Lone Star Justice: Why isn't Utah as bold as Texas about polygamy?

Salt Lake City Weekly.com ^ | 4/10/08 | Holly Mullen

[QBFimi]

>>The Mormon church is NOT the true church...

Funny, why do I keep getting the idea that we’re having a repeat of “When they came for the Jews, I said nothing, for I wasn’t a Jew ...”

(Note: QBFimi is NOT a Mormon)

[greyfoxx39]

Ping!

[scory]

I see that the usual ignorant, bigoted foolishness is on full display on this thread.

It’s a free country. The downside of that is that any moron can print or say just about anything - and usually will as evidenced by your post.

[ansel12]

The first tactic is, change the subject.

[sam_paine]

Authorities have yet to identify the girl who tipped them off. Perhaps she doesn’t exist. But an exhaustive search of the compound is going down and,...it’s likely some stone of criminal evidence will be uncovered.

Wow. Maybe we didn't have any evidence of any crimes, but by God, we'll manufacture SOMETHING! Sheeesh.

[ansel12]

"It’s a free country.

That is the most cavalier reaction to this rape and child molesting that I have seen yet.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

You'll never find a mormon who has anything bad to say about polygamy. I swear, that church has some sort of secret bylaw that tells everybody to excuse, minimize, and look the other way at polygamy. When Mike Leavitt was governor, he said that it was a lifestyle choice and should be left alone.

I find it interesting that Utah uses the excuse that they don't have the manpower and resources to go after polygamists who rape little girls and have their "wives" scam the welfare system. The have all the manpower in the world to bust people coming across the border with high-point beer and fireworks, and to run sting operations against every little podunk mini-mart in the state to make sure they're not selling beer or cigarettes to minors.

[rightazrain]

“The Mormon church is NOT the true church...”

What do you mean by this statement? Where did it come from — I didn’t see it in the article.

Do you mean that the FLDS is “not the true church”?

What is the true church, in your opinion?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

If it’s full of crap, tell us why. Namecalling and accusation is the tactic of a liberal. Try bringing something to the table. Otherwise, you just look like an idiot.

[colorcountry]

They shut down paramutual betting too, plenty of manpower for that nonsense. Utah government must protect us against ourselves yet they let the polygs do as they please.

[ansel12]

"Wow. Maybe we didn't have any evidence of any crimes, but by God, we'll manufacture SOMETHING! Sheeesh."

Keep your fingers crossed, maybe these guys can beat the charges, if you are lucky all of the women and children will be sent back behind the gates and everything can resume.

[Domandred]

Careful there. QBFimi was quoting the original poster, whose original comment was removed due to MANY bigotous statements about the LDS church.

[greyfoxx39]

I had to chuckle at this "They went about their work earnestly, trying to keep a low profile. They built a towering limestone temple

Pictures show that "towering" building sticking out like a sore thumb...low profile, LOL!

IMO, the FLDS didn't do their homework when they decided to move into Texas. Accustomed to the governmental blindness of UT and AZ, they thought they could find an out-of=the-way spot and just carry on. Kudos to Texas authorities for busting them!

[Choose Ye This Day]

You'll never find a mormon who has anything bad to say about polygamy.

You obviously don't know enough Mormons.

[ansel12]

"“The Mormon church is NOT the true church...”

That was my fault, I posted the first reader comment with the article because it had some good questions, but it also had that near the end, the moderator pulled it, which was probably best, it was more of a distraction than I realized.

[rightazrain]

Why should I be “careful there?” I didn’t see the original statement, and the question still applies.

[Osage Orange]

"Never" might be a poor choice of words.....

But you make some good points.....

[MEGoody]

The FLDS is to Mormonism what Fred Phelps and his ‘church’ is to Baptists.

[frankenMonkey]

It seems that polygamy has morphed over the years into this new breed of pedophiles. Used to be they kept out of the way, and kept to marrying older women. But these FLDS guys are extremely sick and perverted, and I are using “religious freedom” to escape justice. The entire organization needs to be destroyed, and the innocent lives salvaged. Perhaps the fireworks taskforce can be reassigned to the task.