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There are dozens of these special-interest caucuses in the House (.pdf here), covering anything from Cannabis to International Religious Freedom to LGBT Equality to rugby. One of the largest is the Prayer Caucus, chaired by North Carolina Baptist Mark Walker. The House members who lead the Ahmadiyya Muslim and American Sikh Caucuses are not adherents of those faiths, only interested friends.

There are now 13 House members in the Freethought Caucus, all of them Democrats, while 18 representatives decline to list a religious identity. Another 80 label themselves generic Protestant without specifying any particular church affiliation. See rundown on all Congress members here (.pdf).

These facts echo the increase of religiously unaffiliated nones, now 26 percent of the over-all U.S. population in Pew Research surveys. If effectively organized, they should exercise growing influence in the Democratic Party though churchgoing Catholic Joe Bidens nominating convention featured the customary God-talk.

Three Freethought members are among those who specify no religious identity: Representatives Sean Casten of Illinois, Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin. The other participants in addition to Tlaib are Catholic (Dan Kildee of Michigan, Jerry McNerney of California), Jewish (Steve Cohen of Tennessee), Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Susan Wild of Pennsylvania), Episcopal (non-voting D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton), Lutheran (Zoe Lofgren of California) and Buddhist (Hank Johnson of Georgia).

Then there is Jared Huffman of California (official bio here) , who came out as the only openly non-theistic member of Congress in 2017. The following year, he co-founded the Freethought Caucus alongside Kildee, McNerney and Raskin, and serves as its co-chair.

Huffman would provide a personality focus for a feature about his young caucus, noting its new celebrity recruit. His irreligion causes no political problems because he wins lopsided votes in a bright blue district that covers the California coast from the Oregon line down to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The best coverage of Huffman and his religion, oddly, was in Britains liberal standby, The Guardian, a year ago. By this account, the Congressman is not an atheist or a foe of religion but defines himself as a non-religious humanist and seeker.

Theres a second religious angle on Huffman. He was raised in Independence, Mo., and in a faith headquartered there the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (renamed Community of Christ in 2000). It's one of those intriguing, smaller U.S. religions that get scant media coverage. See its current credo here. This denomination originated with family members of the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr., who rejected polygamy, and largely for that reason, broke with the larger Utah branch led by Brigham Young.

Huffmans media office is at 202-225-5187 or after hours at 202-604-3405. The contact person for the Freethought Caucus is his legislative aide Jordan Sciascia at jordan.sciascia@mail.house.gov or 2022255161.

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Freethought Caucus in U.S. House reflects the rise, and political potential, of the 'nones' - GetReligion

Sister Wives fans have noticed something Meri Brown hasnt been involved lately. And whats more, Kody Brown seems to be unable to find a compromise with his wives. Generalizations about what his wives want combined with a victimized attitude seem to have resulted in less progress than more for Brown and his plans to have all of his wives live under a single roof. Now, Brown seems to be getting frustrated with his own polygamist lifestyle and the emotional labor involved.

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As Sister Wives fans know, Kody Browns ongoing interest in moving all of his wives and their children under one roof has been a major sticking point for the polygamist family.

Christine Brown, for example, is not very excited about the prospect of having everyone under one roof. She told producers, I cant tell you how good it feels to be in charge of my own domain. Living all together kiboshes intimacy. It just does.

Meanwhile, Janelle Brown is thrilled at the concept. She explained on the show, The whole idea of living together, I think, was so brilliant. And beautiful. It seems like our family isnt as close as it used to be And Im really concerned that if we choose to live in the four homes versus the one, our family culture will just continue to drift apart more and more.

Kody Brown has been increasingly angry as the conversation regarding the one house plan has continued. Meanwhile, hes been called out by Meri Brown for generalizing about his wives amid the arguments.

Meri tweeted, I do have to say, I cant speak for all of us, but when Kody says all of us cant handle seeing him with another woman, he is so wrong and shouldnt be speaking for me.

To this, Kody replied, Okay, sorry that I generalized again. It is true that I sometimes accuse them of all doing something that usually is one wife only.

With so much turbulence and so many arguments in the Sister Wives family, it seems as if one wife has had her fill. Meri Brown has seemingly been distancing herself from the rest of the family, including Kody Brown.

