• Utah Supreme Court Overturns Conviction of Warren Jeffs2010-07-27 10:55:19
  

  On July 27, 2010, the Utah Supreme Court unanimously ruled to reverse the conviction of Warren Jeffs on two counts of rape as an accomplice and remanded the case to the 5th District Court for a retrial. The State has two weeks to seek a rehearing challenging this decision and one month to decide whether to pursue a retrial. Judge James Shumate, who presided over Mr. Jeffs’ previous trial, has scheduled a hearing on retrial for August 18 at 9 a.m. in St. George, Utah.



• Audio of the Remarks of Matt Smith and Tom Sheahan Concerning Warren Jeffs2010-07-27 19:43:57
  



• Judge Lindberg Confers upon Bruce Wisan the Powers of a Judge2010-07-27 13:48:34
  

  On July 22, 2010, at the request of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Judge Denise Lindberg of Utah’s Third Judicial District Court held what attorneys were told was to be a telephonic status conference on issues regarding the administration of the UEP Trust, and issued an order that conferred on Special Fiduciary Bruce Wisan complete judicial authority to make whatever decisions he sees fit regarding Trust property, and even to determine what constitutes Trust property.



• Sabotage of the FLDS Granaries2010-07-25 09:41:52
  

  The recent forcible break-in at the granary managed by the Bishop’s Storehouse in Hildale, Utah, and the dumping of contaminated wheat into the community food supply clearly show the vindictive hatred and violent nature of many of those being recruited by UEP Special Fiduciary Bruce Wisan and his agents to wage “sociological and psychological warfare” against the FLDS people.



• Misrepresentations and Glaring Hypocrisy Surround Hilderbran’s Legislation Targeting the FLDS2010-07-22 20:33:01
  

  The hearing on Hilderbran’s bill held before the Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues on April 13, 2005, is one of the most glaring examples in modern times of hatred and misinformation spewed forth by supposed experts to arouse prejudice and promote draconian legislation against an unpopular minority group.



• Unethical Conduct of County Attorney Matt Smith and Sheriff Tom Sheahan 2010-07-19 07:49:55
  

  The following article was written over a year ago while Warren Jeffs was still a prisoner in Kingman, Arizona. Out of concern for his life and safety, we decided not to make this information public at that time.



• Gary Engles Creates a False Report: The Corruption of Arizona Law Enforcement2010-07-14 10:43:46
  



• True American Heroes2010-04-05 18:39:25
  

  A video tribute to the hundreds of Lawyers who won the largest child custody case in US history



• 2010-04-05 18:39:25
  



• FLDS Beliefs and Practices2010-03-22 11:09:07
  

  In an affidavit accompanying the motion to dismiss bigamy charges against Mike Emack, Dr. John Walsh undertakes “to provide the Court with background information concerning the FLDS Church generally, and specifically the normative religious and cultural beliefs and practices of faithful FLDS practitioners.”



• Motion for Dismissal of Bigamy Charges2010-03-19 08:25:10
  

  On March 5, 2010, attorneys for Mike Emack filed in 51st District Court a forty-seven-page motion requesting the Court to dismiss the bigamy charges against their client and challenging the constitutionality of the bigamy statute itself.



• Shurtleff’s Threat to Disincorporate Hildale2010-03-13 12:27:15
  



• The “Sarah” Calls Could Have Been Traced Earlier2010-02-15 13:08:33
  

  If the “Sarah” calls actually had been placed from the Ranch, it would have been possible for law enforcement not only to determine that fact but also to pinpoint the actual building from which the calls were coming.



• Arizona Authorities Concede Texas Raid Illegal2010-02-10 22:57:20
  

  On February 4, 2010, Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn granted the motion to suppress evidence seized during the Texas raid on the YFZ Ranch in April of 2008 and vacated the hearing scheduled for February 17, 2010. The opening phrase in this order indicated that it was being issued “Upon stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing.”[1] In other words, a neutral judge has ruled that the evidence presented in the suppression motion made the case that the raid itself was illegal. The State of Arizona has agreed not to use any o



• Judge Walther Disqualified the Key Witness at the Suppression Hearing2010-02-06 15:47:23
  

  Every time I think that I can’t be shocked any further by the high-handed disregard for justice displayed by Judge Barbara Walther, I find another example of her appalling behavior.



