Comments about ‘FLDS report says 12 girls married underage’

Big deal .. why can't the authorities just leave us alone to live our lives in the way that the Heavenly Father through the prophets instructed us to

It's a shame that the FLDS are participating in this kind of abuse. It's also a shame that Texas has handled this whole thing so poorly adding to the abuse. All of the abusers, including Texas CPS, absolutely disgust me.

It is a crime. That's why.

That attitude is exactly why the children weren't safe in the care of the communial environment in which they were being raised.

Itis a big deal, Matthew 19:5 Jesus says a man sould be married to one woman not many,show your prophet.

These statistics put out by Texas CPS are worthless without knowing the circumstance, dates and places where the young women were married. For example, prior to September 2005 it was legal to be married at the age of 14 in Texas. If the young women were married at 14 prior to that time, then the marriage is legal. It is only after the FLDS moved in to Texas that the age of consent to marry was raised in order to target the FLDS specifically. Also, if they were married in a State where a young marriage is legal and then moved to Texas, then the marriage is still legal. For CPS to claim that they were all abused is laughable considering the lack of this important information.

I'm glad someone is standing up for these kids. I can't imagine my daughter being raised to be one of many wives or marry an old man. Texas CPS has my respect!

The flds are the abusers and the problem here, not "the authorities", not even Texas. In this day and age, we expect parents to protect their minor children, not treat them as property like the flds have done. In this case duly elected governments needed to act act, and did act, and will act. The flds need to recognize the abyss they've fallen into, begin to pull themselves out of it, and stop looking for dirt in the eyes of the rest of us.

Because the State of Texas has such a good track record when it comes to providing accurate information about the FLDS to the media and courts.

Hello? Isn't this the same Texas CPS that exaggerated and falsified information so badly last spring that even the Texas Supreme Court refused to believe it?

Why on earth is anyone giving any credibility to this report?

Really, sarah? Big Deal? Why can't you be left alone to practice your religion? Ummm, ok. Say my heavenly father demands child sacrifice or randomly punching people wearing plaid. Why can't I be left alone to practice my religion as my god wishes?

I support the right of the FLDS to practice their religion up until the point it injures someone else. And I do believe that a 13-year-old being married off is being injured.

Polygamy has gone large unprosecuted except when child marriage is involved. If the FLDS had kept it all between adults, the raid never would have happened.

In every state the age of consent and marriage should be 18.

CPS exaggerated and falsified information? If it weren't for the children not knowing their own names and ages and birthdates, done to confuse so the grown ups would have an easier time should authorities step in, this would have been much simpler to work out.

One adult in each bedroom with several child of various ages who may or may not be the adult's children? These children were way too controlled by the adults in the community and CPS was right to step in.

The authorities should get financially reimbursed by the FLDS for all the time and effort they had to put into the case.

If someone would read what Jesus said about polygamy,none of this would have happend.

Assuming these stats are true, and that a few 15 year olds got married, I think it's highly disingenuous that CPS predicated their raid on these few 15 year old marriages (there's no evidence the 12-14 year olds had ever had sex) that occurred several years ago, around the time the laws changed, raising the minimum marriage age from 14 to 16. Calling something "child abuse" that just 3 years ago was legal is disingenuous. Further no marriages had occurred in the sect in the past 3 years, so saying 300 children were neglected and in imminent risk of abuse, is just plain dishonest on CPS' part.

so, sarah, how old are you? either you're an adult that cares not for the welfare of children, or you're a child that has been brainwashed to believe you are "destined" to be married to someone chosen for you by a group of old men.

Either way, you are so misguided it boggles the imagination.

Don't you want to fall in love and marry someone you will be happy with? Do you really want to be stuck with someone that may not love you and simply wants you to pump out children for him?

you have a choice. That's God's will - that you have free will. That's His gift to you. And for you to throw it all away based on the direction of some guy that got his "prophet"-ness simply because his dad died is totally wrong.

You want to honor God? Use your free will to find true happiness rather than be stuck with someone picked by others. And do the same for your children. Give them the gift that God gave them - free will to find happiness.

You can be a good FLDS and still not bow to the will of the men.

So the next time a mentally-deranged woman calls the DCFS and tells them you're abusing your kids, the government should be allowed to bust down your door and stick an MP-5 in your face?

You obviously are too busy marinating in your prejudices to address the issue objectively. Let's try this again, more slowly:

The Texas Supreme Court, after hearing all the "evidence" gathered by the Texas CPS, ORDERED them to give the kids back because they held that -- based on the evidence that was presented to them -- THERE WAS NO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION TO TAKE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Just because some social worker "thinks" that kids are being abused doesn't mean they are.

And just because people don't like polygamy doesn't mean the government can ignore due process.

FLDS; may I suggest, that all who enter into a plural marriage, be 21 or older, with a maximum age difference of 15 years. In addition, the women deserve to have a choice. They are not cattle.

Since when is protecting children a bad idea? It seems crazy to me that people truly question this whole idea of CPS trying to protect children. I will agree CPS is not always perfect, but it has to start somewhere. I work with survivors of sexual abuse and they too thought growing up it was acceptable. It is sad to see how it has effected the rest of their lives.

This is what Smith had a shootout about and lost. Jesus says one man one woman.

The reason behind why Utah's population grew faster than any other state last year, is simple, they don't believe in same-sex marriage, and do it the right way.

Good job Texas!!!! Where has Utah been since 1890?

I am proud to be the 3rd wife of my wonderful husband and we have a well balanced family. I was married when I was 16 and am now 21 and am perfectly capable of not selling out the principle of the one true church for the sake of statehood and greedy dollars. Leave us alone and we will be just fine.