Many fans have been wondering if Meri is getting ready to call it quits with Kody. She was recently spotted on Instagram without her Claddagh ring on her finger. Whats more, she has not posted about Kody or the rest of the family recently, and has been writing many cryptic Instagram posts about new beginnings and living her best life.

With all of the drama surrounding Kody Brown and his Sister Wives family, it seems as if Kody himself may be losing some interest in his polygamist lifestyle.

In February, Brown told Sister Wives producers. When I was younger, it used to be a lot of pleasure to me when Id see my wives goofing off and playing and having fun together. Im jaded, I guess.

Brown then added, I just dont see plural marriage in the same light that I used to. Im struggling with plural marriage and Im struggling with my wives and Im struggling with their conflict. Were at a stage in our lives now where were far apart and were struggling with getting along.

Brown also seemed to suggest that their relationship can sometimes be adversarial. He went on to say, Its me or them. [For example,] Well, my sister wife doesnt like this one house idea, so Im gonna side with her instead of my husband.

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'Sister Wives': Is Nonstop Fighting Causing Kody Brown to Lose Interest in Polygamy? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

TONY Padron, who is married to Kody Brown's daughter Mykelti, has stepped away from the limelight and is appearing less on television.

Kody's son-in-law is said to work in banking in a senior position which may have affected his decision.

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Here's what we know about Tony and Sister Wives.

Sister Wives is an American show on TLC that premiered in September of 2010 and follows theBrowns polygamist family.

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In the family, there is Kody Brown, the father, and his four wives Meri, 49, Janelle, 50, Christine, 48, and Robyn, 41 along with their 18 children.

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The clan, originally from Utah, relocated to Las Vegas and Arizona so that they could continue practicing polygamy.

The 51-year-old TV personality has been the center of the TLC show since it debuted in 2010.

Brown, originally from Wyoming, first got married in 1990 to Meri Brown.

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They later got divorced, but only soKodycould marry fellowSister Wivesstar Robyn and adopt her children.

The Sister Wives clan lives in Arizona after previously residing in Utah and Las Vegas.

Tony Padron married Christine and Kody's daughter Mykelti.

The couple live together in Utah.

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Mykelti and Tony's wedding controversially caused a stir on Sister Wives after Kody's daughter rushed the nuptials and Kody was left with the bill.

It portrayed the couple and selfish and bratty according to reception from viewers.

Kody told theReality Life With Kate Caseypodcast that Tony works in banking and won't continue to appear on Sister Wives because of his job.

He added that that most of his older children and their families are now fully stepping away from the limelight.

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I mean when youre on a reality TV show, and youre trying to work at a bank it becomes extremely awkward, he said.

They try to distance themselves so they can have their own private lives.

Mykelti is fairly active on her Instagram with 157,000 followers to date. She rarely shares photos of the couple together, perhaps also due to privacy.

Kody has 18 children - and two grandchildren.

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Janelle and Christine are each the mother of six and Robyn is the mother of five.

Three of Robyn's children were from a previous marriage and were adopted by Kody.

Meri, the first wife, has one child with Kody.

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Back in 2018, Anna and Lucy DeCinque, the worlds most identical twins, revealed they share the same boyfriend and want to marry him . However, the law was not allowing them to do so.

The sisters, who hail from Australia, have been dating Ben Byrne since 2012 and were looking forward to marrying him. But as polygamy is illegal in the Land Down Under, their marriage plans had to be put aside.

The sisters had revealed their relationship status in Australian TV Show Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

Since then, the sisters have not made any big headlines on the internet or television. But now, they are back in the news after having discussed their pregnancy plans on the TV show This Morning.

Before we get into the details, we must mention that Anna and Lucy had expressed their desire to get pregnant at the same time when they appeared on Hughesy, We Have A Problem in 2018.

So, naturally, pregnancy had to be the topic of discussion when they recently appeared on This Morning via a webchat. However, the sisters decided to share some extra information about their pregnancy plans, which were perceived as bizarre and shocking by thousands of social media users.

Anna and Lucy left viewers baffled after discussing their plans of getting pregnant at the same time, with the same man.

The duo said they want to try for a baby through IVF. But want their pregnancies to happen at the same time with their shared partner Ben Byrne.

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"We shower together we make up together we go to bed at the same time, we eat together, we're hungry together, everything is just the same. It could be obsessive but this is how we want to live our life, we live as one person," the sisters said during the show.