• Letter from Raymond Jessop to His Family2010-02-01 23:45:21
  



• FLDS Men Good Husbands and Fathers2010-01-30 00:26:00
  

  As the trials continue, the FLDS men indicted in Texas may be branded with any number of unsavory epithets that in no way describe their actual characters, but this does not change the reality that they have not abused either their wives or their children but have raised beautiful and honorable families and have trained them through kindness and love.



• Michael Emack Hearing2010-01-27 08:28:46
  

  Statement of Randy Wilson, Attorney for Michael Emack after Mike's hearing in San Angelo, Texas January 22, 2010.



• Texas Authorities Were Waiting for an Excuse to Enter the YFZ Ranch2010-01-21 11:18:05
  

  Prior to the hoax phone calls that triggered the 2008 raid on the YFZ Ranch, Texas law enforcement and CPS were poised and ready to conduct an invasion. All they needed was a plausible excuse to obtain a search warrant.



• Recent Murder Sentence for Eldorado Man the Same as That for Allan Keate2010-01-19 16:36:01
  

  An article in the San Angelo Standard Times of January 13, 2010, emphasizes again the inequity inherent in the sentencing of the FLDS men, convicted under statutes specially crafted to target members of a religious minority



• History Repeats Itself2010-01-19 00:58:28
  

  The government takeover of the United Effort Plan Trust and the self-serving management of the court-appointed Special Fiduciary Bruce R. Wisan are shockingly reminiscent of the federal escheatment of LDS Church property in the late 1880s and the scandalous administration of the court-appointed receiver Frank H Dyer.



• Texas Authorities Failed to Make Routine Investigation of the “Sarah” Story2010-01-16 04:22:12
  

  It is a well-known fact by this time that the hoax calls that triggered the Texas raid on the YFZ Ranch were placed by Rozita Swinton, a thirty-three-year-old African American woman in Colorado Springs with a history of making false reports of sexual abuse. For almost two years Texas authorities have attempted to maintain the fiction that they acted in good faith in responding to these calls



• Press Release2010-01-13 20:12:01
  

  In spite of a petition signed by more than 4,000 Trust beneficiaries who pled to the Court for relief from this self-serving Fiduciary, Bruce Wisan continues, with the support of the Arizona and Utah Attorneys General, to suppress and violate the freedoms of a devoutly religious group who desire to satisfy their just wants and needs by holding their property in common with their Church.



• Second Search Warrant Did Not Have Probable Cause2010-01-10 11:58:52
  

  The prosecution of Raymond Jessop, Allan Keate, and the other FLDS men indicted in Texas hinges on the evidence seized during the raid on the YFZ Ranch in April of 2008. The very warrants under which this evidence was obtained, however, were hopelessly flawed so that any convictions based on such evidence should be reversed when the case is reviewed in a neutral court.



• Allan Keate Sentence Makes a Mockery of Justice2010-01-02 13:39:24
  

  The recent sentence of thirty-three years imprisonment for Allan Keate is one of the most glaring injustices perpetrated in our country in modern times.



• Law Enforcement Misled the Court to Obtain Search Warrants for the YFZ Ranch2009-04-18 10:25:31
  

  On April 15, 2008, attorneys representing ten FLDS men filed a motion in the 51st District Court in Schleicher County, Texas, to suppress any and all evidence seized during the searches conducted at the YFZ Ranch during the raid last year. Relying on information obtained through interviews with law-enforcement officers and other evidence, the motion shows that there was a reckless disregard for proper investigative procedures, if not a deliberate attempt to deceive the court in obtaining the search warrants used in the raid.



