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  • Is early marriage doomed? (Hope so)

    07/24/2011 7:31:13 AM PDT · by flowerplough · 68 replies
    World Magazine ^ | 21 July | Henry
    A few weeks ago I mentioned the high school graduation of my 17-year-old daughter, Emily. In this post I will mention that, in 11 days, she is getting married. Remember my column about the boy who asked me a question about dating that sparked one of the most responded to WORLDmag.com debates of 2010? Yep, that’s him. Commence the tomato throwing. But before you start in, know that the decision to allow this did not come easily. In February I read an article in The Wall Street Journal written by David Lapp. In it he argued that getting married young...
  • Updates and Insights: Texas Child Welfare Case

    04/14/2008 6:48:14 PM PDT · by claudiustg · 67 replies · 149+ views
    Catholic Online ^ | 4/14/2008 | Randy Sly
    The bizarre story behind the removal of more than 400 children from a polygamist Mormon sect continues to develop. WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – It has been almost two weeks since authorities raided a Texas Ranch inhabited by members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and removed 416 children. The story continues to develop as details are made available. According to an affidavit from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, an intake report was received on March 29, 2008 at 11:32 pm concerning a teenage girl living at YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas. The...