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Polygamy Case in Texas...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 22 May 08

The 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin, TX) found that the kids of the polygamous families of the FLDS Church were taking into custody through grounds that were "legally and factually insufficient". Children in immediate danger is...

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Do you agree with the authorities response to the FLDS polygamist sect in Texas?

singing1227 @singing1227 (315) • United States 21 May 08

Nearly 460 children have been seized from an FLDS polygamist compound in Texas. Authorities received a phone call from an underage girl claiming to have been sexually abused, but they have yet to identify the girl. The sect is...

It just keeps getting worse and worse--the FLDS mess

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 30 Apr 08

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIdMpRHjN4hpNKBhfYyAsR4DDo4QD90CB9I00 Now they're finding children that have had broken bones and also that boys have been sexually abused. It was awful enough before, but breaking children's...

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Justice Is Served for 416 Kids of Polygamy Sect.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 29 Apr 08

As most of you know, I've been following the Texas vs FLDS polygamy situation. It hits kind of close to home because things like this have a way of threatening religious rights generally, and since the FLDS and LDS churches both...

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413 Child Abuse Cases!

WhatsHerName @WhatsHerName (2716) • United States 15 Apr 08

This boggles my tiny mind! 413 cases! That means 413 lawyers! There aren't enough lawyers in the area I heard. Who is going to pay for all this? Is anyone else following this story? They think parents are lieing about the ages...

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52 Girls Removed From Texas Compound

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 5 Apr 08

It's hard to imagine that this stuff still happens in this day and age. I honestly don't know how people can still do these things and claim it's in the name of religion. They are even promoting incest, young girls being...

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