National Polygamy Advocate

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel begins the coming 7th year of weekly episodes of this podcast. Since the actual 6th Year Anniversary of March 21, 2024, this episode formally begins this next year of episodes. Mark Henkel shares some sincerely personal information, references some of the ongoing subtopics that will continue, and invites listeners to share ideas that could be addressed in future episodes of this podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel personally celebrates the milestone of 6 years of weekly episodes of this podcast. The podcast’s first episode premiered on March 21, 2018. Mark Henkel also celebrates the new 1 year anniversary since the podcast transformed from archiving his numerous past media interviews into being directly-spoken tools for history, teaching, lessons-learned, personal details, and more. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the 4th of the 6 Questions that the Supreme Court of the United States addressed in (this Part 5 of this multi-part mini-series regarding) Reynolds v. United States Decision of 1878. That "Question 4" to be determined by the Supreme Court in the case, asked, "4. Was the testimony of Amelia Jane Schofield, given at a former trial for the same offence, but under another indictment, improperly admitted in evidence?” This is the episode that asks all listeners to "Imagine a world where your wife or husband -against their will- could be compelled to testify against YOU for marrying YOU!" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the RECAP of Questions #1, #2, and #3 of the 6 Questions that the Supreme Court of the United States addressed in (this RECAP 123 of this multi-part mini-series regarding) Reynolds v. United States Decision of 1878. By having this consolidated understanding of the first half of the 6 Questions, listeners will be hereby more prepared to contemplate the next 3 Questions to be shared in future coming podcast episodes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the 3nd of the 6 Questions that the Supreme Court of the United States addressed in (this Part 4 of this multi-part mini-series regarding) Reynolds v. United States Decision of 1878. That "Question 3" to be determined by the Supreme Court in the case, asked, “3. Were the challenges of certain other jurors by the government improperly sustained?” Chief Justice Waite's response continued yet again with the same clever nuanced word-game, applying a double-standard in hypocrisy that revealed the Court's bias. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the 2nd of the 6 Questions that the Supreme Court of the United States addressed in (this Part 3 of this multi-part mini-series regarding) Reynolds v. United States Decision of 1878. That "Question 2" to be determined by the Supreme Court in the case, asked, “2. Were the challenges of certain petit jurors by the accused improperly overruled?” Chief Justice Waite's response continued with the same clever nuanced word-game that he had already started with "Question 1" and that he would still take even further as he later addressed the remaining questions. ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares how a TOILET made a truly Happy Valentines Day for a precious wife and his whole family. With storytelling style, Mark Henkel shares how he and his family will always remember this happy memory as the "Year of The Toilet" on Valentine's Day 2024. Listeners will also learn of a tactic that the government uses to bypass the Constitution that poses a "terror for polygamists." Without revealing anything that could be perceived as breaking any law against polygamy, this episode also reveals a deeper and more personal insight into Mark Henkel's deep love for a wife and for his whole family. Happy Valentines Day 2024, the "Year of the Toilet!" ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the 1st of the 6 Questions that the Supreme Court of the United States addressed in (this Part 2 of this multi-part mini-series regarding) Reynolds v. United States Decision of 1878. That "Question 1" to be determined by the Supreme Court in the case, asked, "1. Was the indictment bad because found by a grand jury of less than sixteen persons?" Chief Justice Waite's response opened the overall decision with a clever nuanced game that he would take further as he later addressed the remaining questions. ⁠⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel provides the INTRO (as Part 1) to new multi-part mini-series of the Reynolds v. United States Decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in 1878. In previous episodes, Mark Henkel has shared Step 1, Step 2, and "The INTERIM" of the originating 4 steps of the "Government Subterfuge of Anti-Polygamy Laws." For this Step 3, "SCOTUS Decision: Reynolds v. United States of 1878," Mark Henkel will share all of Step 3 as a multi-part mini-series of several podcast episodes. In this Part 1 / INTRO episode here, Mark Henkel shares the specific "6 questions" that the 1878 SCOTUS was asked to address in the case. To be more fully prepared for this mini-series, listeners will want to have first listened to Episode #306 (the last previous one) for the RECAP. ⁠⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares a RECAP of recent past episodes of the larger mini-series, "Government Subterfuge of Anti-Polygamy Laws." He refers to Episodes #297, 298 (Step 1), 299 (Step 2), and 301 (The INTERIM). Mark Henkel explains that sharing Step 3 will require more comprehensive information. He explains that he will thus create a multi-part mini-series (within this larger mini-series) for detailing Step 3, to be identified as "SCOTUS Decision: Reynold v. United States of 1878." That coming mini-series will be concluded with a "WRAP-UP" episode before then sharing Step 4. Listeners will find this episode as a helpful resource for finding the previous information in this larger series of the originating 4 Steps of the "Government Subterfuge of Anti-Polygamy Laws." ⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel explains why the two terms, "poly-monogamy" and "democracy," are similar in their juxtapositions of meanings - when they are right to use and when they are not. Mark Henkel teaches how America is based on "democracy" in DESCRIPTION but is not "A democracy" in APPLICATION. Mark Henkel then shows how the same contrast applies to "poly-monogamy" in regard to polygamy. Although brief, this episode offers much deeper insight and information than many listeners might have otherwise expected. ⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel explains why the implosion of the family on the "Sister