“To my mind, the evil here is the under aged marriage.”
Yes, and please keep in mind that these so-called marriages are not legally performed. They are “sealed” in their temple, and never get recorded (each polygamous man has only one legal wife, all others are never made official to try to escape bigamy charges.
Then when the girl gets pregnant, if they can swing it, she is sent to the welfare office to get aid including WIC; and, as they say, “bleed the beast.”
Much of the cult’s income comes from welfare checks. The more kids, the bigger the check.
I’ve wondered if the RICO laws might apply here also.
Exactly. And I find it pretty aggravating that the media keeps referring to the FLDS as a “polygamist” group. That’s not the problem. Forcing adolescent girls into marriage and raping them would hardly be okay if it was done monogamously.