Baffled by the idea, show host Ruth Langsford asked Ana and Lucy how exactly they plan to have children at the same time.

To which the twins responded: "We want to experience pregnancy together, we want to do everything in life together, we will die together, we'll grow old together."

Anna and Lucy have spent more than $2,50,000 on plastic surgery to look identical.

The sisters opted for lip fillers, breast implants, facial tattooing, and skin needling when they were in their early 20s. However, they stopped making changes to their bodies after their 14th surgery

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Anti-LGBTQ Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) just said in an interview that he may have gotten coronavirus from a facemask.

Earlier today, Politico reported that the anti-mask Congressman tested positive this week for the COVID-19 virus. He has been refusing to wear a mask while interacting with colleagues in Congress, and even yesterday he was seen at a committee hearing without a mask.

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I cant help but wonder if by keeping a mask on and keeping it in place that- if I might have put some germs or some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in, he told KETK.

I dont know, he said, but I got it, well see what happens from here.

Public health officials have been calling for Americans to wear facemasks to slow the spread of the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield examined the science in an editorial for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and concluded: Cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus particularly when used universally within a community setting.

We are not defenseless against COVID-19, he said. All Americans have a responsibility to protect themselves, their families, and their communities.

At the same time, many conservatives have opposed mask measures. Donald Trump made headlines on Monday when he wore a mask in public for the second time ever, months into the global pandemic.

Some Republican members of Congress have been refusing to wear masks and were even chastised yesterday by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and videos of conservatives having public melt-downs when asked to wear masks in stores have gone viral.

Gohmert has a long history of anti-LGBTQ comments, including comparing homosexuality to bestiality and polygamy, calling LGBTQ activists Nazi on the House floor, and even accusing the Supreme Court of believing they are now your God because they ruled in favor of marriage equality.

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Yesterday, Palestines Wafa news agency and Turkeys Anadolu published two separate articles about the phone call between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In the Palestinian coverage of the call, neither the Hagia Sophia nor the decision to turn it back into a mosque were mentioned. The report by Wafa did not mention that Abbas congratulated Erdogan and the Turkish people on this step, or that he expressed his hope that the historic development would bring good to the Islamic world, but the Turkish coverage of the same phone call did.

The Wafa report focused on Abbas expressing his thanks to Erdogan for his countrys support of the Palestinian people and their just cause, as well as its rejection of the Israeli colonial annexation plan which violates international law. Erdogan stressed the importance of bolstering international efforts aimed at thwarting the Israeli annexation plan which violates international legitimacy, stressing that Turkey will continue its efforts in this field. Abbas also briefed President Erdogan on the communication between Fatah and Hamas in order to unite the Palestinian position, which was met with praise from the Turkish leader. He, in turn, stressed his countrys position in support of the Palestinian people and encouraged reconciliation efforts. The coronavirus and Eid al-Adha were also discussed during the call, but I do not know who brought them up, although I understood from the context of the news article that it was President Abbas.

We may not know exactly what passed between the two men, but I rule out the possibility that the Communications Directorate in the Turkish presidency has fabricated the whole story. It may have exaggerated the words of praise and welcome, and perhaps Abbas even said them. This is not the first time that official statements will have been released which reflect a difference of priorities between the parties concerned. This happens all the time, with each side seeking to highlight what it believes are the priorities or main points in question. As long as they have the upper hand, some Arab governments do not hesitate to fabricate positions and attribute them to the other party. I have heard, for example, about senior level meetings where the topic of polygamy has dominated the discussion, only to hear official statements the next day filled with expressions of support for the struggle of the Palestinian people and commitment to their inalienable rights to their lands, sanctities and Jerusalem.

READ: Abbas welcomes Hagia Sophia move

Wafas failure to publish anything about Abbass praise for the Turkish move regarding the Hagia Sophia reflects Palestinian embarrassment at the decision. There is embarrassment for the international community, the European Union, Cyprus and Greece; and embarrassment for the Christians of Palestine, where the oldest and most sacred churches in the world are located.

Palestine, in particular, is taking a risk if it welcomes the Hagia Sophia move, because it gives weight to the principle of legitimising a fait accompli. This is dangerous in the Palestinian context, as the basis for Israels whole raft of colonial policies is to impose facts on the ground in preparation for them being legitimised. This is the rule that underpins the deal of the century and its implementation. The matter is not limited to Christian churches and holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, but extends to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Hebrons Ibrahimi Mosque too.

