I saw on the show Big Love a scene wherein there were binders full of women coming of age for the polygamists to...

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I saw on the show Big Love a scene wherein there were binders full of women coming of age for the polygamists to choose from for their next wives. I'm not sure how to search for that, but Romney's claim to have binders full of women reminded me of that scene.

Can anyone find info on that practice? Do Mormon polygamists really choose their brides like that?

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Google search interest in the term "binders" increased by 425% during the first hour of the #debate.

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Frances Uku said…
Hilarious. I've no further linkage to offer, but big fan of that show :P
October 16, 2012 at 8:47 PM
Bud Gibson said…
Good observation.

However, polygamists are considered outside of the Mormon faith.
October 16, 2012 at 8:47 PM
Jason ON said…
Mainstream. They're outside the mainstream Mormon faith.
October 16, 2012 at 8:49 PM
K LOVE said…
Sugah Applezz dead
October 16, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Jason ON said…
Great link, Frances Uku!

This one! http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/post/33750309912/binders-full-of-women-the-joy-book-from-big-love

Shows their faces to see how pretty they are and their legs to prove how thin they are (I guess).
October 16, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Gaye Hattem said…
One thing I never understood about polygamists is how do they expect to keep having multiple wives for each man. Either they have to keep recruiting more women from outside their religion or they have to push out young males so there's less competition. Otherwise the ratio of women to men is impossible to maintain. I can see how this might work in cultures where a lot of young men are killed in wars but it doesn't make sense in most modern societies.
October 16, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Jason ON said…
I think they push out males so there's less competition.

Another mention: http://jezebel.com/5144875/is-this-what-a-flds-joy-book-really-looks-like
October 16, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Jason ON said…
More on the 'binders full of women" or the Joy Book a it's called: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500496_162-4028669.html
October 16, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Jason ON said…
And more. I hope to consolidate these into a blog tomorrow, so I'm just parking them here: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/polygamy.escapes/index.html
October 16, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Frances Uku said…
Joy Book! How could I forget?! Roman woulda whipped this wannabe sister-wife silly.
October 16, 2012 at 9:04 PM
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