Tag Archives: Liberty

A quick cursory look through some statutory rape cases in Texas seems to indicate a pattern of going only after racial or religious minorities. Prior to the potential charges of statutory rape against the men in the FLDS compound, the … Continue reading →

The FLDS site now includes a chart of the gender and ages of those taken in the raid. http://www.captivefldschildren.org/Counts.phpSince this represents all of the children (or supposed children) in the YFZ ranch it is interesting to note the relative numbers … Continue reading →

Last Sunday a friend’s parents were in an auto accident and her mom was killed. I don’t usually refer to a crash as an accident, but this one appears to have been. Having researched a number of crashes and talked … Continue reading →

Some things just don’t smell right. Today the FLDS website (http://www.fldstruth.org) began filling in their Q&A section. This included: Q: Are women forced into marriage? A: No. The young girls are taught all their lives that marriage is a sacred … Continue reading →

Teen brides marrying older men isn’t exactly old history for Texas where yesterday the Houston Chronicle noted: ‘State Rep. Harvey Hilderbran became alarmed by reports from Eldorado, former sect members and the Utah attorney general. In 2005 he pushed into … Continue reading →

It’s all well and good to get historical perspective, and it’s important, but now we get to the question that is of paramount importance – have we done the right thing? What are we saving these kids from? Or more … Continue reading →

Beyond their marital practices there are some very genuine concerns with the FLDS. The Lost Boys. Natural birth rates do produce more girls than boys (for every 53 girls born there are about 47 boys). By marrying age the ratio … Continue reading →

Hooray for the authorities down in Texas for saving 416 kids from imminent danger! Polygyny, arranged marriages, child brides, teen parents, beds in the temple. Something must be done. And it has. I’m no fan of polygyny, I personally consider … Continue reading →