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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
The men have definitely taken the back seat and it seems to be both due to the gender norms in their sect and also about what appeals to the "court of public opinion."
They showed a few men at the court hearing the other day and interviewed a couple of them. However, it seems like the women (surprise, surprise) are taking a lot of the blame for this and are the ones who are very visible because they are appealing on behalf of motherhood/what's supposedly best for the kids.
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I think that this may be related to the polygamy. Since many of these women aren't legally married, they're often collecting public aid as a single mother. If the fathers take responsibility for the children of his extra wives, both parents can be prosecuted for fraud. Essentially they'd have to admit to the polygamy and/or to the identities of the fathers so the state could pursue child support. Apparently this is one of the more common ways that polygamy of this sort is prosecuted.
Also possible that the guys are even creepier looking.
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