Teens Defend Polygamy at Utah Rally

By JENNIFER DOBNER, AP

SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 20) - Calling their lives blessed, more than a dozen children and young adults from polygamist families in Utah spoke at a rally Saturday, calling for a change in state laws and the right to live the life and religion they choose...."We are not brainwashed, mistreated, neglected, malnourished, illiterate, defective or dysfunctional," 17-year-old Jessica said. "My brothers and sisters are freethinking, independent people; some who have chosen this lifestyle, while others have branched out to a diversity of religions." Click here: Teens Defend Polygamy at Utah Rally - AOL News