I'm n</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ot the only one who sees we're headed for brick wall."</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rockdale Ranch is the outworking of those
two main elements of Bob Foster's beliefs. They also influenced his son, Enoch,
who took over as leader after Bob passed away in 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Foster's Family<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Foster's first wife divorced him. I
haven't found any details about her, for example, how long they were married,
why she left, how many children they had and what became of them. I don't know
if he supported them after the divorce. This is important because of Foster's involvement
in promoting plural marriage among LDS. He was considered an intellectual, who
had taught at Seminary before his excommunication. He was closely affiliated
with Anne Wilder, who is a pro polygamy activist in Salt Lake City.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to the Denver Post article, Bob
Foster had three wives, 38 children and 82
grandchildren. Of these, one wife, 6 children and an undetermined number
of grandchildren lived in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“When it comes
to plural marriage, Foster admits he is considered a radical.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He urged his wives to find careers … Second
wife Susan went to Durango to work in accounting. Fourth wife Carla went to
medical school and is now a physician near Salt Lake City. Third wife Karen
opted to stay at the rock, where she raises Yorkshire terriers, tends an
organic garden and runs a trash transfer station several days a week in La Sal.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"You don't control peoples' lives,"
Foster emphasizes. "That is wicked. You set them free."<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Susan and Carla spend
time at Rockland. Each of them has a cavern blasted into the rock so that homes
can be built for them if they should decide to live here full-time again.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of Foster's
children have lived off the rock for periods with their mothers. Some want
nothing to do with Rockland. But some are on board with their father's vision.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Foster's son, Enoch,
lives at the Ranch with his 2 wives and many children.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of Foster's daughters, Melinda Morrison,
claimed that only 6 of her siblings (including her)
had chosen to live polygamy. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2008, Melinda conceded that her sister
wife had moved to Park City. Melinda said, “We had different ways of doing
things.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2012, responding to an article in The
Atlantic, Melinda claimed to be living in a plural marriage at the ranch. She
had some interesting comments about it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Just like all of our women do not choose this lifestyle.
Not all of the Men do either. I am one of six out of thirty eight
siblings that Chose, Yes chose! this life style. In fact I stunned
my husband when I told him that I wanted to make the choice. It is a
choice that I continue to make everyday. My children also have a
choice. I would never push it on my children. I do not even want
them to choose it unless it is absolutely what they want in their inner most heart.
<i><u>We woman have a choice. It is not pushed on us by powerful men.</u></i>
In fact the Men here are some of the most descent (sic) humble and kind
hearted you could ever meet. Which is why several woman are willing
to share them. They would rather have part of very good Man than
all of a partly good.” (italics mine).<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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government assistance, Melinda wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“For your information we are very much against government assistance
and live off the sweat of our own labors. Be careful next time you make
snap judgement about people you don't know.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another of Foster's
daughters, Anna Knecht, lives at Rockdale and is monogamous.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2006, five families
moved to the rock from Colorado City. There were claims that they had been
kicked out of Colorado City because the older men wanted the young girls for
themselves. The Fosters insist Rockdale is not at all related to the FLDS. It
isn't a polygamous community. It's not even a Mormon community. Residents are
Mormon, Baptist, FLDS and 'hybrids'.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Lilian, said anyone who wants to live at Rockland
Ranch has to pass a six-month "trial period" where they are expected
to spend time in the community and ingratiate themselves with their future
neighbours before they can buy a home.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 9pt;"><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Foster raised his family to be self
sufficient. Children at the Ranch work alongside their parents in cultivating
their own food. They have an orchard, vegetable gardens, cows and chickens.
