from the same link by Brooke Adams:
"But the Texas raid removed children whose parents said they were adults when they entered plural marriages, as well as monogamous parents who consider plural marriage a religious tenet.
Michael Quinn, a historian and Mormon scholar, said social hysteria and Protestant revulsion against polygamy provide the backdrop for the Texas raid.
It is very clear this attack is on plural marriage as a way of living, Quinn said. The children's removal was a blanket punishment of an entire group for alleged crimes of an individual. That is clearly something that could be appealed up the court system.
I love Brooke Adams. She is thoughtful and insightful. I have read her blog every day since this case began.
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Also from the same link:
On Friday, 51st District Judge Barbara Walther said authorities provided sufficient proof that children at the sect's ranch in Eldorado are in danger, accepting the state's argument that
the sect encourages the sexual abuse of underage girls.
Angie Voss, who led the state's child abuse investigation, said religion was not at issue but still spoke of the sect's beliefs in her testimony.
"I believe it is not safe for any child to return to the ranch because the adults I have spoken with have told me they don't believe they are doing anything wrong and the belief in children having children is part of their culture," she said.
Glow, I don't understand how you can appear to constantly condone what was going on in this compound. Either earlier in this thread or another, you went to great effort distinguish between rape & statutory rape & still seemed to condone what is happening to these children. You then seem to defend your position by quoting laws that are outdated and claiming civil rights have been violated.
This is not about civil rights violations. This is not about freedom of religion. This is about children being groomed to accept pedophiles raping them in the name of a spiritual marriage. Even if they are of legal age for consent when the marriage happens, they are still not participating in choosing their own husbands. They are being forced to submit to some old man that already has a legal wife, several spiritual ones & who knows how many kids. This is about enslaving children for the sickness of the adults and then expecting those who have been enslaved to participate in the sickness as adults. The cylce must end.
Let's get this clear. There is no basis for believing that these girls have consented to anything in the name of attraction or love --
no matter what their age. They have only consented to submitting so some a$$hole who's already in jail for participating in child rape won't condemn them to hell because he tell's them he is "The Prophet".
These folks live in a communal setting. They share responsibilities in everything. It seems to me that they have one big home, not seperate households. And even if it is seperate households, each of them likely has a current underage teen who is already a mother or is pregnant. According to laws of our
current society, they are all guilty of child abuse if anyone of the adults knew of any form of child abuse and did not report it. So, how exactly does civil rights play here? I don't get it. For almost 2 weeks I've tried to get how you can defend this & I don't get it
