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

[Giselle]

Sasvermont, I respectfully disagree. The YFZ ranch was a grotesque haven of emotional torment and sexual abuse. To say "at least they fed the children" and "kept them drug free" is putting an incorrect euphemism to a hideous, heinous crime. The authorities had been trying to tag them many times before, but how can one do that if the alleged victims are held under psychological lock and key? When authorities arrived, no one would talk and there was no explicit abuse that could be pinpointed (i.e. starvation - which can be photographed and brought to court). Emotional abuse is incredibly difficult to diagnose and exterminate (especially when the victims are essentially hiding from the outside world), but there was a huge red flag pointing to the FLDS long before the phone call. I would assume that the phone call was just the most tangible piece of evidence the authorities could bank on.

The folks running the ranch will not allow regulation and inspection. They despise modern society and our government and would not want "us" intruding on them.

By the way, has anyone seen this? It's a preview of "Damned to Heaven":
http://www.freshfilm.com/damnedtoheaven/

I cried just watching the preview. I've yet to find where I can rent the film, though...One of the quotes haunts me: "If that's what Heaven is, I accept Hell. Gladly."

Edit: Here are the pictures of Jeffs kissing the young girls:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...7081flds1.html

[Catty1]

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19678/polygamy-40 Book "Escape"

I have read this book...thorough and interesting. In the latest edition, the author publishes the FLDS response to the first printing, and writes HIS response to THEIRS. Gives a good historical account of how this splinter group came to be.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/krakauer/

Lastly, for more links and further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundame...ter_Day_Saints