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Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman  Like I said before, I'm a bit on the fence on this one. Are the children really being abused? Their beliefs are wacky, but are they really causing anybody harm? I'm not so sure what to think. However, I do have an issue with kids being taken away from their mothers. That being said, it's not entirely clear what mother(s) go with what children.
Should we have just left these people alone? Right now my heart says yes. | And with that we agree. If they prove real abuse, those guilty should be prosecuted. But early marriage isn't abuse. Especially if it's normal in a culture that they live in. They aren't circumcising girls, binding feet, fattening women, or forcing women to stretch their necks. Like I said, when they moved into Texas, the age of consent was 14, they changed the law as a knee jerk reaction to this religion. Seems like they were "made" criminals, they weren't always such.
As far as polygamy, I don't see much difference between that and my cousin who has 6 kids by 3 different women. Not to mention when he was 17, he lived with his 13 year old girlfriends' family. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean that everyone agrees with the law or abides by it. This is my new signature. |