Eight wives not enough for convicted bigamist.

[nevadamedic]

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A traveling Georgia minister who served two years in prison on bigamy charges for having eight wives has been jailed again on accusations of trying to marry even more.

At least four women claim Bishop Anthony Owens, 35, proposed to them after being released from prison in November 2005. Officials say there is no evidence he divorced the eight previous wives.

A judge will decide whether he should go back to prison.

Owens, who turned himself in April 30, had no comment. But his new fiancees are not keeping quiet.

Betty Dixon, 38, met him last March. "He was a slick talker," she said. "He told me God had sent him to me and I needed help."

Cheryl Selmon, 48, says Owens proposed to her last October. A month later, he proposed to Darlene Keeler, 42. Then he met 43-year-old Karen Ward and proposed to her.

"He said God gave him a message that he was going to move my family to California for a better life," Ward said. "I gave up my apartment. I took my children out of school. He said he is a real man of the Lord. But he is just a mess. I hate the day that I met him."

According to police reports, Owens' first marriage was in 1990. He said a misunderstanding of Mormon teachings led him to marry again in 1992, even though he was still married to his first wife. The he married again in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 (twice) and 2002.

Owens has said he did divorce some of the wives, but he cannot remember which ones.

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That is just sick, and this guy is a minister.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/05/20/ge....ap/index.html

[5stringJeff]

Apparently, he follows a type of Mormon faith:

According to police reports, Owens' first marriage was in 1990 in Memphis, Tenn., Owens' birthplace. At the age of 18, he married 43-year-old Joanna Hill.

He said the marriage was troubled from the start and that a misunderstanding of Mormon teachings led him to marry 41-year-old Earleen Mabien in 1992, even though he was still married to his first wife.

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[nevadamedic]

Apparently, he follows a type of Mormon faith:

According to police reports, Owens' first marriage was in 1990 in Memphis, Tenn., Owens' birthplace. At the age of 18, he married 43-year-old Joanna Hill.

He said the marriage was troubled from the start and that a misunderstanding of Mormon teachings led him to marry 41-year-old Earleen Mabien in 1992, even though he was still married to his first wife.

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Mormons who practice bigomy are excommunicated from the church now. I think any marriage would be troubled if you had 8 wives. That guy must have had a serious investment in Viagra. Anyways 8 nagging women? How horrible, and you have to figure one of them is always going through PMS.

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Mormons who practice bigomy are excommunicated from the church now. I think any marriage would be troubled if you had 8 wives. That guy must have had a serious investment in Viagra. Anyways 8 nagging women? How horrible, and you have to figure one of them is always going through PMS.

That attitude won't get you ANY wives.

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That attitude won't get you ANY wives.

Let's face it, anyone who takes more than one wife is either psycho or commanded by God. Cause why else would anyone do such a thing?

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Let's face it, anyone who takes more than one wife is either psycho or commanded by God. Cause why else would anyone do such a thing?

I was referring to his constant PMS crack - you do not tell a woman she has PMS.. Even if she does...

[nevadamedic]

I was referring to his constant PMS crack - you do not tell a woman she has PMS.. Even if she does...

No, I just make sure she always has a bottle of Midol handy

[nevadamedic]

Face it, women are unbearable during PMS, imaging having to deal with 8 women a month going through it.

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Face it, women are unbearable during PMS, imaging having to deal with 8 women a month going through it.

If women are unbearable, perhaps a check of the surroundings might be in order? Cranky, yes.. Hungry, yes.. But, completely unbearable? No.. then something else is wrong.

[5stringJeff]

From what I've read, when a bunch of women are together for long periods of time, their cycles synch up. So basically, you'd have 3 1/2 great weeks, and five days where you just better not even show up.

[nevadamedic]

If women are unbearable, perhaps a check of the surroundings might be in order? Cranky, yes.. Hungry, yes.. But, completely unbearable? No.. then something else is wrong.

No, they are unbearable that time of the month, not all the time. What would men do without women? I mean who would cook and clean and ut up with our crap?

[5stringJeff]

Let's face it, anyone who takes more than one wife is either psycho or commanded by God. Cause why else would anyone do such a thing?

Biblically speaking, then, this guy was psycho.

[Trigg]

. What would men do without women? I mean who would cook and clean and ut up with our crap?

[Nienna]

What's the deal with him being 18, and his first wives both being in their 40s? I think he was taken in by some weird teachings as a kid, and got messed up. He probably has mother issues, too.

As for PMS... I know SOME MEN who take periods of greater crankiness/irritability/irrationalness (yes, that IS a word!) than SOME WOMEN do during PMS. So there.

[5stringJeff]

irrationalness (yes, that IS a word!)

Irrationality. You're welcome.