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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Be Thankful You are Not Warren Jeffs, Allen Steed, Elissa Wall of A Latter Day Saint
Legal Pub opines many reasons to be thankful this holiday season. Begin by being thankful you are not part of the Utah T.V. reality show that has dominated a lot of news time. The blow up of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Jeff, Steed, Wall soap oprah has forever changed many lives, starting with Jeff's. The polygamous-sect leader, Warren Jeffs, 51, was convicted this fall of two counts of "rape as an accomplice" because he arranged the marriage of a 14-year-old follower and her 19-year-old cousin in 2001. Jeffs has now been sentenced to two consecutive terms of five years to life in prison. A Utah parole board will ultimately decide how long he actually stays in jail but an average sentence for sex related crimes is around seven years. The parole boards first opportunity to review the length of actual incarceration will be in 2010.
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ReplyDeleteTwo stories in a row about religion out of controll!
G.N.
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ReplyDeleteTwo stories in a row about religion out of controll!
G.N.
OR thankful you are not Harrell Braddy, or O.J. Simpson!
ReplyDeleteWonder what Wall looked like as a 14 year old? If she was a true believer as were her parents, I do not understand why it was a crime.
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This is ludicrous. How can you rape your wife. Simply stupid. It is a witch hunt to end sects that promote polygamy!
ReplyDeleteYes it is an attack on polygamy and many of us offer no execuses, just justification.
ReplyDeleteI too think it's a round-about attack on polygamy. (but I also believe a 14-year old should NOT be married).
ReplyDeleteMaybe, with more discussion on what marriage is, and who is entitled to marry, there will be some inclusion of polygamy.
(sorry to say my state of VA has passed a constitutional ammendment defining marriage as being between one man and one woman)
My motto: Human Rights for Human Beings.
Actually Colleency, I favor defining marriage as five year renewable partnership agreements with specific liquidation clauses explaining what happens at the end of the contract or if there is a breach of contract. It would eliminate much of the uncertainty of divorce and encourage participants not to take their partner for granted.
ReplyDeleteFascinating idea, LP ... I'll have to think about that!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's sad, though, that "till death do us part" becomes "as long as you're still worth it in 5 years" ... But the latter is probably a more accurate reflection of today's reality.
What happened with the constitutional guarantee of separation of church and state. Clear example of the government saying what religions can and can't do.
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Eighteen girls have been placed in the temporary custody of the state under a court order, said Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner.
ReplyDeleteAuthorities said they continue to search the 1,900-acre YFZ ranch, and at least one suspect is being sought by police.
Meisner said troopers and child welfare officials arrived at the secluded ranch Thursday evening with arrest and search warrants. They were responding to a report of "physical abuse" and neglect involving a 16-year-old girl.
Another Child Protective Services spokesman, Darrell Azar, said the 18 girls were placed in state custody because it appeared they "had been abused or were at immediate risk of future abuse."
Scandal?
ReplyDeleteHe was found guilty in 2011.
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