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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: LindyBill who wrote (246604)4/20/2008 12:59:52 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 793846
 
Morning Lindy, I thought this article expressed it well. It includes the concern for the girls, while acknowledging the concerns about the motivation for and extent of the raid. Now I am off for the day!!

Two types of abuse are being alleged. The direct one of rape of minors (the one with which I agree). The second is the general teachings of the FLDS regarding polygamy and the accusation of brainwashing (which I find pretty nebulous as a reason for removing all the kids).

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.”
Texas is in uncharted legal territory, said Douglas Laycock, a University of Michigan law professor who is an expert in religious liberty.
If there is abuse, religion is not a defense, he said. But, “It is an astonishing decision if it was based on what parents teach their children and how it may affect them years later,” he said. “That is very problematic. I don't think the state can just draw inferences from religious beliefs.”

Complete article here:
sltrib.com
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