Turkey should have understood the sensitivity of the issue of the Hagia Sophia as far as the Palestinians are concerned and should not have made it appear to have been the focus in coverage of the presidential phone call. We assume that the authorities in Ankara will understand the Palestinian medias failure to cover this aspect of the discussion if it did indeed happen, although we do not expect anything from President Erdogan, who did what he did in Istanbul with his eyes fixed firmly on the ballot boxes in the upcoming elections.

READ: European Muslims hail opening of Hagia Sophia Mosque

This article first appeared in Arabic inAddustouron 28 July 2020

The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Monitor.

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One phone call, two versions of the discussion - Middle East Monitor

KodyBrown and his four wives once claimed they signed up for reality TV so theworld could better understand polygamy. Meri Brown, Christine Brown, JanelleBrown, and Robyn Brown all once claimed that they wanted people to realize thattheir alternative lifestyle was a happy one. Throughout several seasons of Sister Wives, fanshave learned that the Brown family is anything but happy together. The Brownshave effectively taught their viewers that polygamy is more about sacrificethan collaborative living, insistfans.

Kody has beenmarried to his first three wives for 30, 27, and 26 years, respectively. Hemarried his fourth wife, Robyn, in 2010. Meri, Janelle, and Christine, inparticular, should have had a lot of practice when it came to plural living,but both Christine and Meri seemed to struggle mightily withfeelings of jealousy. Robyn has seemingly struggled with the same emotion.

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Janelle and Robynhave both suggested polygamy is all about sacrifice, and Janelle admitted, in atell-all episode, that the first 20 years of her marriage were not particularlyhappy ones. If the Brown family was hoping to show viewers that their union wascollaborative and comfortable, they managed to do the exact opposite.

The Browns onceinsisted that all decisions must be made as a family, but in the last twoseasons of the show, fans have noticed that the Browns might not operate thatway. Thefamilys move from Las Vegas to Flagstaff, Arizona, and all that has transpiredsince the move, appears to highlight a severe imbalance of power.

Fans strongly believeKody bullied at least two of his wives into making a move to appease his fourth,and now legal wife. Flagstaff, where the family currently resides, fits inperfectly with Robyns plans for her eldest child, Dayton Brown, but seemed to impactthe others negatively. Why did they move then? Seemingly, because Kody wantedto.

RELATED: SisterWives: Fans Think Robyn is the Reason the Family Moved to Flagstaff

Kristyn Decker, whois directly related to Christine, has spoken out against polygamy, stating thatthe entire practice is rife with abuse and is built on a complete imbalance ofpower. Decker, herself, left polygamy. She has now spent years speaking outagainst the practice and has dropped some tidbits about the Brown family, inspecific, to RadarOnline.

During the firstseason of Sister Wives, the Browns repeatedly stated that theyworked as one, large, happy family. The wives even suggested that theirfriendship with one another was just as important as their individualrelationships with their shared husband. Many seasons later, and its clearthat is not the case.

The familys book, BecomingSister Wives, even highlightedthe tension that exists within the family. Janelle and Meri could barely standto be in the same room together, and Christine has suggested Meri makes heruncomfortable. Christine and Robyn also appeared to start off with a frosty relationship,and little has been done to strengthen that friendship. The idea of sharing alarge house again almost sent Christine into an epic meltdown.

RELATED: SisterWives: Were Christine, Meri, Janelle, and Robyn Brown Ever Friends?

Decker hassuggested that the Brown wives were never actually friends, and friendship betweensister wives is incredibly uncommon within sects that practice plural marriage.At best, it seems some of the wives have a lukewarm understanding. At worst,they cant stand each other.

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'Sister Wives': The One Thing The Brown Family Has Taught Fans About Polygamy - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attends Zoom Sunday School every week in my best T-shirt. I am also a human being who marches against police brutality and for black lives.

Right now, these two sides of myself dont get along.

As Elder Johnston, I spent two years shaking hands and loving people who spoke Spanish and English in Louisiana. Black people, brown people and white people lived in segregated neighborhoods of varying quality and inspired me by how they would serve others in church callings or outside of the church entirely. But the systemic nature of what Black and Hispanic people suffer in Louisiana is part-and-parcel of what they face all over the country.

