Well, considering polygamy is illegal and sex with pubescent girls is DEFINITELY illegal, it doesn’t truly worry me that the state of Texas is enforcing the law. Is it unfortunate that this has become necessary? Very much so. But it IS necessary nonetheless.

We could turn it around: “When my next-door neighbor was being abused by her husband, I did nothing because she was a grown woman and she could defend herself. When the neighbor farther down the street was abusing his daughter, I did nothing because the girl’s mother could defend the kid if she wanted to. And when the neighbor farther over kept his women in communes and pretended young girls were his wives, I did nothing because it wasn’t my business.” Yes, indeed, it is unfortunate that no one else acted and the state had to–but had to it did.

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Frank: I don’t honestly know. But then … do you?

Are you aware that this whole episode began with a hoax telephone report to Texas police from a supposed FLDS “teen bride” who claimed to have given birth to her 50-some husband’s child one year ago — but who actually turned out to be an adult woman in NW Arizona with a prior record of making false reports to the police?

I’m all for protecting children from the abuse you describe. But I also think that certain standards of evidence, testimony and proof should be met before families are wrenched apart by the State.

“When they came for the polygamists I said nothing, because I wasn’t a polygamist …”

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Daughter: You know how it is against the law to talk about God in school?

Me: No.

Daughter: Well the teacher says we can’t talk about God in school but we can after school. So, when I tell a story about what I heard here, I am not supposed to if it has anything about God in it.

Homeschooling here we come.

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Mumsee would be respectful. Nobody would eat all the cookies. No one would accuse other people of being crazy OR of tattling. No one would use bold unless it was absolutely necessary. No one would take Scripture out of context, or use it in any way I disagreed with. No one would end sentences with prepositions. Everyone would use spell check.

Humph. That may not be two pages, but it’s close enough. I still think you deserve a rap from the scepter.

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Michelle- Glad you made it out of China before the earthquake!

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Loophole! Loophole! So I can say anything I want about someone on here as long as I precede it with “I think…” Would you let your kids get away with that?

And I wasn’t whining. I was pouting, and I was asking for you to be disciplined. Not whining.

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