There, fixed it. "Wives" is a euphemism. The whole point of "marrying" them was to put a pretty name on child-rape, which was done for the purpose of provideing sexual gratification for the men, and bearing children to increase their numbers of the group.
Let's not mince words.
BTW, is anybody going to mention here the fact that the in-breeding within FLDS has produced deformed, unhealthy, offspring and continues to do so? There's already an FR thread or two on this topic...
“The whole point of “marrying” them was to put a pretty name on child-rape”
I’m not defending their practices. If they have the evidence to prosecute them, go for it. But, frequently there is a fine line between prosecution and persecution. I’m making a point that all of the grandstanding over polygamy is hypocritical, not to mention, a ruse to stir up dislike of Mormons in general. All of the Mormons that I know have the strongest family values and sense of community of any religious group I have seen.
This straightforward assessment needs repeating over & over again on these threads. (Please post this & other discerning comments frequently...we need more folks like you & not just Morfolks who tend to defend polygamy)
Bet hey, I thought that the official ideology gods had decreed that we are no longer supposed to 'believe' in genetics? Genetics is a gateway belief that could lead to Darwinism.
"Meanwhile, many of the children in the FLDS group suffer from fumarase deficiency, a genetic disease that causes acute retardation and physical deformation. The disease was spread through decades of inbreeding, according to John Dougherty, an investigative reporter who has written extensively about the polygamist sect."
The daily thread has a link to this article.