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===Polygamy===
===Polygamy===
Critics try to associate the Church with polygamy, but in fact the Church has denounced polygamy for most of its existence<ref>It should be noted that its earliest "revelation" denouncing polygamy came around the same time that Utah was seeking statehood; the Federal government would not admit Utah into the state unless it denounced the practice.</ref>, and at least since 1905. Other belief systems, such as the [[ACLU]]'s, are more supportive of polygamy than this Church is.
Critics try to associate the Church with polygamy, but in fact the Church has denounced polygamy for most of its existence,<ref>It should be noted that its earliest "revelation" denouncing polygamy came around the same time that Utah was seeking statehood; the Federal government would not admit Utah into the state unless it denounced the practice.</ref> and at least since 1905. Other belief systems, such as the [[ACLU]]'s, are more supportive of polygamy than this Church is.
A 1998 statement by current LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley states:
A 1998 statement by current LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley states: