We specialize in hard to find items
All Categories
God's Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped
Share Tweet
*Price and Stocks may change without prior notice
*Packaging of actual item may differ from photo shown
- Electrical items MAY be 110 volts.
- 7 Day Return Policy
- All products are genuine and original
About God's Brothel: The Extortion Of Sex For Salvation
Product Description A chilling indictment of contemporary Mormon and Christian fundamentalist polygamy, God's Brothel reveals gruesome facts about Bible-based polygamy through the brave voices of 18 women who escaped from 10 of the 11 main religious groups as well as independent families. Their stories include rape, incest, orgies, and violence, making this form of polygamy more akin to sexual slavery than to any quaint religious or lifestyle choice. Review "'Not a single woman I've ever known is happy,' one polygamous wife says. Reading 'God's Brothel,' you'll understand why." -- Denver Post, August 15, 2004 "... a stinging indictment of the hidden practice of polygamy, in which patriarchy reaches an almost unfathomable extreme." -- Patricia Ireland, former president of the NOW "As God's Brothel makes clear, fundamentalist Mormon polygamy can lead to pedophilia, rape, domestic violence... incest and welfare fraud." -- Editorial, Salt Lake Tribune, August 15, 2004 "Reading [these stories] I felt like a curious spectator to a gruesome accident." -- Fred Silverstein, former producer, CNN, CNBC "[An] illuminating new book..." -- CNN.com, August 1, 2004 From the Publisher Until I received the manuscript for Gods Brothel, I had given little thought to polygamy, even though I had grown up in Utah and attended school with the children of polygamists. I thought, "Whatever. They dont seem to be hurting anyone." Gods Brothel changed my view entirely, with its reports of the women who escaped from polygamist groups and several independent families. The book describes a patriarchal world where girls from a very young age are treated as sexual objects and denied an education. Sexual abuse and coercion are at the core of these chilling accounts of Christian and Mormon fundamentalist polygamy. The womens stories told in Gods Brothel offer a rare insight into the complexities of polygamy in the United States. The book debunks any idea that polygamy as practiced in the U.S. is a "quaint lifestyle choice," or that the instances of abuse are rare. From the Inside Flap "It never made sense to me that God would make you marry someone you can't stand." - Stacy A chilling indictment of contemporary Mormon and Christian fundamentalist polygamy, God's Brothel reveals the gruesome facts about Bible-based polygamy through the brave voices of 18 women who escaped from 10 of the 11 main religious groups as well as independent families. Their stories include rape, incest, orgies, and violence, making this form of polygamy more akin to sexual slavery than to any quaint religious or lifestyle choice. About the Author Andrea Moore-Emmett is an award-winning journalist and researcher whose stories on polygamy have appeared in Salt Lake City Weekly. She was researcher for Inside Polygamy, a two-hour documentary aired on A&E and the BBC. A former Utah resident, Moore-Emmett now lives in Los Angeles and speaks throughout the country on the abuses of women and children inherent in Mormon and Christian fundamentalist polygamy. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. "In my life, Ive never known love with someone of the opposite sex." Rowenna, polygamist wife for 37 years, mother of eight "Polygamy forces women to rely on welfare, presenting themselves as stupid women who get pregnant every year but cant figure out who the fathers are." Andrea Moore Emmett "I lived in terror seeing her [Sherries mother] throw the babies on the floor, knocking the breath out of them. She beat us, threw things at us and taught us to pray for our fathers death." Sherrie, former member of the FLDS Church "Women are vessels to be worn out in childbirth." "One child is worth ten of the mother." FLDS sayings "You dont need to know who youre going to marry. Just pick a date and show up, and youll find out on the wedding day who it is." Connies mother "Mack asked me to go ta
