Re: Condolences to the FLDS

David / Amicus wrote:
> I heard about all those girls being taken from the compound.  Only
> girls.  Where were the boys?

Apparently there were 40 boys among the children taken, see

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/apr/05/authorities-prepare-for-worst-in-efforts-to-area/

> I wonder if like in so many polygamous groups that the boys are kicked
> out so there won't be any competition for wives with the old(er) men?

> I heard too that some of the girls were pregnant and also the children
> were often not being adequately watched over in the compound.

That is the big issue with at least some such groups, forced
"marriage" of underage girls who have little or no say in the matter.
We'll have to wait for the evidence to see if it was a problem with
that particular group.

> One thing I thought extremely odd was that the busses used to trans****t
> the girls were from some baptist church.  I saw BAPTIST written on their
> sides.

I suspect they just hired the buses they could get and those happened
to be available at a good price.