Just recently the state of Texas raided a compound near ElDorado belonging to the FLDS church (some might call it sect, others may call it a cult, others may call it something that I wont post here.)
Well over 400 children were removed from the compound along with their mothers, some of which are barely legal to be having kids anyway. This stemmed from a complaint that supposedly originated from young girl sixteen years old who was reporting abuse to herself from her supposed husband of 50 plus years of age. It may be that now was made up by a woman in Colorado who called authorities and made the whole thing up.
It didnt seem to matter, the state of Texas and Child Services have likely been watching this place for some time. Since the church leader, Warren Jeffs, who ended up on the 10 most wanted list of the FBI for child abuse and arranging child marriages was captured a couple of years, they have been waiting for an opportunity to pounce.
I am imagine there will be a complaint that the reason to search the compound with a warrant wasnt justified, but likely higher courts wont see it this way.
The FLDS has a strong belief system that polygamy leads to ascension to heaven. In some ways, the FLDS is the original Mormon church, the current is the one that was forced to renonunce it so Utah could acheive statehood. (Sometimes I wonder what level of ties really occur between the two.)
I could understand the FLDS if there was no polygamy, it would be probably just like any other Christian sect or denomination (the Amish come to mind) and while their belief practices might seem different than mainstream Christanity, they would just have carved their odd little spot out there in the big world.
What I do believe anymore about the FLDS is, it is nothing more then brainwashing that has gone on for generations. While I will not deny that polygamy has occured within the Bible (Jacob, David, and Solomon come to mind) their is nothing to indicate that this was the plan the Creator had in mind.
Some might argue its okay for a culture of people to have the right to do these things, but not at the expense of abuse, whether it is mental, physical, or sexual.
Since the church members didnt seem to want to cooperate with the authorites as to the lineage is of these children (as to who really are the biological parents) DNA testing was ordered for all. I sometimes wonder what level of genetic damage has occured in this tight knit community.
What is quite clear is, that in the end these children in a lot of cases will not see their mothers again. (How much they ever saw there fathers is questionable at best)
Somedays I can barely handle one wife, and thats enough for me.....
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In theory, there is nothing wrong with polygomy, as long as it is between consenting adults and everyone is happy with the arrangement.
But the theory never works in reality, as it always seems to be something imposed on under age girls who end up in abusive relationships.
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