They have a large water storage reservoir on the rock. They have solar panels
and a generator. They minimise household utility costs as the rock moderates
indoor temperatures. In winter, they use small wood burning stoves to keep
their homes warm. Soot from these is discolouring the rock above the chimneys.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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residents embrace modern technology. They have solar power and generators. They
have the internet.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We get the impression that Rockdale Ranch is
not as forbidding as YFZ Ranch or Hilldale. There are no prairie dresses or
swarms of children. There is no temple either (although they have a baptismal
font). People seem free to come and go as they please. We have seen that
Foster's wives were able to live outside the community. Foster welcomed
tourists to his place, until 9/11 happened and the tourists stopped
coming. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">None of them admit to being on welfare or
food stamps. There is no evidence of bankruptcies or bleeding the beast with
this group (although, there is a question mark over Foster's first wife).<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Foster described himself as an independent
fundamentalist. Before embracing plural marriage, he was a seminary teacher in
Salt Lake. Two of his wives had been theology students of his. He was known as
a colourful character, popular enough with residents of nearby towns and always
willing to discuss religion. Locals appreciated the group's hard working reputation
and their efforts to be self sufficient.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Foster and his son speak to reporters
from time to time. They have allowed photographers on their property. They
portray themselves as progressive. Their main concern with publicity is an
unwillingness to be labelled doomsday preppers because that carries
connotations of rednecks in the backwoods who are ridiculed by society at
large.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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discover signs that Foster wasn't as radical as he claimed to be regarding polygamy.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bob Foster was a very good friend of Anne
Wilde, a pro-polygamy author, associated with Principal Voices. Wilde knew
Foster for 35 years or so. She even owned one of the houses at Rockdale for a
while. She said he is the only person she knew who had a grand vision and then
accomplished it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a post on the website4thefamily.us - Anne wilde reported, "I greatly admire him for his desire to provide an opportunity to raise their children in an atmorsphere where they learn to garden, raise animals, get water and power, repair machinery and build homes along with their academic schooling and religious training." "It's not a sex party..He is a friend to a lot of people and welcomes them down there," Wilde said.</span></b></span></div>
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for Predators</u> by John R. Llewellyn,
published in 2006. According to Llewellyn, Wilde, her husband Ogden Kraut and
Foster actively promoted plural marriage among LDS and were seen as
intellectuals, able to explain why polygamy should be practiced (even though
it's illegal). This disturbing anecdote appears in Llewellyn's book:</span></b></div>
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was already married and his wife was pregnant with their 6<sup>th</sup> child.
The husband had been attending meetings with Foster and Wilde. As a result, he
decided to live plural marriage and had been 'courting' a single mother behind
his wife's back. When the single mother asked if his wife was in agreement, he
lied and said she was. A phone call from the potential second wife to the first
wife revealed the truth. The husband insisted that the theologians who had been
teaching him were right. The wife thought she needed to meet these
intellectuals for herself.</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">She wanted to save her
marriage. The wife asked Wilde and Foster for help. They ordered her to submit
to her husband's wish and agree to plural marriage. They used the Law of Sarah,
from Joseph Smith's Book of Abraham. That 'law' said that Sarah 'had the
privilege of giving consent but not dissent” - and that the poor woman's
husband had the right to 'sacrifice her' if she didn't agree to plural
marriage. (Llewellin pp 90 – 93). That meant that he could abandon his wife and
her children and refuse to provide for them if she didn't agree with having
sister wives.</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Foster portrayed himself as fairly relaxed by not (publicly) insisting that
everyone live plural marriage, he was enough of a fundamentalist to enforce the
idea that women who don't agree with it can be abandoned. Although he taught
his own family to provide for themselves, he endorsed other men's decisions to
leave their wives and children with nothing if they refused to agree to
polygamy. And there remains the mystery of his first wife, who divorced him.
Did he follow his own advice and abandon her?</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">There are links
between groups of polygamists. Even independent fundamentalist Mormon
polygamists justify their beliefs and behaviour using the same texts, including
the Bible, the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants. They seem quite
heartless in their treatment of women who don't agree with them.</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Foster family describe the Ranch as </span><span lang="EN-AU">"
...simply a place where we strive to respect each other's
differences," we might wonder exactly what that means when a
monogamous woman refuses to follow her husband into polygamy. </span><span lang="EN-AU">Cutting her off without a penny is hardly
respectful, especially if she is left to raise your children without support.</span></span></b><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">By Sister Katie</span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Sources: </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.4thefamily.us/Bob_foster">http://www.4thefamily.us/Bob_foster</a> </span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12150532@N04/7035823265/in/photostream/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/12150532@N04/7035823265/in/photostream/</a> </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/11/polygamists-in-the-rock/100406/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/11/polygamists-in-the-rock/100406/</span></a>)</span></span></i></div>
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-81829767189797034222013-10-05T14:33:00.001-04:002013-10-05T14:33:37.338-04:00Silly Saturday! Sister Wives Commitment Ceremony<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It's Saturday again already! In addition to our free discussion, here's a good place to help the Browns plan their commitment ceremony. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Now let us know what you think the Brown's should have going on during their commitment ceremony. And yes, we will be counting to see how many times they say this before actually doing it!</b></span><br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com207tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-71532992963049076242013-10-05T14:33:00.000-04:002013-10-05T14:33:26.432-04:00Book Review/Summary "Church of Lies" by Flora Jessop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Church of Lies" by Flora Jessop </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> Flora grew up in the FLDS church, which is still controlled by the infamous self-proclaimed prophet Warren </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Jeffs. Today, she is a well-known anti-polygamous advocate.
