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Practicing the Principle in modern polygamy in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY AP At 81 Rhea Kunz has eight children more than 130 grandchildren and great grandchildren and was one of four women to share the same husband She defended the Principle amid deadly feuds between polygamous sects linked to LeBaron and Ben Jordan while noting violence challenges fundamentalist tenets Authorities estimate 25 000 to 30 000 polygamists in the West with most in Utah The article chronicles Kunz’s steadfast belief her experiences with threats and jail in 1944 and 1970s and highlights debates over cohabitation laws and the evolving practice of plural marriage across sects and families.
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Salt Lake City
Rhea Kunz
Daniel Ben Jordan
Kunz
West
Utah
Arizona
Western States
Elizabeth Joseph
Kane County
Big Water
Alex Joseph
Mexico
LeBaron
Tom Green
United Apostolic Brethren
Rulon Allred
Owen
Davis County
Church of the Firstborn
Chihuahua
LeRoy Johnson
Utah- Arizona
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