Various Mormon-fundamentalist polygamist groups (umbrella)
Umbrella for various Mormon-fundamentalist polygamist groups beyond named entries (FLDS, Kingston, AUB, LeBaron) — Centennial Park Group, TLC Independents, etc.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
+1 for documented polygamy and child-marriage patterns across multiple groups.
Profile facts
In context
Beyond the major named Mormon-fundamentalist polygamist groups (FLDS, Kingston Order, AUB, LeBaron clan), various smaller groups include Centennial Park Group (Hildale-area FLDS splinter), True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days (TLC, Manti UT), and various Independent Fundamentalist Mormon families.
Recovery resources
- Holding Out Help (Utah) — Utah-based direct services for Mormon-fundamentalist exits — applicable across the named groups and smaller branches in this umbrella.
- Sound Choices Coalition — Ex-FLDS-founded advocacy supporting women and children leaving fundamentalist polygamous communities.
- Cherish Families — Support for families and children from fundamentalist polygamist groups; Utah / Arizona focus.
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; family-side exit guidance and BITE-model resources.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Lifton's 8 criteria of thought reform
Robert Jay Lifton's 1961 framework, complementary to BITE. Criteria this group exhibits according to the cited sources.
- Demand for PuritySharp world split into pure vs impure; relentless pressure to conform to an absolute standard.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1929+Mormon-fundamentalist movement
Sources
- Janet Bennion academic work search ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-22Phase 1 Batch A: per-group recovery resources curated. Added 5 verified entries tailored to Mormon-fundamentalist exits across the umbrella's named-but-not-individually-listed groups (Centennial Park, TLC, independents).
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
Relevant hubs
Curated entry points on CLCI Hub for situations connected to this group.
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