This heartbreaking, but ultimately triumphant, narrative begins in Flora's own words: "My name is Flora Jessop. I've been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero, and I'd like to think they're right too. If I am a hero, maybe it's because every time I can play a part in saving a child or a woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I'm saving a little piece of me, too."</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Flora, one of 28 children born to her father and his three wives, grew up in the bordering cities of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah. Her childhood was anything but idyllic. Abuse ran rampant in her home. Her father, someone she should have been able to count on for protection and support turned out to be the worst perpetrator of all. At age 8, her father molested her. At age 12, he raped her. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>When Flora was 14 years-old, she managed to escape her abusive situation. Her freedom, however, was short-lived. Although the woman who took her in as part of the underground railroad was kind to her, she felt lonely and scared. The outside world was foreign to her. One day, she called her uncle to come take her home. Fred Jessop was her father's half-brother and the bishop of the FLDS. Instead of bringing Flora home, she spent the next two years a captive in his home. Flora describes living in a room no larger than a closet, being beaten and tortured by her Aunt Lydia, and made to be a domestic servant in their household. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Eventually, she was given a choice: marry or be sent to a mental institution. Again, she chose freedom. Flora's husband-to-be was her first cousin, Phillip. He and Flora had enjoyed one another's company prior to their marriage. In fact, it was the "God Squad," a secretive group of men who patrolled the town, who had seen them talking together and reported it to her Uncle Fred. In twisted FLDS logic, this alone was a cause for marriage. Phillip and Flora were given a gun-shot wedding in Las Vegas by a Justice of the Peace. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Ironically, this arranged marriage turned out to be a source of freedom for Flora. Although she was only 16 years-old at the time of her wedding vows, she was legally married. That meant legal emancipation. Flora chose to leave three weeks later and, with the help of her husband, she moved to Las Vegas. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>An out-of-the-blue call from a producer of the show 60 Minutes changed her life forever. Although Flora was initially startled, she eventually decided to give an interview. For her, it was "...the first of many media interviews I'd do and the beginning of my lifelong passion to tell the world the truth about polygamy and its abuses." Sadly, it wasn't all roses after that for Flora. She went through a drug bing to bury the guilt and shame of her past. She survived an attempted kidnapping by her Uncle Fred. Flora's life became something of a giant road trip, traveling from place to place, and from one bad relationship to the next. Flora also found stripping to be a lucrative career option. The one joy from this period of her life was the birth of her beautiful baby daughter, Shauna. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The next chapter of Flora's life developed into something drastically different. During this time, she fell in love with Tim, the man of her dreams, and they and their children became a family. Flora also learned that she need not hate and/or fear God. Last, this new era ushered in Flora's declaration of an all-out war against the FLDS.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> In April of 2001, Flora's baby sister Ruby Jessop was forced into an unwanted arranged marriage to her step-brother, Haven Barlow. Ruby was only 14 years-old. Flora's unsuccessful attempt to protect Ruby meant that the family had to hider her away. Thus began more than a decade-long mission to rescue her sister. Flora's search for Ruby soon led to anti-polygamy activism. She became a member of the underground railroad, helping young girls to leave their abusive Mormon fundamentalist communities. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>She began an organization called "Help the Child Brides." Later, she was recruited to be the executive director of the "Child Protection Project." One of Flora's most interesting underground railroad experiences was with two 16 year-old girls-- friends and both named Fawn-- who were leaving the FLDS. KTVK 3TV's reporter Mike Watkiss came along for the ride, filming the rescue as it was happening. Later, Watkiss created a documentary from the footage, "Colorado City and the Underground Railroad." (see video below)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Flora's book highlights some of the heart-wrenching stories of those she tried to help. Their courage to leave seemed to be a mere first step in a long process to claim true freedom. Life on the "outside" would be filled with legal battles, all while trying to recoup from their pasts and trying to acclimate to their new lives. For the young runaway girls, simple things such as a haircut and new clothes were powerful experiences. So, too, were learning to make choices for themselves. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Last, Flora recounts the arrest, trial, and conviction of Warren Jeffs as well as the raid on the YFZ ranch compound in Texas. For her, these have been victories. They have also served to help get her message out about the horrors and abuses going on within the FLDS and other Mormon polygamist communities. The tattered tapestry of Flora's past has helped to weave a safety net for others. She chooses to be grateful for the painful experiences of her past, for they have helped to shape her into who she is today: a survivor, an activist, and a heroine. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Though her work is far from over, Flora works tirelessly on in her quest to bring freedom to an oppressed people-- those who live not in a foreign, far-away land, but men, women, and children right in the heart of America. ~ ~ ~ As a side-note, earlier this year in January, Flora's dreams of rescuing her sister Ruby finally came true. Ruby, now 26 years-old was able to leave the FLDS with her six children, ranging in ages from 2 to 10 years of age. She recently gave her first interview with Katie Couric concerning her ordeal. We wish Flora, Ruby, and her children all the best as they begin their new lives! </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-- Review by PlygKoolAid </b><br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-27883727302360471552013-10-02T18:08:00.001-04:002013-10-03T15:34:38.537-04:00What Love is This? Sister Wives Panel Discussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another outstanding What Love is This? discussing the UNLV Panel Discussion - and gives us a plug!<br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-30166296304712698982013-10-02T15:43:00.000-04:002013-10-04T22:19:53.788-04:00UPDATED Tweets "Sister Wives"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
