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| Elderp
Thu 5/22/2008 3:38p | Looks like the FLDS church won their appeal. Why is it that in these high profile cases it seems like they always go overboard. I remember when they first reported this story they were saying as many as 40 girls were being molested. Now they have a list of 5 and they are really certain on that because of consent laws.
I have to admit that as a LDS member I kinda wish that Texas would of dealt a devasting blow to this church, but now it looks like they are going to go right back to normal. I also think that the court made the fair and just ruling, I just wish our church didn't have to deal with them anymore. If I have to read "renegade mormons" one more time...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24777095 |
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| Moderation
Thu 5/22/2008 5:12p | Actually it wasn't the church that won this writ, it was 38 parents of children taken into state custody who brought and won this writ. And the news stories if anything, have under played just how badly the State CPA was slam dunked by the court- reading the actual decision, I have never seen any CPA agency so completely, conclusively and redundantly over ruled. I guess even scizmatic- mormon polygamists who dress like Little House on the Prarie extras have rights, even in Texas! |
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| gottaluvdavillains
Thu 5/22/2008 5:20p | Hmm - Interesting that these parents won since they wouldn't even say which children were theirs. How will the state know who to release the children to? And what about the underage married pregnant teens? |
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| SingleParkPassholder
Thu 5/22/2008 5:25p | So if the kids are theirs, they can abuse them as they see fit? |
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| X-san
Thu 5/22/2008 6:00p | ***If I have to read "renegade mormons" one more time...***
That's interesting. I would think some mainstream christian churches might say the same about LDS and its' claims of christianity. |
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| RoadTrip
Thu 5/22/2008 6:16p | <<So if the kids are theirs, they can abuse them as they see fit?>>
See, that's the thing. They weren't abused. It was mass hysteria orchestrated by an overzealous District Attorney. We encountered the same thing in the 1984 Jordan MN Child Abuse Scandal.
<<Beginning in 1983, Jordan was swept up in an instance of what has been called satanic ritual abuse. Twenty-four adults were arrested and charged with acts of sexual abuse, child pornography and other crimes..[3]
According to Jordan native Tom Dubbe, the scandal began with the arrest of 26-year-old James Rud on sex abuse charges. Rud undoubtedly had a history of child molestation, but "once Rud was arrested he was given a difficult choice by Minnesota's first woman county attorney, Kathleen Morris. Morris suggested: Name names and we'll go easier on you.">>
Eventually the witch-hunt ended and Kathleen Morris was tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail.
I fear over-zealous prosecutors FAR MORE than I fear alleged child abusers.
"First, we kill the attorneys..."
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| RoadTrip
Thu 5/22/2008 6:41p | P.S.
<"First, we kill the attorneys...">>
Just a fairly common slogan... not something I would actually support. I think jail time would be fine.
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| EighthDwarf
Thu 5/22/2008 9:10p | <<***If I have to read "renegade mormons" one more time...***
That's interesting. I would think some mainstream christian churches might say the same about LDS and its' claims of christianity.>>
LOL! I think we've beat that argument to death by now though.... |
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| gottaluvdavillains
Thu 5/22/2008 9:15p | So does that mean because of the way it was handled the married to dirty old men, underaged, pregnant teenage girls are not a problem anymore?
I heard on the news that the will decide by tuesday to appeal this ruling. |
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| RoadTrip
Thu 5/22/2008 9:21p | <<So does that mean because of the way it was handled the married to dirty old men, underaged, pregnant teenage girls are not a problem anymore?
No. It means it didn't actually happen. If this didn't involve a bunch of "loony toon" Mormons would you all find this so hard to fathom?
I thought not. Your prejudice is despicable. (I ain't a Mormon and don't want to be one. I just know what is fair.)
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