• CPS Still Tries to Defend the Indefensible 2009-04-11 00:09:42
  

  On the anniversary of the 2008 YFZ raid, Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Anne Heiligenstein gave statements that clearly indicate that CPS is on the defensive regarding its actions during the past year.



• The 2008 YFZ Raid -- Part 1 -- Arrival of the Forces2009-04-08 00:23:39
  

  This is the first in a series of articles giving a history of the raid on the YFZ Ranch. Much of the material has been obtained from the diaries and journals of the FLDS men, women, and children who were directly involved in the events narrated.



• An Invitation to Our Friends and Supporters2009-04-01 19:57:55
  



• Lest We Forget—Fort Concho2009-04-01 19:56:43
  

  Fort Concho in San Angelo, Texas, was established along the banks of the Concho River in 1867 as a military post to protect the frontier settlements and was last used by troops in 1889. It is today a National Historic Landmark and museum, spreading over about forty acres and including seventeen restored buildings. To visit the fort on a school outing would be a holiday for any group of children, but to be crowded into the old barracks buildings and stables and guarded like prisoners of war made the FLDS families who were removed from their homes fol



• What Really Happened at the Coliseum2009-02-28 20:46:29
  

  The separation of the mothers from their young children on April 24, 2008, was the most traumatic experience of the entire YFZ raid. Many of the mothers kept detailed daily journals, and it is from their own accounts of these events that this story is told.



• How Beautiful the Love of Mother2009-02-24 17:45:19
  

  No one can take away the legacy that God has given to Merrianne Jessop, her sacred heritage. No one else can fill the special place of her Mother, Barbara Jessop.



• Dr. John Walsh Explains FLDS Culture2009-01-13 22:47:37
  

  During the 14-day hearings on April 17 and 18 for the children removed from the YFZ Ranch, the main witness for the FLDS people was Dr. John Walsh, a religious-studies expert who volunteered his testimony at this time.



• Selfless Generosity or Just a Marlboro Moment?2009-01-01 21:35:20
  

  CPS workers really did huddle outside at night; and with this new information, in all fairness to this much-maligned agency, I hasten to set the record straight.



• YFZ Search Warrant Was Not Obtained in Good Faith2008-12-29 11:54:28
  

  The Eldorado Investigation report released by CPS on December 22, 2008, brings into focus again all of the issues related to the raid on the YFZ Ranch. Among the most important of these is the validity of the search warrant that provided law-enforcement officials access to the Ranch in the first place.



• CLICK HERE FOR NEW PRESS RELEASE VIDEO FROM THE YFZ RANCH2008-12-27 14:45:29
  

  The Eldorado Investigation Report released by CPS on December 22, is as false and fraudulent as the original hoax telephone call that triggered the raid.



• CPS Investigation Report Falsely Alleges Child Abuse2008-12-25 16:21:46
  

  On December 22, 2008, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services issued its final report on the YFZ Ranch raid and its aftermath, continuing the same practice we have seen them use from the first of justifying their illegal and inhumane actions in this raid by resorting to half-truths and distortions.



• Dan Fischer, De Facto Administrator of the UEP2008-11-18 02:56:47
  

  Documents filed in Utah’s Third District Court on Wednesday November 12, 2008, clearly show that the Diversity Foundation, Dan Fischer’s instrument for maintaining a professional distance while still attacking the FLDS Church, has played a highly significant role in having the UEP placed under court management and in shaping the way in which the Trust has been administered since the court takeover.



• Cost of Bruce Wisan’s Sociological and Psychological War against the FLDS2008-11-17 00:13:45
  

  In a previous article, I asked the question, “What happened to the $7.95 million [Bruce Wisan has] already realized from the sale of UEP assets?” The following information answers, in part, that very question.



