Because of polygamy, they are left alone to raise their children.

Polygamy: Having more than one husband or wife at the same time.

The few men who do get married often practice polygamy.

Polygamy is, of course, well known to you, if not through experience, at least by report.

Religious leaders in the region are beginning to question polygamy.

Now all they need to do is crack down on polygamy.

A man could be married to more than one woman at the same time (called polygamy).

A few people who believed polygamy was an important part of their religion started the new church.

Africa has the highest rate of polygamy in the world.

It has been reported that polygamy is most often found in rural areas of the country.

Of course, God has changed his mind about polygamy since your holy book was written.

Eventually polygamy is out of question for practically everyone, men and women.

"This guy is into polygamy and all of that," she said.

In most of these countries, alongside polygamy, child marriage is also common.

Slavery has many faces, and polygamy is one of them.

There are others also who support recognition of polygamy in some limited cases.

Polygamy is quite common, but the husband must guarantee a separate house for every wife.

Polygamy is a marriage which includes more than two partners.

She now works to help children who have suffered from involvement in polygamy.

It is often used to refer to the group marriage form of polygamy.

On the political end, laws were created to make polygamy illegal.

This had been the case at a time when polygamy was normal among the Arabs.

At this time, polygamy was a common practice among the nobility.

The first episode aired May 21, 2001 and was on polygamy.

The question of plural marriage has nothing to do with that.

"It means people who practice plural marriage still have civil rights."

But the most significant difference between the two was Law's opposition to plural marriage.

They have brought with them the controversial practice of plural marriage.

John Smith was involved in plural marriage and had two wives.

Plural marriages have been more common than not in the history of Africa.

If members continue to practice plural marriage, they lose their church membership.

The process for entering a plural marriage is slightly different.

I've never made a practice of plural marriage; coping with one husband at a time is complex enough.

Hardy practiced plural marriage and was the father of 18 children.

However, the commandment of plural marriage is considered to have been taken back by God.

In 1877 Cluff had began the practice of plural marriage.

Ortell died in 1987 and was living plural marriage until his death.

For the most part these groups rejected plural marriage and some of Smith's later teachings.

During this time, the federal government began to antagonize the church for its practice of plural marriage.

Flake was called by Church leaders to enter into a plural marriage.

Cummings practiced plural marriage and was married to two women.

It was taught only people with great ability and "the juice" were in plural marriages.

Thus, plural marriage is viewed as an essential and fundamental part of the religion.

However, Cowley's name continued to be linked with plural marriage over the next several years.

Tanner was a practitioner of plural marriage and had five wives.

New plural marriages did end by 1909, but the practice continued until the polygamists died off.

He championed the Zulu way of life, to include plural marriage.

The rest of the United States for the most part considered plural marriage offensive.