god's brothel
ISBN: 978-1930074-13-2
PRICE: US $16.95 | 238 pages
A shocking indictment of polygamy, this book reveals gruesome facts about Bible-based polygamy, a growing phenomenon now counting 50,000 - 100,000 members in 30 U.S. states, Canada, and Mexico. Eighteen brave women who escaped from 10 of the 11 main polygamous groups as well as from independent families tell their horrifying stories, which include rape, incest, orgies, drugs and violence, making this form of polygamy more akin to sexual slavery than to any quaint religious or lifestyle choice.
Author Andrea Moore Emmett is a journalist and researcher. She speaks across the country concerning abuses against women and children within polygamy and was the researcher for the two hour A&E documentary, Inside Polygamy. Moore Emmett is the recipient of five Utah Excellence in Journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, including a 1st place Don Baker Investigative Reporting Award and a Leading Changes Award from the Utah Professional Chapter of Women in Communications. She serves as President of the Utah Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW).
Andrea Moore-Emmett was the 2008 recipient of the Excellence in Media Award, given by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. The award is given annually by this organization and the Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence, both nonprofit organizations “dedicated to increasing awareness about the problems of interpersonal violence of all forms in our society.”