Quote Originally Posted by sidhewolf View Post
Personally I am not into Polygamy. That is imo too restrictive and unbalanced of a Style. BUT the PPL/Families in the latest news story were Living in that Style. Unfortunantly it's hard to Really Know what the Whole Truth is in this (or any) situation Really, with the Media being what it is and stacking the deck as it does.

I don't think Families should be disrupted, and/or children removed from their Homes, without pretty absolute proof that they are in danger where they are to begin with.

My opinion is that the Government and Social Services have absolutely too much Power in these things.

Who can possibly Know the Truth w/o Living there?

Respectfully~SibheWolf
It's my understanding (forgive me if I'm mistaken) that there was at least one pregnant 14 year old in that group. If so, that pretty much speaks to the truth, don't you think? And a DNA test should provide proof of who the father is.

In general, though, I agree that the government busybodies do wield too much power in similar cases. But then, in many of these religious communities, the leader tends to wield a hell of a lot more power. I often wonder how many of the people involved are truly there voluntarily, rather than being afraid to speak out against someone who controls their family.