THE BROWNS ON THE RED CARPET AT MEAT LOAF'S CONCERT @ PLANET HOLLYWOOD: (of course Kody is front and center so we can't see Janelle's weight loss)
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<a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> behind the scenes interview <a href="http://t.co/TqEXPz8GUi">pic.twitter.com/TqEXPz8GUi</a><br />
— Alice Goldstein (@agelv) <a href="https://twitter.com/agelv/statuses/386161272359636993">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Janelle & Christine look good in this one. Another red carpet shot:
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At the Meat Loaf Red Carpet with <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> <a href="http://t.co/RlegcwEDC2">pic.twitter.com/RlegcwEDC2</a><br />
— Alice Goldstein (@agelv) <a href="https://twitter.com/agelv/statuses/386016028334911489">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/TheDargerFamily">@TheDargerFamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/justzainab">@justzainab</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MuslimMatters">@MuslimMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HenaZuberi">@HenaZuberi</a> PROUD INFIDEL!!!!<br />
— becky hatfield (@BeckyLadydriver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeckyLadydriver/statuses/386227505776324608">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/TheDargerFamily">@TheDargerFamily</a> Then the Quran must reflect poorly to your cult, it's all in there?!?!?!<br />
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/BeckyLadydriver">@BeckyLadydriver</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/justzainab">@justzainab</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MuslimMatters">@MuslimMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HenaZuberi">@HenaZuberi</a> " broad brush generalizations reflect as poorly on the painter as the portrait.<br />
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Our differences sometimes make agreement difficult to achieve, but they should never make us feel wrong.<br />
— Iyanla Vanzant (@IyanlaVanzant) <a href="https://twitter.com/IyanlaVanzant/statuses/386129099393335297">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/justzainab">@justzainab</a>: Muslim Marriage Crisis <a href="http://t.co/3yUUXbkQqU">http://t.co/3yUUXbkQqU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MuslimMatters">@MuslimMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HenaZuberi">@henazuberi</a>" Polygamy? Takes away "not enough males" argument<br />
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Blog: Shutdown hampers civil rights case against polygamous towns <a href="http://t.co/ACkKFgqVz9">http://t.co/ACkKFgqVz9</a><br />
— Tribune Polygamy (@TribunePolygamy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TribunePolygamy/statuses/386122752333479936">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/whatevsmahntvd">@whatevsmahntvd</a>: why do you not like the term polygamist?" It's such a negative and charged connotation that diminishes the family aspect<br />
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/carapivarnik">@carapivarnik</a>: .. should monogamous families be called single unit families then ?" Just a family. "Single parent" if need be.<br />
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Plyg & polygamist are demeaning and charged terms. We prefer to be called a plural family.<br />
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Have had a great couple of days hanging out with dear friends & business partners. Looking forward to exciting times ahead! Go Liv!<br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/384228396516921344">September 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Release and detach from every person, every circumstance, and every situation that no longer serves a divine purpose in your life.<br />
— Iyanla Vanzant (@IyanlaVanzant) <a href="https://twitter.com/IyanlaVanzant/statuses/383924460262539264">September 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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No one can make you feel inferior without your permission!<br />
— Victoria Carrillo (@Lillieebugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lillieebugg/statuses/384136607856476160">September 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Home after a busy, fun few days. Very exciting things happening in our businesses - but tonight -pjs and enjoying some peace with my babies<br />
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/AspynBrown">@AspynBrown</a>: So I just bought my own toilet paper today. That was weird." You are officially a grown up now! Tear! :'-)<br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/384131899754430465">September 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/Lillieebugg">@Lillieebugg</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> ,....I have loved this quote for years <a href="http://t.co/dDrxUcbskl">pic.twitter.com/dDrxUcbskl</a>" I love it! Turn their lemons into your lemonade.<br />
— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/384130760099123200">September 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Here I am in a radio interview with the BBC. It's time to take a stand. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23rebeccamusser&src=hash">#rebeccamusser</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WitnessWoreRed&src=hash">#WitnessWoreRed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23truth&src=hash">#truth</a> <a href="http://t.co/PRikeckoVM">pic.twitter.com/PRikeckoVM</a><br />
