Child welfare in Texas removes children from polygamist compound UPDATE #13

[Pam]

Did anyone notice that they have a washed out, 1850's style of the Stepford Wives.

That was my first thought (Stepford Wives) when I saw a couple of the women interviewed. They appeared to be like robots almost. I have mixed emotions about all of this. On the one hand the children need to be removed from any situation where there has been abuse, or even the suspicion of abuse. On the other hand I feel for the mothers. I can't imagine having my children snatched from me. This whole situation requires a balancing act of wisdom and compassion. I hope those in authority are capable of that. The whole inter-marrying thing is just amazing to me. It almost reminds me of a puppy mill.

[RICHARD]

That was my first thought (Stepford Wives) when I saw a couple of the women interviewed. They appeared to be like robots almost. (

But what about the uni-brow?

The thing that made me shiver was the way the unibrow woman gave the tour.

"This is the bedroom where XXX sleeps, she's not here...."

Overstating the obvious??? Too scary.

[Catty1]

I think you might want to start a thread about tweezing.

When I was in my early teens, I was close to having a 'unibrow'. I've tweezed the 2 inches between the brows ever since.

Bet that woman just doesn't tweeze...a lot of us women might look more like her than most people know!

[lizbud]

But what about the uni-brow?

The thing that made me shiver was the way the unibrow woman gave the tour.

"This is the bedroom where XXX sleeps, she's not here...."

Overstating the obvious??? Too scary.

Maybe they don't allow mirrors in the compound.

One thing that was interesting was their explanation of the big bed in the
temple. They said it was not for sex, but was a bed for people to rest during
their long prayer meetings. Right.

[shepgirl]

If you've ever been in a Mormon temple you would be amazed at what you saw. And not to mention the the money to build those temples, money that could be used to help poor families. And I hear people criticizing the royals all the time. At least they were from money in the first place.

[K9soul]

If you've ever been in a Mormon temple you would be amazed at what you saw. And not to mention the the money to build those temples, money that could be used to help poor families. And I hear people criticizing the royals all the time. At least they were from money in the first place.

I don't think it's very appropriate to make broad generalizing comments on a whole faith. Why would you assume there are no people of the Mormon faith on this board or people with family who are Mormon?

[wolf_Q]

If you've ever been in a Mormon temple you would be amazed at what you saw. And not to mention the the money to build those temples, money that could be used to help poor families. And I hear people criticizing the royals all the time. At least they were from money in the first place.

The LDS (mormon) church donates a LOT of money towards charities and helping out in times of need; not just to church members either...they were one of the first there with supplies and help for everyone during Hurricane Katrina. The money used to build the temples/churches is all donations from church members.

I'm not sure why this even needs to be in here because, as previously stated in this thread, this is NOT the LDS (mormon) church that these women/children belong to.

[lizbud]

The LDS (mormon) church donates a LOT of money towards charities and helping out in times of need; not just to church members either...they were one of the first there with supplies and help for everyone during Hurricane Katrina. The money used to build the temples/churches is all donations from church members.

I'm not sure why this even needs to be in here because, as previously stated in this thread, this is NOT the LDS (mormon) church that these women/children belong to.

I'm glad you posted Amy. I knew you would understand the sect being
discussed is not the LDS, but the FLDS. A big difference.

[NicoleLJ]

If you've ever been in a Mormon temple you would be amazed at what you saw. And not to mention the the money to build those temples, money that could be used to help poor families. And I hear people criticizing the royals all the time. At least they were from money in the first place.

OUCH is all I can say. Thanks for the insult to my faith which means to me. This thread is not about Mormons it is about the FLDS. THey are not Mormons.

And who by the gave you the right to insult our buildings where we practise our religion? Our buildings(temples, church buildings and so on) are built with member donations. We have a right to our buildings to worship in just as anyone else from any other religion.

And as someone else mentioned our religion(Mormons) donate a ton to charities, help with food banks by donating food that our members make at our churches food warehouses. My comunities rely heavily on the donations from our church. They also support their members in their ward that have very little to no income with the tithes from the members. For example they help with rent, morgage payments, food, bill payments, gas, medical coverage and so on. They even help non members too with this same help. My religion helps a lot of people and a lot of communities. And I am very proud of my faith. Are we perfect? No way. No one is. Is there a faith full of perfect people? Nope. You can't base judgements on a whole religion and all the people on a few.

I am sorry but to me your remarks are nothing but insulting of a whole sect of people. Which to be really shows who has the problem.
Nicole

[RobiLee]

I just want to speak up and say that I didn't like shepgirl's post either. Others have said it better than me so I don't have much else to say. I just don't understand the generalizing of it all.

[Lady's Human]

One comment, and like comments above me it's about Shepgirl's post......

You don't like Amish, mormons, anyone else you don't like?

You say "at least the Royals came from money....."

Where in **** do you think the Royal Family got their money? It wasn't from playing poker.

[shepgirl]

Lady's Human----Please read my post. It says the royals already come from money. The Windsors for example were born wealthy from hundreds of years back. They had money before becoming royals. It's all around us----some are born wealthy, some are born poor, that just the way the world revolves.
And some are lucky and win the lottery, wish it could be me.

Although the post isn't about the Amish, I never said I didn't like the Amish. I said I didn't like the way they treated their animals, big difference.

[Lady's Human]

Amish people are not people I deal with, they get a wide berth from me.

This isn't saying you don't like the way they treat their animals.

Where, praytell, do you think the windsors got their money? Here's a hint, it wasn't from willing donations, unlike churches and temples.

[Vela]

Shepgirl, you are ignorant and your remarks just paint you moreso. Are you a mormon? Have you ever been a mormon? If the answer is no, then you have NEVER been inside a mormon temple. Only those who belong to the church and have blessings and recomends from their bishops are allowed into the temples. You obviously do not belong to the mormon church and therefore do not know anything about what they do or don't do to help others. If you were a mormon you would already know how much they do for those in need. And actually I am not a mormon either but I find your remarks completely ignorant.

As far as the FLDS, there is a lot that people don't know or understand about it, and not everyone who practices polygamy falls under the same umbrella. Some offshoot groups do very strange and odd things, but not all of them who practice it beleive in those things so it's best not to use a broad brush to paint all people the same, even those who beleive some of the same teachings. I think that goes for all religions whether someone is a beleiver of them or not. Child abuse shoudl not be tolerated in any religion, but I also beleive they are going about this the wrong way.

[shepgirl]

Vela---I wasn't going to answer this but to set the record straight I do know about the mormon religion, know the beliefs, know how they pray and have been in a temple. I know exactly how the religion works. If you're wondering how I know let me educate you to the fact that I was a mormon and quit for a very good reason for another religion.

"Child abuse should not be tolerated in any religion"

Child abuse should not be tolerated period, religion or not.

As this is a pet forum, maybe religion and politics belong on a different forum.