Wife of Bountiful leader says charge violates her religious freedom

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The Canadian Press
Published Friday, August 15, 2014 7:17AM EDT

LISTER, B.C. -- Marsha Chatwin is guarded in what she'll say about her marriage to Winston Blackmore, one of the leaders of a small religious community in southeastern British Columbia known as Bountiful.

When asked when she married Blackmore, who was charged this week with practising polygamy and is accused of marrying 24 women, Chatwin simply says it's been "a long time."

She pauses when asked how many children she and Blackmore have, but reluctantly says they've had six, though she and her children don't live with Blackmore. She declines to talk about whether she has a job; it's not unusual for women in Bountiful to work as teachers or midwives.

But Chatwin doesn't hesitate when asked about the latest criminal case hanging over a community she describes as "a polygamous place."

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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Why do we never hear about polygamy in which

one woman is married to multiple men?

[cleanhippie]

2. Because that wouldn't be patriarchal subjugation of the inferior sex.

And that is what religion, especially this particular brand, promotes.

[cbayer]

3. Excellent question, but I think the answer is rooted in evolution.

Men can impregnate many, many women over a 9 month period. A woman can only be impregnated once.