| 1 | She found that polygamy is more common in societies that have more disease. | |
| 2 | The truth is that most people who argue against polygamy simply cannot count. | |
| 3 | Defenders say such diseases prove the need for polygamy to ensure that more children are born. | |
| 4 | The sect, which broke from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints more than a century ago, believes polygamy brings glorification in heaven. | |
| 5 | Federal law criminalized the practice, and the Mormons turned to the Supreme Court, claiming that the free exercise of their religion demanded that the government tolerate polygamy. |