— Rebecca Musser (@rebecca_musser) <a href="https://twitter.com/rebecca_musser/statuses/384044157695565824">September 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Today is National Family Health & Fitness Day! Get some inspiration from <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a>'s weight loss diary! <a href="http://t.co/PcMLGi98mB">http://t.co/PcMLGi98mB</a><br />
— TLC Network (@TLC) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLC/statuses/383989681035427841">September 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs">@LuvgvsUwngs</a> has already started her holiday shopping. U can start yours 2 with r BE line - <a href="http://t.co/TX7hc6YVM5">http://t.co/TX7hc6YVM5</a> <a href="http://t.co/2cgB4iPcXE">pic.twitter.com/2cgB4iPcXE</a>"<br />
— Kody Brown (@realkodybrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown/statuses/384426560154906624">September 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> would have been a better pic if I was behind the table I kinda look weird LOL <a href="http://t.co/gKj18LsE5s">pic.twitter.com/gKj18LsE5s</a><br />
— kurt fitchett (@fitchettk) <a href="https://twitter.com/fitchettk/statuses/383733793837678594">September 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/mariahlian">@mariahlian</a>: this day was happiness <a href="http://t.co/98fQFx8uMv">pic.twitter.com/98fQFx8uMv</a>" Sweet reunion!<br />
— Kody Brown (@realkodybrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown/statuses/383869740025778176">September 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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What happened to objective reporting and distancing yourself from subjects? <a href="https://twitter.com/tamronhall">@tamronhall</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TLC">@TLC</a> @SisterWives_ <a href="http://t.co/B4z9PrLULE">pic.twitter.com/B4z9PrLULE</a><br />
— Ed Kociela (@EdKociela) <a href="https://twitter.com/EdKociela/statuses/383764170946002945">September 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Robyn evidently is feeling that people pick on her. MS, Picture needs to be attached to make sense:
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— Robyn Sullivan Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/statuses/311391111988002816">March 12, 2013</a></blockquote>
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No words except agree with @ElysiumEve!
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"<a href="https://twitter.com/ElysiumEve">@ElysiumEve</a>: Don't let Kody "design" anymore jewelry. Who wants to wear a tree? <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a>" Lots of people do! Awesome piece! :)<br />
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1/statuses/384884377064177664">October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/MeriBrown1">@MeriBrown1</a> I've always been curious, do all the Brown kids consider each mom their own or do they really only have one MOM?<br />
— Lo (@ElleBelleK) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElleBelleK/statuses/384886825153597440">October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Retweeted by Meri, interesting:
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You’ve got to find peace after betrayal, and it starts with forgiveness. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DrPhil&src=hash">#DrPhil</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MotivationalMonday&src=hash">#MotivationalMonday</a><br />
— Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrPhil/statuses/384750250516152320">September 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Cute picture!
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Like honestly Y. <a href="http://t.co/SuR7xnfPmR">pic.twitter.com/SuR7xnfPmR</a><br />
— Dylan Sacenti (@DylanSacenti) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanSacenti/statuses/384813573840441345">September 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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This Thursday <a href="https://twitter.com/phvegas">@phvegas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/agelv">@agelv</a> clients <a href="https://twitter.com/JanelleBrown117">@JanelleBrown117</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realkodybrown">@realkodybrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rosecolored6">@rosecolored6</a> will walk the Red Carpet For Meat Loaf's grand opening!<br />
— Alice Goldstein (@agelv) <a href="https://twitter.com/agelv/statuses/385175425950822400">October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-22275184281242252612013-10-01T12:36:00.001-04:002013-10-01T12:48:59.146-04:00Ed Kociela's Thoughts....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">The word is out, the Tawdry Lifestyle Channel, once named
The Learning Channel, or, now, TLC for short, is adding yet more polygamy
programming to its lineup.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">It will, according to a piece in the New York Post, start
broadcasting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">"breaking The Faith" and "Escaping the Prophet," both, as The Post breathlessly recounts, intend to "blow the lid" off of the controversial FLDS church. </span></b></span><br />
<b style="background-color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, The Post has always been one of the liveliest papers in
the country.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">The front page of this bustling tab always goes big on photos
and has been the home of some of the most incredible headlines in newspaper
history, including one of my favorites: “Headless Body in Topless Bar.” I was a
pretty fair headline writer in my day, coming up with such gems as “Bloody Mess
for Red Cross,” which went above a piece about a PR failure by the agency when
it found itself in the midst of a tainted blood scandal. But, I never came
close to the cleverness of The Post.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Just before Thanksgiving we’ll get “Breaking The Faith,” a
show about eight young men and women who were either tossed out of the FLDS
group or escaped. A few weeks later, we will get a show called “Escaping The
Prophet,” based on the life of Flora Jessop, who broke free when she was just
16. She, by the way, has a younger sister, Ruby, who also recently escaped.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">We’ll get to see six episodes of each show.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">It will be interesting to see how TLC handles these shows.
