Polygamy case
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- kelpie0
I don't know what denomination he is, but I dare say if it's remotely mainstream he'll despise these guys more than most, false prophets and all that jazz...
- Mimio0
Would have been appropriate had they invaded the Archdiocese of Boston too over the molestation cover ups.
- mrdobolina0
too bad ol' Mitt Romney isn't the nominee.
- BonSeff0
could you imagine if that were the case? that would have been very interesting
- BonSeff0
fucked up as they may be, they are being persecuted for their religious beliefs... and like i said, there hasn't been an arrest yet- that i know of.
- Are you talking about the Mormons? If so, 1 or 2 of the heads of that sect are in jail for rape.mandomafioso
- how? they havent identified the girl who made the alligationBonSeff
- kelpie0
Its the classic question innit? Do the beliefs of the parents automatically transfer to the kids, or are those beliefs rendered irrelevant when they are defaulted onto children who have no choice?
- teleos0
The church I am a member of is a "Presbyterian Church of America" (PCA) fellowship.
- so by default you are as well then, no?madirish
- AKA - teleos baits the trap.mrdobolina
- huh?teleos
- Point50
this Marylin chick in the middle is on the verge of breaking down. But Esther and Sally are keeping her in check. If she says the wrong thing it's going down in the compound.
- harlequino0
Those three nutty robot chicks should form a band. No need to redo the hair.
- morilla0
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- fooler0
South Park - All about the Mormons
- Point50
look, I've got kids and it would be a super shitty situation to have them taken from me. The bottom line here is that these people were breaking the law. Whether you agree with that law or not is irrelevant at this moment; it's the simple fact that they were breaking the law, and for quite some time now. Obviously the law turned the other cheek for a while, but when a phone call came in about a minor who claimed to be (allegedly) sexually assaulted and molested by older men then action has to be taken, right? On the flip side, you've got to stand up for what you believe in I guess... but in this interview you can see these women dodging Larry King's questions about underage wives and sex with minors. These women know what they're doing, what's legal and what's not. They're simply choosing to march to a different beat with a belief that it's all going to be OK and moral in the end. They're just using the children as a smoke screen to block the real issues that were taking place in that compound.
- Their approach to solving their problem wasn't the best, I gotta admit.ismith
- ismith0
I'm actually very surprised people have such a hard-on for disagreeing with me on issues like this, but here goes anyway. Sure I don't agree with polygamy (definitely not), but I don't think it should be illegal. It doesn't hurt anyone (RAPE and forced marriage does, but that's the real crime- not polygamy). You see what I'm trying to say? Legalizing gay marriage was a positive step towards a tolerant state (i.e. no laws based on one group's morals). Being gay and married doesn't hurt anyone, even if it offends someone else's moral views. The worst part is separating the children from their mothers. If they want to investigate rape, then they should investigate rape, not separate 400 or so children from their parents. Even if you think the women are delusional they're probably not terrible parents (like, would sacrifice the kids to god because they're all in trouble or something). I would get to the other stuff but I'm not in the mood really to debate on QBN :P
- True, but I want to know how these people are raised. Ppl should be allowed to choose their own path w/o influence.Jaline
- To some degree. You know what I mean. Some children are not given what they need or want...Jaline
- Also, these women probably don't know what equality means between men and women. This should be known.Jaline
- But nobody bloody knows it- they should be allowed to raise their kids their way the same as any other parent.ismith
- If they harm them, action should be taken. Otherwise, when the kids are older they can choose to give it up or continue in the way that they've accepted.ismith
- continue life the way they already accept it.ismith
- wait... men and women are equal now?flashbender
- How did gender equality get pulled into this? Do you wish to have multiple husbands?ismith
- No, but there are issues of equality here. Come on.Jaline
- I don't mean to nitpick, but you know that the men are treated like gods, and everyone in the media is focusing on the women.Jaline
- women.Jaline
- I don't see it... they're adults, they choose to do what they do.ismith
- Didn't see note #10/11ismith
- BonSeff0
the kid that made the call hasnt been identified. how do they have a case?
- mandomafioso0
Polygamy should not be illegal? Maybe in theory it could "work" but from what we've seen from the FLDS church, it comes part and parcel with rape and abuse of underage girls. Just because they didn't find the one that made the claim I can all but guarantee that other young girls were raped and abused. Indeed the hard part might be getting the brainwashed young ones to come forward.
- The legally defined rape, you have a case (even consenting minors is rape). But the abuse? Probably no more than any Amish household.ismith
- Amish household.ismith
- And that's okay?mandomafioso
- You missed the slight sarcasm. What I meant is that it's more than our modern way of babying children, but nothing I would call 'abuse'.ismith
- would call 'abuse'.ismith
- The Amish are cool in their own way :Pismith