Posted by
inkling_revival on Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:00:00 AM
I wrote earlier this month about the fundamentalism Mormon sect whose ranch was raided by Texas authorities on suspicion of child abuse. Libertarians have been up in arms regarding what they regard as "police state tactics" on the part of Texas, holding more than 400 children separate from their parents on the basis of a single, anonymous phone call alleging that an underage girl was forced to bear children and needed the state's protection.
Developments in the story prompt me to come down on the side of the alarmists.
During the hearing regarding whether the children should remain in the state's custody pending further investigation, child psychologist and state witness Bruce Perry testified that
the group's belief system is abusive.
Read more at Plumb Bob Blog....