Until now, it has been very sympathetic to the practice of polygamy, pretty
well setting up Kody Brown, his wife, and his three mistresses as nothing more
than some innocent kids practicing an alternative lifestyle. The network has
another show in its fledgling stages called “My Five Wives,” which offers
another family involved in plural marriage.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">I highly suspect that there will be little connection of the
dots here.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">You see, the two new shows will aim at Warren Jeffs and his
FLDS church, which he still runs from behind bars in a Texas prison where he is
serving a life-plus sentence after being convicted on two counts of child rape
for marrying a 12- and 14-year-old girl.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Jeffs is the self-proclaimed prophet of the FLDS
(Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), which has members
along the Utah-Arizona state line; in Eldorado, Texas; Pringle, South Dakota, Mancos,
Colorado; Bountiful, British Columbia, Canada; Ensenada, Baja California Norte,
Mexico, and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">The two new shows will, undoubtedly, be viewed as the
negative side of polygamy as a result of Jeffs’ actions and others who have
been convicted of crimes against children, with the FLDS, no doubt, positioned
as the “bad polygamists.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">The Browns?<br />
They will continue to be promoted as the “good polygamists.” <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">There’s a problem with this, however.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">The Browns come from the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist
Mormon sect located primarily in northern Utah.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Their roots, however – like almost every single Mormon
fundamentalist group – are in what is called the Short Creek community, the
twin cities of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, where Jeffs rose to
power.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">There were several splits in a series of power and
leadership disputes that splintered the original fundamental polygamists who
settled in the area – a place that Brigham Young, perhaps the most well-known
LDS prophet and president, said would one day be “The head, and not the tail,
of the church.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">It will be interesting to see how TLC addresses all of this,
if it tackles the subject at all.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">You see, the AUB is nothing more than FLDS-North.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">I know former AUB members who tell harrowing tales that are
just as tragic and sickening as those that have been told by former FLDS
members. But, we have seen none of that raised in “Sister Wives,” because the
network has chosen to sanitize it all.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Really, we cannot expect anything different from the new
shows, which will, undoubtedly, not establish the link between the Browns, the
AUB, and the FLDS.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">We’ve seen TLC allow Brown to shrug it all off as a
“lifestyle” choice, seen him express little reason or background into his
world, seen the women in fanciful, farcical situations.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Cynical?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Maybe.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">But reality TV has a way these days of making you look at it
all in realistic terms.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My expectations are pretty low at this point.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Written by Ed Kociela</i></b></span></div>
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-69440510746564520092013-09-29T14:49:00.000-04:002013-09-29T16:53:48.439-04:00Book Review/Spoilers - "Under the Banner of Heaven" Sister Wives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Under the Banner of Heaven: a Story of Violent faith by Jon Krakauer<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Written by AmyInTX</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The author of this book, Jon Krakauer is probably best known
for his book <u>Into the Wild</u> which spent two years on the NYT bestseller
list. I had read that book and really
enjoyed it and was very intrigued when I saw that he had written a book on
polygamy. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to the Author’s notes, he began the book as part
of a ‘desire to grasp the nature of religious belief’. He grew up in Oregon among those of the LDS
faith. He further states that this is
not the book that he intended to write but that he was pleased with the
result. The book is written in the tone
of a journalist and is heavily indexed and referenced. <i>It is full of anecdotes which I think all of
you will find familiar to your (growing) knowledge of polygamy and
fundamentalist Mormonism. </i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The main storyline of the book focuses on the murder of
Brenda and Erica Lafferty on July 24, 1984.
At the time of her murder, Brenda was 24 years old and Erica, her
daughter, was 15 months old. Erica was
stabbed to death in her crib by her uncle who then went downstairs and along
with another uncle, beat and stabbed Brenda to death. Not incidentally, July 24 is a big day in the
Mormon faith, that of Pioneer Day which commemorates the day that Brigham Young
and the first Mormons entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The book jumps around a lot, focusing on the history of the
Mormon church, how different sects have broken off, beliefs of the faith, the
doctrine of polygamy as well as other crimes committed by fundamentalist
Mormons. It doesn't have much of a story
line, but is packed full of interesting stories from the Mormon and
Fundamentalist Mormon histories and faiths.
Instead of following the flow of the book, I will give you some of the high
points and will conclude by providing more details on the murders of Brenda and
Erica.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First though, I would like to point out some recurring themes
from the book that will no doubt be familiar to those who have taken a deeper
look into the faith. The Mormon
faithful, not unlike members of other faiths, believe that they are a special
people, set apart by God. They also have
a strong sense of be persecuted and almost seem to enjoy that persecution as a
mark of being God’s special people.
Further, there is a doctrine within the church that it is appropriate to
“Lie for the Lord” and to “Bleed the beast”.
