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On AlterNet: flds

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "flds"

The FLDS Children Seized in Texas are in Their Own Private Gitmo

The FLDS Children Seized in Texas are in Their Own Private Gitmo

Richard Wexler, The Nation. May 31, 2008.
Foster care is a toxic intervention, to be used sparingly. In the case of the Yearning for Zion ranch, Texas prescribed megadoses of foster care.

Texas Court Rules Against Seizures of FLDS Children

Texas Court Rules Against Seizures of FLDS Children

Jesse Wendel, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. May 23, 2008.
The Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling granting custody of the children to the state.

Sex Abuse in the Name of Religion Isn't a Lifestyle -- It's Sex Abuse

Sex Abuse in the Name of Religion Isn't a Lifestyle -- It's Sex Abuse

Ellen Goodman, Truthdig. May 23, 2008.
The call to understand the polygamous sect as just another unique corner of multicultural America is relativism run amok.

Racist FLDS Cult Surfaces in New Location

Racist FLDS Cult Surfaces in New Location

Southern Poverty Law Center Staff, Hate Watch AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 18, 2008.
A top aide to imprisoned fundamentalist Mormon polygamist leader Warren S. Jeffs has purchased $2 million worth of property in Colorado.

Men of the Cloth: The Vatican Isn't So Far From Fundamentalist Mormonism

Men of the Cloth: The Vatican Isn't So Far From Fundamentalist Mormonism

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. April 26, 2008.
When it comes to keeping women in their place, polygamous Mormon fundamentalists and the Pope have a lot in common.

Prosecuting Polygamy

Prosecuting Polygamy

Marci Hamilton, Huffington Post. April 16, 2008.
Authorities must vigorously enforce the laws against polygamy to stem the abuse of women and children in fundamentalist Mormon communities.