ANDREA MOORE-EMMETT is author of God's Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped (Pince-Nez Press, 2004).
Deference to religion and parental rights must sometimes take a back seat to protecting women and children's safety. Posted on Aug 24, 2008, Source: Ms. Magazine