"A state appellate court ruled Thursday that child welfare officials had no right to seize hundreds of children from a polygamist sect's ranch on April 3."

the saga continues... picked by ybcool 2 months ago

After hours of lawyers popping up with similar objections and questions, a custody hearing for 416 children seized from a polygamist sect finally turned to whether they were abused: A child welfare worker said some women at the sect's ranch may have had children when they were minors, some as young as 13. picked by MeMe 3 months ago

The imprisoned leader of a polygamist sect along with other five men arrested earlier this year in Texas have been accused of child sex assault. picked by maxriter 1 day ago

Can you say 'fiasco'? picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Polygamist families are taught that welfare was instituted by God to assist them. Thus, wives who are not technically married as the first wife file for welfare by stating that their husband has left them and refuses to pay child support. In effect, polygamy is cheating the honest citizens of this state out of millions of tax dollars. This is Utah but is typical of polygamist wefare abuse in othe... read full post picked by DerAlt 3 months ago

Until the raid on their compound last week, the women and girls of the Yearning for Zion Ranch spent their days caring for its many children [400+], tilling gardens and quilting, dressed in pioneer-style dresses sewn by their own hands. picked by deEPCHill 4 months ago

The children's shoes still sit neatly, side by side where they last left them. Child-sized shovels and miniature wheelbarrows sit on the porch of their three-story, log cabin-like home.

The only noise now emanating from this 1,700-acre compound is the rustle of the wind, birds chirping, the occasional scurry of a roadrunner or a truck traveling along the dirt roads. picked by deEPCHill 3 months ago

The leader of the largest US polygamist sect who arranged a marriage between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin, told the girl it was her religious duty to give herself "mind, body and soul" to her husband. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

This whole story continues to blow my mind.

Update to this, this, this, this, this, this, and this. Probably a couple others, too. picked by deEPCHill 3 months ago

this is difficult to watch... an interview with three of the mothers taken during the raid on the polygamist sect. their take on the raid, freedom, and their lifestyles almost in unison. picked by ybcool 3 months ago

pictures and video of the raid as it happened...

"This site was created by the FLDS people to help the innocent children that were living at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, Texas." picked by ybcool 3 months ago

Texas students will have four more words to remember when they head back to class this month and begin reciting the state's pledge of allegiance. picked by ReBoot 12 months ago

The raid by Texas authorities on a reclusive polygamous sect in April has had an unexpected consequence - the launch of a new clothing line. picked by mutil8or 3 weeks ago

Officials from Texas Child Protective Services, escorted by state troopers, took 52 girls, ages 6 months to 17 years, from the remote retreat on Friday afternoon. picked by indisguise 4 months ago

Young teenage girls at a polygamist compound in West Texas were required to have sex in a soaring white temple after they were married in sect-recognized unions, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

Update to This story picked by doggylives 4 months ago