In other words, to be dishonest to those outside the church is not
considered sinful but something that should be done.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->In 1988, Gordon B. Hinkley, the president and
prophet of the LDS Church was interviewed on Larry King Live. He stated that, “They (Fundamentalists) have
no connection with us whatever. The
don’t belong to the church. There are
actually no Mormon Fundamentalists”.
However, the author points out that Mormons and Mormon Fundamentalists
believe in the same sacred texts and the same sacred history. The
primary difference is that Fundamentalists believe that they have a divine
obligation to take multiple wives. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->One of the communities mentioned in the book is
that of Short Creek/Colorado City . Three
sects reside in Short Creek, including the FLDS or UEP (United Effort Plan)
headed by Warren Jeffs. (This book was
written both during and shortly after the death of Rulon Jeffs, Warren’s father
and the husband of the woman featured on the 20/20 Special, Rebecca Musser). Short Creek is also the site of the infamous
Raid which is when the US Government, with the support of the LDS church
arrested 122 polygamous men in 1953. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->The book also mentions the Kingston group
(Kollene’s father is mentioned by name).
In May 1998, a girl dialed 911 and told police that immediately after
she turned 16, her father, John Kingston, had pulled her out of high school and
forced her to become the 15<sup>th</sup> wife of her uncle, David Kingston,
32. Twice the girl had run away but was
caught each time. At one point, she went
to her mother for help who returned her to her father. She was then taken to a ‘reeducation camp’
for wayward wives and disobedient children.
She was beaten. She fled the
ranch and called the police. John and
David were tried and sentenced to jail, John for 28 weeks and David for 10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->Another familiar name that appears in the book
is Flora Jessop’s. Flora has been
involved in the media due to the disappearance of her sister Ruby. Ruby was 14 when she was caught kissing a boy
in Colorado City. She was immediately
forced to marry an older man in her extended family. After her wedding night, she was
‘hemorrhaging copious amounts of blood’.
She attempted to flee, running to the home of one of her bothers. She was allegedly abducted from his home in
2001 by members of the FDLS church.
Flora contacted the police to tell them that Ruby had been
kidnapped. Upon investigation, the
police were told that Ruby was on vacation.
The police left. Unsatisfied,
Flora continued to press for help. The
Utah Department of Child and Family Services meet with Ruby who was accompanied
by one of her abductors. In the presence
of the abductor she was interviewed and told the social workers that
‘everything was fine’. A quick google
search reveals that Ruby was held by the church for the next 12 years before
she escaped in earlier this year with her 6 children.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->In 1826, Joseph Smith was sued by the state of
New York for being an imposter. He had
presented himself to numerous people as someone with the ability to find buried
treasure through the use of a seeing stone.
Eighteen months after the trial concluded he is purported to have found
the golden plates which outlined the Mormon religion.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->In 1831, as Mormonism was growing more popular,
the local newspaper reported the following:
“We have never been able to learn that any of the (Smith) family were
ever noted for much else than ignorance and stupidity…(and) a propensity to
superstition and a fondness for everything marvelous.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->Joseph Smith, continually lied about being a
polygamist until he was outed within his community. His first wife, Emma despised polygamy and
was very vocal on her views. At one
point she threatened to take a plural husband if Joseph didn’t give up his
wives. In fact, the written text of
Section 132 (the polygamy section of the Doctrine and Covenants) refers to Emma
by name. I copied the following from the
LDS.org website. And
I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and <sup><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span></sup><a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132">cleave</a> unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not
abide this commandment she shall be <sup><span style="line-height: 115%;">b</span></sup><a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132">destroyed</a>, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy
her if she abide not in my law.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·
<!--[endif]-->The murders were committed by two brothers of
Brenda’s husband Allen. The mastermind
of the murders was Allen’s oldest brother Ronald who believes that he is the
one true prophet. He believed that God
told him that he must murder Brenda and Erica along with two other people who
assisted his ex-wife in leaving him. At
one point, he told Brenda’s husband Allen that he had been told by God to kill
Brenda and Allen did nothing. He was assisted
in the murder by his brother Dan and two friends of theirs. They had discussed the murders with many
people before committing them. At one
point, the murder was discussed in front of their mother, Brenda’s
mother-in-law and Erica’s grandmother, who also did nothing. It gets even more crazy than that, I leave
those details to those of you who chose to read the book.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In conclusion I will say that this is long,
and it could have been 5 times longer.
