Raymond Jessop Sentenced to 10 Years for FLDS Child Sex Abuse

Raymond Jessop has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and $8000 in fine. Raymond Merril Jessop is the first to be tried, among the 12 members of the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). Jessop was found guilty for sexually assaulting...

Half of polygamists' custody cases dropped

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- Child by child, Texas authorities are acknowledging that many of the children seized during a raid on a polygamist sect's ranch can safely live with their parents or guardians. ...

Sect leader Warren Jeffs charged with child sex assault, 5 others Charged

Sect leader Warren Jeffs charged with child sex assault, 5 others Charge"  Jeffs was charged with sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, Abbot said. Four of Jeffs' followers were each charged...

Want to look like a Utah Polygamist? Now you can!

While I personally would rather see women be more modest (compared to the thong bikinis and some of the clothing of today) I think that much like the traditional burka, this is a little extreme. "DALLAS – Just...

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Court rules: No right to seize hundreds of children from FLDS

12:29 hrs CT - The Texas Courtof Appeals rules: No right to seize hundreds of children from FLDS.   A news conferance will be held within a few minutes This effect 48 Mothers and the children. FLDS...

FLDS, religious freedom or an aberration?

This story is the opinion of a former LDS member, me, and as such, I shall not quote any sites, but rather go by my personal knowledge of facts.When I was growing up, the LDS church had not yet sealed or changed some of the original writings of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young....

Warren Jeffs found guilty on rape counts

CNN is reporting that Fundamentalist Mormon leader Warren Jeffs has been found guilty on two counts of rape as an accomplice. The charges stem from accusations of rape by Elissa Wall who was betrothed, by Jeffs,...

God's Prophets of Convienience

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIs it any wonder people turn away from the Church, Mosque, Temple and other places of worship, when Prophets use the "Guise of God" to commit atrocities against  a ...
 

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