Comments about ‘Scattered across Texas: Up to 100 FLDS children are relocated’

Texas has to be one of the worst places on earth.

does anyone really want the truth. It doesnt seem so

This article is written as if we have no clue who "Sarah" really is, namely there is no "Sarah", there is only Rozita Swinton.

If you want to see it go to it FLDSTRUTH look it up

Googling across the forums tells me LOTS of Mormons think Texas is way off the mark in their handeling of the FLDS. I'm amazed so many LDS care.

This is all wrong,I would like to speak to the childrens attoney? Well thier is way more to this. I think the town of Eldorado wants thier land for oil? And this was a way to get them off of it without having to pay for it ? It's all wrong and it will all come out in the end, Put look at who it is hurting the most those kids ,

No, truth is not desired or even expected when it comes to the FLDS group. Had the pervasive lying not occurred with names, birthdates, parentage, and so forth changed EVERY SINGLE time the questions were asked, these children would already be at home nursing at the bosom of mothers. But, the mothers taught the children instead to lie and lie and lie again, by example. It is that lack of truth that amplified the mess. If you have nothing to hide, the truth will set you free.

Truth: I want it. Would you tell me?

You can blame the parents for this one. Texas is simply following the law set up to protect kids from sexual abuse. Apparently the judge was not fooled.

Wish AZ and UT had such gutsy leadership.

Until there is proof of any sexual misconduct (as supposedly alledged) by any person at the FLDS Ranch, these children should be allowed to stay with their families. I feel really sorry for the children. Many of them must be frightened and lost at what has happened to them and their parents. Are the needs of all the children really being met in the best possible way by this extreme action and WILL SIBLINGS BE KEPT TOGETHER???

not all the kids were seperated from their mothers. Cause some are teenage girls and their children went with them. I agree this is a mess. Actually I feel the one responsible is Warren Jeffs and now this Jessop guy. They should be the ones punished. But, these women seem to be brainwashed and don't know how to think for themselves. I really don't think Texas is the worst place on earth according to "The Stars At Night", they are doing there best with a tough situation. Something had to be done. It's not right or legal for teenage girls to be getting pregnant by grandpa age men.

Where is Merrill Jessop? How come he's not being interviewed? How come Larry King or GMA don't have him on?

Punish all 416 kids because of 5 underage marriages found at this ranch??? ohhh please !HOW SAD! The government is definitely the enemy to these people now.

You have entered the twilight zone...1940s Germany and Jack boothed thugs have come to shatter your family. Or is it Cambodia, 1975. Khmer Rouge steal your young children and teach them that there are no longer families--no parents, no children. The "organization" is now your parent and must be obeyed above all else.

Oh...the reality is that this is Texas, one of the United States of America and its 2008. Why does my heart weep for my country. Once a shining star on a hill--beacon of hope for the world. Now a despotic giant.

I hope the children do not end up back in the dreadful flds compound, however after the deprogramming and exposure to the outside world many of the children may not want to go back to YFZ even if allowed/ordered to.

Thank God for Texas and the courage of officials there! My prayer is that they will stay the course and not be swayed by all the hoopla. As someone who works with abused children I know the pressure the agencies are under and admire very much their courage.

"Its obvious, if you look at the record, there have been some underage marriages"
"Marriages at the YFZ ranch were not arranged by priesthood holders but rather were the decision of the girl and her family"

No teenager is "deciding" to get married to an adult male. FLDS marriages seem to have been all arranged, that's why those in Utah had their families "given" to someone else when they were kicked out. Now that attention is focused on the age of the brides its suddenly the decision of the girls and their families? I really doubt that.

"It's obvious, if you look at the record, there have been some underage marriages," Parker told reporters on Tuesday. He said marriages at the YFZ Ranch were not arranged by priesthood holders but rather were the decision of the girl and her family.

Even the FLDS attorney is admitting that there were underage marriages.

I hope this can all be sorted out as quickly as possible, and that families that having not been abusing their children can be reunited.

But, bottom line, if the FLDS want their children back, they're going to have to abandon this practice of underage marriages.

If an underage marriage is a "spiritual" marriage, that is, not legally recognized by the state, the "marriage" would be illegal on two counts, age and polygamy. Any sexual relations in such an arrangement would be considered statutory rape.

What is going on in Texas is stupid. It is beyond reason to think that the government has the power to rip your children away from you based upon allegations alone. At least, I do not see any evidence that gives Judge Walther (sp?) the power to do what she is doing. I do not care how crazy or messed up the FLDS may be, they do not seem as bad as the people I see in the bad neighborhoods all around the country, but those people get to keep their children, even though they are neglected, abused (physically and sexually). Stupid!!! That is the best word for the situation. I just cannot believe that we are all sitting back and letting the government decide where these kids are going to live. The kids would be better off with their parents, not some government employed foster parent. Stupid!

In Indiana if the cps takes children out of an abusive home the parents do not know where the children are placed and have no say in what religion the foster or group home practices. I find it incredulous that the flds parents and their attorneys think they should have the right to dictate these things. The children are in temporary custody of the state. The parents lost their rights to dictate those things when the children were taken from the ranch. If the parents want to regain custody of the children they better start working with cps instead of fighting them.