How much does Polygamy cost you?

Searching for something to read with my recent travels, I grabbed the closest item which was a book titled, God’s Brothel. Great tile. An oxymoron I was eager to explore. My smile faded when I opened the pages to an introduction that made me say, “What the fuck?” out loud.

In general, I find religion fascinating. Interesting because I don’t understand how and why it is practiced. A funny comment coming from someone who used to walk in Jesus’ footsteps, which apparently meant no drinking, smoking, or having sex until college. I didn’t heal anybody or walk on water, but I was nice to everyone’s face and faked modesty when people bowed at my feet in gratitude.

Some religions make more sense to me than others because of my Christian upbringing but I keep an open mind and find the traditions and rituals of other beliefs intriguing. It scares my family as if my interest will lead me down a different path and I’ll become a Monk. Pretty sure if the basic repent-and-all-is-forgiven religion doesn’t do it for me, I doubt I’ll jump on board with a life of abstinence and meditation while kicking it in a monastery.

Truly open or not, my feeble little mind can’t quite grasp the concept of Polygamy, the focus of God’s Brothel; a non-fiction, horrifying tale published recently. I have no problem with multiple wives, I don’t really care, and it’s none of my business if the women in this religion honestly believe they are worthless and don’t deserve a seat in heaven. I just have a problem when a religion has the right to abuse a social service paid for by my tax dollars. I suppose I could be grateful they don't believe in doctors so are not milking healthcare benefits.

In a nutshell, men work and give all their money to the church so they can reserve a better seat in celestial being, heaven for these worthless, trailer living, baby breeding, sloth like creatures that live off welfare. There are only 50,000 of them in the United States, possibly the world, so I suppose they don’t cost me too much, it’s just the principle of the matter that pisses me off. How can they get away with this? Even with the sexual abuse (girls forced into sex starting at age 13) and incest (fathers marry daughters, brothers marry sisters, etc), government can’t touch them because it is part of their religion. And God beats State in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and wherever else this species is found. Based on this book, there are people who have been trying to shut them down for decades and are unsuccessful.

No judgment for those of you who attend Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Just one question, what the fuck is wrong with you?