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FLDS leader arraigned in a rural Texas court
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Third degree felony, in Texas and Utah. So much for freedom of speech.
A lot of people keep going on and on and on about the FLDSers' rights. The FLDSers do:
1) NOT have the right to marry 12-year-old girls (or girls who have started their periods, who may be younger)
2) NOT have the right to have sex with these little girls, even if it is part of a religion. Yes I call it SEX because there's no love in it! They have sex for one purpose only and that is to have babies.
3) NOT have the right to perform illegal marriages
4) NOT have the right marry more than one person
The above acts are all ILLEGAL. Even if a religion practices the above acts, the acts are still illegal.
The religion is NOT illegal, but the ACTS ARE ILLEGAL!
What's the substantive difference between a "wife" and "girlfriend"?
In your note, you said you hoped the LDS Church would be more Christian. I thought your comment was offensive. First of all, the LDS church already is a Christian church. Do you think we are "less Christian" because we don't believe exactly as you believe?
Secondly, if I wanted to believe what Protestants and Catholics believe, don't you think I would have joined one of their churches?
It makes no sense for the LDS church to become "more Christian" already is a Christian church. Many of the LDS converts, including me, chose to the LDS church because it was different from the Protestant and Catholic churches.
A religious ceremony not licensed by the state is not a marraige.
Isn't it strange that Texas brings bigamy charges under the new law targeted to catch the FLDS, yet with charges of what Texas defines as multiple marraiges polygamy isn't mentioned.
Noone will touch the polygamy issue with a ten foot pole.
Looks like the bigamy statute will get to the Supreme Court in due time.
I just love this logic. . . NOT!
Licensing a religious ceremony is a HUGE infringement on religion. There is supposed to be separation of church and state, but when it comes to marriage, there is no separation. Most people think churches impose their will on government, but really, government is constantly imposing its will on churches, like in the marriage example.
If you don't like America and its desire to protect children, I 'll pass the hat and we can get you a one way ticket to Iraq or Iran. Rodney, Warren, Thomas, soon to be Merril, and all the rest went after minors, WHAT DON'T YOU GET? Comic Books are a great idea, if you can't read, you can just look at the pictures!
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