My recent attempts to express this sentiment in church have generated plenty of resistance. Variations of Well, Im not a racist, and, Those people need to stop burning their own neighborhoods, come up like clockwork.

I am not even a member of the Black community, and therefore dont know the weight of systemic racisms anvil on my back day after day for years, but I tremble with frustration when people in the church repeatedly tell me not to bring politics into Sunday School. To my fellow Latter-day Saints I say: Its already here.

We belong to a church with leaders who helped bring us the truth of eternal families and also called the Priesthood ban doctrine. This is true not just of Brigham Young, but also of David O. McKay and George Albert Smith. Even Spencer W. Kimball condemned racial mixing. Apostle LeGrand Richards agreed in August 1978 that President Kimballs Proclamation on the Priesthood came in part because Brazilian members of mixed racial ancestry financed a temple they could never attend. The same Book of Mormon that preaches of Christ loving those who are black and white, bond and free says 20 chapters earlier that the Lamanites curse was their skin of blackness.

This is not anti-Mormon literature, it is our past. And this checkered past continues to affect our present, precisely because we largely refuse to acknowledge it ever happened.

I have always had a testimony of Joseph Smith seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ, and I would be lying to deny I have felt the Holy Ghost in meetings and ordinances. But I know there is a problem when the NFL says Black lives matter before The Church of Jesus Christ does.

As Latter-day Saints, we can start to improve by ending our double-talk about race. No more denouncing the officer who kneeled on George Floyds neck while also justifying the priesthood ban. No more Instagram videos about how were all different when the systems status quo is literally killing black people. No more pretending the church isnt inherently political when our neutrality on the Black Lives Matter movement is implicitly equivalent to saying all lives matter.

I have real hope that the church can change since it has done so many times before. The Relief Society was established after female members suggested such a society to Joseph Smith. Polygamy was abolished after the federal government issued a slew of anti-polygamy laws. Revelation about the status of black members in the church came after pressure from the Civil Rights Movement and the faith of Brazilian saints.

I am loath to consider leaving the church family that I love the one that taught me I mattered from a young age. But a question mark lingers next to my level of activity the more I realize my welcoming was and is in part contingent on the color of my skin.

I dont have the answer, and I doubt the church will change overnight. But if the best time to address the LDS churchs systemic racism was 190 years ago, the next best time is today.

Peter Johnston is a senior at the University of Utah studying political science and Spanish. He is the host of a podcast called The Platform with Peter Johnston, which is dedicated to elevating diverse and interesting voices. His best T-shirt is red and has a big U on the front.

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Peter Johnston: Getting to 'Black Lives Matter' in the LDS Church - Salt Lake Tribune

Escaping Polygamy is a docuseries on Lifetime which follows the work of three sisters, who were able to break free from the polygamous Kingston Clan, known as the Order. The sisters were born into the Salt Lake City-based group and since they didnt choose the lifestyle, they decided to escape. Since then, they have helped friends, relatives, or anyone looking to break free from such groups. Since the series started airing, the women have all come a long way. So, where are they at present?

Vanna Barlow broke away with her sister, Ariel, from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). Their escape went off without a hitch, but Ariel soon revealed that she was pregnant. This was back in 2017, so what is Vanna doing now? Well, she is a mother as well. Vanna has a daughter and she cannot stop doting on the little girl, as you can see from her post below.

She also remains quite close to her sister, which is evident in the post below.

Finally, we know that Vanna enjoyed the beauty of Arizona a while back. You can see her post about it below.

She is moving on in life, trying to be happy with her sister and child.

Jennifer escaped from the Order by jumping out of a three-story high window. She stated it was better than being controlled by her mother and father. However, the heart wants what the heart wants, and the latest reports about Jennifer suggest that shes dating her first cousin, who is 12 years older than she is. Naturally, the unconventional relationship has raised some eyebrows, but Jennifer maintains a pretty low profile for her to be caught in the spotlight.

Jessica Christensen was engaged to her 42-year-old uncle when she was 14. Jessica was on her way to becoming his third wife but escaped with the help of her aunt. Jessica continues to fight against polygamy and highlights the abuse she faced as a child, as well as her experiences with the lifestyle. Shes now married and has three children. You can check out a family photo below.