This book is meticulously researched and packed full of details that are
fascinating. A must read, though a bit
tedious at times, for anyone who is interested in greater detail.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">**Huge thank you to those that have helped with the T shirt fund-raiser. <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> have have some <span style="font-size: small;">wonderful talks with <span style="font-size: small;">some new friends, and <span style="font-size: small;">appreciate the ones that I didn't get to thank personally. It's still going, so if you haven't go today! </span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tamron Hall has been in the TV business for some time now. The 43-year-old reporter, who has a journalism degree from
Temple University, was a fill-in for Keith Olbermann on MSNBC and does primary
fill-in work for Natalie Morales on NBC’s “Today” show. In other words, she’s been around the block a time or two,
which is why I was very surprised to see her turn up as the resident
“journalist” <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2094611997" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Sunday</span></span> night’s episode of “Sister Wives.”</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>On the surface, her job was to interview Kody Brown, his
wife, and his mistresses. What viewers got was what we, in the business, would call, a
“softball” interview where the questions are weak, lack depth, and are not not
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I got this..Ed won't get me...huckle huckle<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I would love to do a one-on-one interview with Kody Brown.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What would I ask?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Why do you position yourself away from the AUB? </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Do you pay
tithing to the AUB?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Why do you insist this is a “lifestyle” choice and</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>not a
religious choice? If this is a lifestyle choice, </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>then it is solely about the
sex and not your salvation. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If it is about salvation, why do we not hear that
and</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>why and how that works? Or, do you even have religious</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>beliefs? What is it
all about?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Whose names are on the birth certificates of your children?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What is your combined income and how can you afford four
homes on a cul de sac in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Have you and your wife ever asked a teen girl out on a date?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Why do you think you are “safer” from prosecution in Nevada
than Utah, where the previous and current Attorney General have proclaimed that
they will not prosecute violations of the state’s bigamy/polygamy statutes?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Who performed the ceremonies at your spiritual weddings?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>That’s just for starters.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>But, those questions will never be asked on a TLC broadcast
because the network is too heavily invested in the show. Instead, we witnessed
a very poor example of what was purported to be a journalistic interview,
positioning a woman with a resume from a major network that has been in
business far longer and has far more credibility than TLC, as a representative
of the people who would like to know more about Kody, his wife, and the other
women in his life.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>There was one moment, and one moment only, that went beyond
the superficial, and that was when it was mentioned that Kody and Robyn were
still in the “honeymoon” phase of their relationship.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If you watched closely, you could see a flash of pain in the
faces of a couple of the women, and rightfully so. Kody? He had that big,
ear-to-ear grin that makes me want to toss a brick through the TV screen. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It was, in my mind, the most telling moment I have seen on
“Sister Wives,” affirmation that this is not about religion or a lifestyle
choice, that this is simply a practice of gratification of Kody’s need to sleep
with a bunch of women and not get any grief about it.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Look, if it’s purely about the sex, just be open about it.
If it is purely a lifestyle choice, be up front, but don’t lay all that
business of purity and righteousness on us or the self-proclaimed persecution.
Rock stars do it guiltlessly all the time. Just say you don’t believe in
monogamy and be done with the other stuff.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>But that won’t happen because, as evidenced by the shoddy
“reporting” on the last episode, TLC has a product that it needs to buff and
shine and maintain a positive image for to hold on to viewers and propagate new
ones.</b></span></span><br />
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Ladies taking off their rose colored glasses.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The questions will always be sanitized, the events that take
place on the show will always have a little help or urging from the producers,
Kody and the women will always be painted as the victims in this little play.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Since being invited here by Mister Sister, I have studied
the posts, the questions, the thoughts of the community that gathers here.
Guess what? There are some very articulate people here who are looking for some
answers, who are very confused by what they see on this show, who are a hell of
a lot brighter than the producers and the TLC network give them credit for as
they strive for bigger ratings.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I hate to take such a serious tone because there is a
liveliness, a sense of humor here, and I certainly don’t want to be the buzz
killer. But, I also know the incredible power of the media, the strength it
possesses, the influence it can sway.</b></span></span><br />
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Man, this Ed guy is not B.S.ing around! I'm outta here! Starts clutching chest... <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Does that mean all TV should be dour and scholarly?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Of course not. To live without humor is to live without joy.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I have used the word “context” a lot here recently because
it is important to put everything into context and perspective. My context and
perspective are built upon a very lengthy career as a newsman – I actually
loathe the word “journalist” because it implies, by definition, something
entirely different – and I hate to see what has become of a media I once
defended as an honorable profession built upon an almost sacred trust between
reporter and consumers of the news. We were entrusted to act in the public’s
interest, on its behalf, to inform and educate, but most importantly, to be the
embodiment of truth.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>But, when I see how a network panders to a baser instinct of
titillation rather than information, well, it breaks my heart.</b></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Now, for a little snarky levity?</b></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How many sister wives does it take to screw up a television
network?</b></span></span></i><br />
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Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.com200tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-58210568722171504742013-09-26T13:05:00.000-04:002013-09-26T23:48:17.293-04:00Heads up! MUST WATCH TV!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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