O.K. I was working all night- now I'll reply to your various posts. Good comments everyone !
QCMBR- I agree our society definitely has a skewed view of sex as you put forth in great detail here . It definitely should be a loving union between partners of the opposite sex, or in some cases , same sex. That being said- pedophiles are sick in the head and the proliferation of adult sexual material in the media is not what makes them go after little girls . It is a " mental sickness " as you said which needs to be dealt with by professional psychologists, or psychiatrists , and as those options fail - law officials putting them in prison so young people can be protected ! We are dealing with felony child abuse - which in multiple offenses , in the United States gets pedophiles up to 50 years to life in prison. I would call that quite serious.
SAMMIE LEES WIFE- I agree with you. This is a huge issue which will not be solved on a discussion board like this - but it will be solved in the courts of Texas. I understand that you don't support the cults or their mistreatment of the children. I get that. The comparison with Jehovah's Witnesses spanking their children at a Kingdom Hall - as opposed to Mormon's breaking the arms and causing multiple fractures in many of their children is a stretch I believe . Not to mention the " sexual " issues of 60 percent of the Mormon girls from the compound being pregnant. So- it's not just a sexual issue , with the arm breaking physical abuse is happening too.
I think with the " fact " of the pregnant girls, and broken bones in multiple children - it is enough " evidence " to cause sufficient concern. And enough to warrant an investigation as well ! To not pursue it intrudes on the rights of the children to have a safe life . I do not think that intrudes on anybodies rights to make sure children live safely.
BONNIE & CLYDE- I too think that mainstream Mormons are just as cultish as offshoot Mormons .
5 GO- I agree with your comments. Children are taken from abusive parents all the time by child protection services in this country. Druggie parents, physically abusive parents, pedophile parents, abusive care providers providing care for children, and even adoptive parents , or foster parents providing a foster home for wayward children have been charged with abuse. It is not an uncommon problem in our society ! So my point is this - just because we have people hiding behind the name of a religion doing the same crimes that these other people I mention are doing - does that somehow let them off the hook to be responsible to their children ? Does it make it a situation where the authorities have to be more careful as to not offend sensibilities - but whereas if it was just Tom daycare provider, or Jane foster mother, a normal person would be strung up so fast for this their head spins ? ! I see and smell double standards here when it comes to getting justice for children in any religious group, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and Scientologists ! In my opinion those religions are mainly concerned about how it will appear to the public to save their image in the media. Just my take. We see this " save my face and a$$" attitude all the time in big organizations. It's sick ! End of my rant .
IN RAINBOWS- I agree that if parents raise their children in a dangerous environment - there needs to be laws to protect them and ensure they can be rescued. Otherwise we would have " anarchy" in society with everyone raising children like tyrants with no rules to protect the young ones. Children have to be protected. Peace out, Mr. Flipper