Wives" TV show was NOT a "failure of polygamy." Despite anti-polygamists trying to propagandize that false notion, Mark Henkel not only shows that calling it a "failure of polygamy" is a lie, but he succinctly and directly shows why. Quoting himself from what he said on Polygamy Day ® 23, Mark Henkel lists out the three key events that provided foresight of the family's inevitable falling apart. Pro-polygamists will find this episode as a useful resource and important tool for proving this point and showing what kind of failure it actually and only proves. Anti-polygamists, if they allow themselves, will surely be educated with a deeper understanding. ⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares his personal stories, showing how difficult and tragic the Year 2023 had been for his family. Mark Henkel both finds and inspires hope as he welcomes the coming Year 2024 and wishes all a Happy New Year. Connecting this Episode #303 of January 3, 2024, to the episodes of the previous year 2023, listeners may learn and understand what Mark Henkel was personally going through at the times when various episodes of this podcast were created and posted. Some who listen to this episode might find it both inspiring ad well as insightful about the National Polygamy Advocate, himself. ⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares a new celebration/wrap-up of the 22 books he read over the previous year - the books that the National Polygamy Advocate read in 2023. When anti-polygamists try to use a commonly-tried smear-tactic that attempts to suggest that pro-polygamists – or Mark Henkel, himself - are supposedly “uninformed, uneducated, or just downright stupid,” this Episode #302 demonstrates for all listeners (including such anti-polygamists) that such a smear-tactic is now evidentiarily, clearly, and provably false.“But wait! There’s more!” How so? Activists, supporters, and all listeners will certainly both find that answer and find a benefit by listening through to the end of this Episode #302 of December 27, 2023. ⁠http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the INTERIM, defined as the period between The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862 and the Supreme Court Decision of Reynolds v. United States of 1878. This episode begins with the history of US government through that period and then concludes with the rise of the new religion in the 1800s of what is commonly known as "the Mormons." Understanding this INTERIM provides listeners with the essential context of the period: from when the first anti-polygamy law was passed to when the Supreme Court later first affirmed it, all via the government subterfuge. Many listeners are apt to find this episode more enjoyably educational about the relevant history than they might have otherwise expected. http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel celebrates this 300th weekly episode of the National Polygamy Advocate ™ PODCAST. Mark Henkel explains how, starting from March 21, 2018, the podcast initially began as an archive for history of the past media interviews he has given for UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy. Since previously celebrating the 5th Year Anniversary earlier in March 2023, Mark Henkel explains how the podcast then started airing weekly episodes in which he shares and speaks directly about related UCAP polygamy issues. Listeners will enjoy both this episode and celebrating this historic new milestone too. http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the "STEP 2" of the 4 Steps of the Government Subterfuge that created Anti-Polygamy Laws in the United States in the 1800s. Continuing the educational sharing from the previous two episodes, this Episode #299 teaches about the very first anti-polygamy law, the “Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862.” Activists, supporters, listeners, and even anti-polygamy apologists will be apt to want to listen (and re-listen) to this episode (and mini-series of episodes) more than once. http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares the "STEP 1" of the Government Subterfuge that created Anti-Polygamy Laws in the 1800s. Back in the previous episode (Episode #297), Mark Henkel had introduced the 4 origins -the "4 Steps"- that established the anti-polygamy laws in the United States. For this current episode here (Episode #298), Mark Henkel provides the background and details of that first step. Mark Henkel uncovers that "Step 1" of the longer-term strategic process by which the US Federal Government cleverly, deceptively, and knowingly bypassed the Constitution to bring about the tyranny of such otherwise anti-Constitutional laws. First-time listeners might find it helpful to first listen to the previous Episode #297 as a more generic background and preparatory summary preceding this episode here. Indeed, this Episode #298 here is so chock full of important, relevant political history of the era (even in addition to the primary matter of anti-polygamy laws) that many listeners might find themselves learning a number of surprising facts which they might likely have never been taught before. Supporters will learn a three-word phrase to never forget how the government achieved this exposed subterfuge. Activists, supporters, listeners, and even anti-polygamy apologists will be apt to find this episode to be genuinely significant, credible, and informative enough to which most people will want to listen (and re-listen) more than once. http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares how the US' anti-polygamy laws were NEVER pro-woman. Mark Henkel runs through a concise history-timeline from the original Republican Party presidents, to the Democrat vs. Whig Party presidents, to the Democrat vs NEW Republican Party presidents. Mark Henkel details the first party plank, passed laws, and Supreme Court decisions that criminalized UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy, in the United States. Mark Henkel pulls all these facts of history together that combine to prove the startling yet inescapable conclusion of this podcast episode's title. Listeners may find this Episode #297 as an important resource for refuting a commonly used false claim made by anti-polygamists. http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support

National Polygamy Advocate ™ Mark Henkel shares a number of the assertions that anti-polygamists use against defenders of UCAP, Unrelated Consenting Adult Polygamy. By listing out some of these notions in this brief Episode #296, Mark Henkel opens up topics for future episodes of this podcast. http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalpolygamyadvocate/support