Church Quote by Andrew Solomon

There is nothing in my teachings to the Church or in those of my associates, during the time specified, which can be reasonably construed…

— Wilford Woodruff

I condemn polygamy, yes, as a practice, because I think it is not doctrinal. It is not legal. And this church takes the position…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

You might as well deny 'Mormonism,' and turn away from it, as to oppose the plurality of wives.

— Heber C. Kimball

That was a misconception among a lot of people - that Mormons are polygamist. No, they're not. I mean they obviously have that in…

— Trey Parker

If we are going to do away with polygamy, it would only be one feather in the bird, one ordinance in the Church and…

— Wilford Woodruff

So many times in the history of Mormon polygamy, the outside world thought it had the movement on the ropes only to see it…

— Scott Anderson

The campaign against polygamy, around which a lot of anti-Mormon sentiment was organized, seems horrific to me.

— Andrew Solomon

The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep…

— Gene Robinson

“It is one of the great ironies of Mormon history that Smith, who set the polygamous movement in motion, never experienced it in practical…

— Todd M. Compton

In an essay 10 years ago, I pointed out that it is utterly logical for polygamy rights to follow gay rights. After all, if…

— Charles Krauthammer

God has told us Latter-day Saints that we shall be condemned if we do not enter into that principle of polygamy; and yet I…

— Orson Pratt

Polygamy is needed to prevent a man from taking up a lover, which can cause health issues and rifts in the family and would…

— Ramzan Kadyrov