At the start, I have to state that I find the religion of this sect in Texas to be non-Christian and I have no affiliation for their beliefs. However, there is a standard of reasonable due process that needs to be observed here. This entire operation had a bad air about it with wild accusations and innuendo flying through the media at the very start. To step in and seize 400 children with no evidence of any wrong doing on the part of the parents involved, the State took upon itself the right to violate it’s own legitimate protective concerns. Each of these parents deserves an apology and their children returned immediately.
Now, we also have the allegations of underage marriage to deal with along with arranged polygamous relationships. This is a touchy matter. In large segments of this world, arranged, young marriages are the norm. While I certainly oppose that, I do recognize that religious freedoms entail the right for religious freedoms that I do not agree with. If a teenager is married against her will, then let’s deal with that reality. If a teenage wife is content with her marriage, then let’s also observe the religious rights of that young woman to her marriage. It was not that long ago in our civilized histories, that young women were expected to be married before they reached our current age of consent. The mother of our LORD, Jesus Christ, was a young teenager herself.
It’s time to deal with the actual allegations and evidences and not the innuendo and shrill emotionalism of the likes of Nancy Grace and company.