She has a masters in social work and is quite a big foodie and fitness freak. Here a post about Vietnamese food from Jessica.

Andrea Brewer managed to escape the polygamous life and was placed in foster care thanks to her aunt. She found her role models while in school, and decided to pursue a career in law. After graduating from the Pacific Lutheran University, Andrea went on to study law at the University of Washington. She is a practicing attorney now and helps others facing the same situation. Andrea believes that she did not make it on her own, and those escaping polygamous settings need the resources to readjust to society. With that in mind, she is one of the co-founders of Hope After Polygamy. It is a non-profit seeking to provide all the opportunities that a polygamous setting cannot.

seeking mental health after leaving polygamy, in the beginning, is often in the form of our own research through "self-help" books that help us process our traumatic pasts. Click the link to see some of the books that helped us https://t.co/0MJ1aJQEqT #NationalLibraryWeek pic.twitter.com/5xtDcS78NK

Hope After Polygamy (@HopeAftPolygamy) April 11, 2019

Most recently, Brewer seems as concerned as everybody else about the coronavirus pandemic and has exercised caution as you can see from this tweet below.

Not surprised the employees and shoppers at the Orders grocery store dont wear masks even though theyve ALREADY had COVID-19 deaths. Imagine the spread as the husbands go to their wives different houses everyday https://t.co/sUAvpZKgtj

Andrea Brewer (@BrewerA_2012) June 26, 2020

Kollene Snow is not one of the original ladies on the show, but it would be remiss not to mention her. She married her second cousin when she was 16 but her husband later wanted more wives. Kollene wanted out, and she even tried to get her husband along with her. However, he chose religion over her, and since then, Kollene has become a fantastic makeup artist and esthetician. She also helps others escape polygamist families. You can check out Kollenes skills as a makeup artist below.

She seems happy in her life and is trying new things. Check out her post below.

In conclusion, all the women we see in Escaping Polygamy have found their place in life. Naturally, they cannot completely get over what happened to them, but they band together and try to help others find their footing in society. While some members have gone under the radar to an extent, others have built new careers for themselves.

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SISTER Wives Meri Brown revealed she "tries to do better" but "blows it 10 times out of 12" as marriage to her husband crumbles.

Kody Brown's first wife has been hinting for a while that their marriage is over.

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Meri, 49, took to Instagram to share yet another cryptic quote by Maya Angelou on her Instagram story that hinted at her separation.

"Every day I try to do better. See better. Say better. Talk better. Be better. I do my best," she shared.

"And I blow it 10 times out of 12. I ask forgiveness of anyone whose feelings I may have hurt.

"I ask forgiveness of God. I forgive myself. And then I start again."

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In recent weeks, Meri hasfocused on working out, and haschanged her appearance with a new haircut and makeup.

Fans have even said the Sister Wives star is glowing.

Asourcepreviously told The Sun: To take a wedding ring off is big in polygamy. Its Meris way of saying, 'Im done.

The insider added of how her new look is a hint shes planning to leave polygamy: Her weight loss and hair cut is a good sign! Thats, Okay time for me!

Having her own life, doing fun things, finding friends is the best thing she can be doing for herself. Shes finding herself, what she wants and believes. I hope Meri wakes up and ditches this insanity.

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Kody, 51, and Meri have been open about the demise of their marriageonSister Wives, as she admitted their relationship has been pretty rocky for a while.

Kody, who is also married toJanelle, 50, andChristine, 48, andRobyn, 41, added that he regretted their union.

Their marriage seemed to begin to fall apart when Kody divorced her in 2014 to legally marry fourth and favorite wife Robyn so he could adopt her children from a previous relationship.

Who is Meri Brown from Sister Wives?

MERI Brown is one of the stars of the reality show Sister Wives - and one of Kody Brown's four wives.

She and Kody were legally married in 1990, even though they did later divorce "on paper."

At one point Meri was involved in a catfish scandal where she fell in love with another man over the Internet who ended up being a woman.

It appears that their relationship is coming to an end.

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She was then involved in a catfish scandal and fell in love with another man, who ended up being a woman.

Meri hasnt posted photos with her husband in over a year.

She evensnubbed their milestone 30th wedding anniversaryin April.

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Sister Wives Meri Brown says she tries to do better but blows it 10 times out of 12 as marriage to Kody c - The Sun