52 Girls Removed From Texas Compound

lol I posted the same topic a few minutes ago. Mine was in the Religion interest though because I hadn't even thought of posting it in the news section. As for the topic, well I didn't know they were performing incest as well. I knew there were like minors being married off to a bunch of old perverts. The Sunday paper (Houston Chronicle) said that almost 200 women and children were taken out of the compound and many of the children are now in foster care. The police's real target is a 16 year old missing girl, who had been married off to one of the men in the compound. That founder of Westboro Baptist Church is also guilty of performing incest and beating his children (who are like in their 50's now and still scared of their father) and his grandchilren. Sickos like that shouldn't be allowed to reproduce period!

I saw a news break about this just this morning. Like you, I was sickened by it. I heard that now they have removed about 120 women & children from the compound. Supposedly a 16 year old girl called the authorities to report that she is married to a 50 year old man and she also has a child. The authorities are questioning the women & children however they are having difficulties in getting much information from them due to a number of reasons, including their fears and just not being used to disclosing private information. I am sure many of them have lived this way since birth or shortly thereafter and probably feel as if it is normal. Plus, they are likely afraid that they would be punished by the men in the compound if they tell anything about how they are living. I am also sure that they have obviously been brainwashed into thinking that God thinks it is also how they should live. I agree with you totally Ldyjarhead. It is really really hard to believe that there are still places here in the United States where this type of thing is still happening. It kind of makes me wonder why the U.S. government is spending trillions of dollars a day on a war in another country when we obviously have many pressing issues here in our very own country that we should be focusing on.

This is a shame, I wish they had caught these people alot sooner then they did. It says they couldn't find the young 16 year old, her baby girl and the 50 year old man. I am hoping nothing happens to the girl and her baby and I am hoping she may be rescued soon from the clutches of that nasty old man who could take advantage of a child like that. I hope that they will soon close all of them down that exist. Will take some time and alot of man hours but well worth it if it protects the children and young girls who never had a chance to be a kidor teenagers before being forced to marry some old geyser 3-4 times her age. That is rape for sure because what child would even think to consider that even if they grew up around it they had to have dreaded the thought. I am just glad someone finally spoke up. But I pray she is protected from harm from that older man she was forced to mate with.

It is frightening how some people can be brainwashed into following the beliefs of another. I pray these young women are able to recover from this.

wow that is just a sad story. even more sad is i am not suprised because you hear about this kind of thing going on all the time. All you can do is ask God to allow you to heal your heart from such stories

It is hard to imagine that things like this still go on, it is very rare that you hear these sorts of stories and so it is always a bit shocking when something like this happens. No I do not think it is ok for this to happen, I think it is awful and no way to live, I would hate to be in a place like that.

I think there is alot more of this that goes on than what we realize. It is sick, and seems like they are grooming them. I do not believe it is ok. I think some people just use religion as an excuse to get away with things.

I agree with you. What has been happening at that compound in Texas is extremely sick. My husband and I have been following it all in the news. What's really sick is what these people are doing to the Mormon religion. These are FUNDAMENTALISTS who claim LDS as their church, but they are not true Mormons. They are giving Mormons a bad name.

no it is not okay when it goes against the law of the land, and in north america it is against the law. Other countries it is legal and even women can have several husbands in that case it is called polyandry

There is a very major kink factor at work there in that 'religion' with these old guys with harems of child-women. The boys are usually evicted from the group to eliminate the marital competition to leave plenty of girls to award the followers of Jeffs.

It sure is hard to imagine things like this still happen right here in the U.S. but apparently it does. I sure don't think it's OK to do anything you want in the name of religion but it seems there are those who do feel that way. I watch Big Love on HBO and they show life on one of these communes and it isn't a pretty sight. Annie

I had the opportunity of doing some research into these types of facilities several years ago, Ldyjarhead, and I was stunned at what I discovered! Basically, these sects are predators upon the female members. The females are not allowed to have an opinion from childhood, and they are systematically brainwashed to obey whatever dictates their leaders set for them. I cannot now remember the title of one particularly enlightening book on this subject, but I remember vowing to keep it for future reference. I will try and dig it up. The lives of these girls and women amount to little more than slavery.

I myself, don't agree with it at all. It has been going on for years now. And really who am I to say, who is actually to blame. I mean yes, they always have one who is the leader to this, but those that join such, do it on their own accord (90% of the time).

I feel enraged by this and by any atrocity committed in the name of any religion. Freedom of religion should not become a hiding place for perverts or warmongers.

It is not Christianity if anyone is insinuating. We are supposed to have only one spouse at a time and not have a bunch to chose from. Not only that, the incest is wrong. Those poor girls. It is just a means of control, and domination, and using God's name without HIS approval. I hope that something is done to stop these heretics and abusers.

This is sick, people will use religion as an excuse for anything and it does not make it right. I think it makes it even more wrong, as if something like this can be wrong. I feel so bad for those poor children, you have to wonder about the adults - especially the female adults that are here and allowing this to happen. What is their mental state?

I'm glad someone finally is giving Warren Jeffs what he deserves. He has been in the news for years having children with children and marrying those youngsters off to the older men in the compound. Hopefully all the men who were taking advantage of the situation with those little girls will be jailed as he is and brought to justice. I'm all for religious freedom, but no one should have the right to proclaim himself God which is obviously what Warren Jeffs was doing b/c he sure wasn't going by the Bible when he promoted that sort of stuff.

That is absolutely horrible!! I feel that it is absolutely wrong to do anything you want and claim it is okay because of "religion". These people that do things like this have a lot to answer for, I just pray that they will see their need for the true God before it is too late for them. SheliaLee

THere has to be a line. Seriously. Doing whatever you want, no matter how wrong, and saying its "in the name of such and such religion" does not make it okay. I mean, it is one thing to say "I don't eat meat due to my religion", but to say "I believe that incest is okay, because it keeps our religion pure" is absolutely ridiculous. I'm very glad that they got those girls out of there, hopefully they can all figure out how to overcome their brainwashing and lead a better life. In no time at all, every pervert in the world will start their own "religion" just to get control over children. Its so sad.

This is the first that I have heard of this. I live in small town Texas and only get 5 channels if I'm lucky. where did this happen? I remember before I moved to Texas watching the news about the Waco thing....was this like that?