• Notice of Hearings2008-11-11 20:01:10
  



• What Is Bruce Wisan Costing the UEP?2008-11-11 19:59:20
  

  On November 14, 2008, a hearing will be held in Judge Denise Lindberg’s court in St. George, Utah, to determine whether court-appointed fiduciary Bruce Wisan can proceed with his contemplated sale of 711 acres of UEP land known as Berry Knoll Farms for $3 million. Wisan claims that the trust is out of money and that he and his attorney firm are currently owed in excess of $1 million and have not been paid in over a year. The proposed sale of this land is just the latest piece of evidence showing that the man appointed to protect the assets of the



• UEP Declaration of Beneficiaries Petition2008-11-08 12:00:05
  



• Affidavit of Willie Jessop in support of Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction2008-11-06 02:26:20
  

  The following affidavit, which was filed in Federal Court November 5, 2008, expresses the heartfelt concerns shared by every FLDS member regarding the State of Utah's actions in the UEP Case. The extent of the devastation, spiritual and economic, that Bruce Wisan and the State of Utah's actions in this matter have visited and are continuing to visit upon our community of faith cannot be overstated. We ask the court for nothing more than to apply the United States Constitution to the actions of the State in this case.



• Supreme Court Decision in Santeria Case Provides Important Precedent2008-10-30 16:06:07
  

  The Supreme Court decision of June 11, 1993 in the case of the Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah established the legal precedent that a law which is aimed at targeting a particular religion violates the Free Exercise clause of the First Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional.



• Doesn’t CPS Know When to Quit?2008-10-28 21:35:23
  

  Enough harm has already been done to innocent children and parents. It is past time for CPS to bow out gracefully and leave these families alone.



• The UEP Was Established for Living the United Order2008-10-21 18:06:51
  

  The UEP was never intended as a business venture or merely as a means of holding and managing the property in the Short Creek valley and elsewhere. It was established to enable the people who gathered around the leadership of the FLDS Church to live a sacred gospel principle, essential to our progress in this life and to our exaltation in the life to come—the United Order.



• Willson’s Story2008-10-10 04:48:52
  



• An Answer to Prayer2008-10-03 20:01:26
  

  VIEWS of a Former Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) September 2008



• Impressions of the Attorneys2008-10-01 09:31:23
  

  The October 2008 issue of the ABA Journal contains an interesting article giving the observations and impressions of several of the attorneys who represented the FLDS mothers and the children following the April raid on the YFZ community



• Are They Finally Paying Their Taxes?2008-09-20 14:16:07
  

  The FLDS people have been paying their property taxes in full and on time ever since the UEP was organized in 1942.



• Bruce Wisan, Fraudulent Fiduciary2008-09-20 06:26:53
  

  Bruce Wisan, the court-appointed special fiduciary for the United Effort Plan Trust, not only is stealing assets of the trust he is supposed to be protecting but also has defrauded the court.



• Where Did You Get That Bull, Carolyn?2008-09-18 10:39:31
  



• Stephen Singular Misrepresents the Character of Warren Jeffs2008-09-16 15:47:52
  

  Instead of being a carefully researched account of FLDS history and culture, Singular’s book is a rehash of the stories of every bitter ex-FLDS member willing to talk to the author.



• Birds of a Feather2008-09-12 10:09:21
  

  In his position as court-appointed special fiduciary for the UEP, Bruce Wisan has affiliated himself closely with two men who are experts at stealing the assets of a company for their personal gain and defrauding the stockholders of millions of dollars—Richard Holm and Jethro Barlow



• FLDS Children Were Being Educated All Along2008-09-11 11:35:57
  

  FLDS parents have been educating their children all along, either through public or private schools or through home schools.



• Letter to Dan Fischer from His Daughter2008-09-06 13:33:06
  



• Britton’s Story2008-09-04 13:55:33
  



• Oh, Experience, There's Nothing Like Experience!2008-08-30 05:02:03
  

  The Lord has all things in His hands; therefore let it come, for it will give me experience



• Letter from Merrianne Jessop to her Mother2008-08-27 18:58:38
  



• Removal of FLDS Girl Is Not Justified2008-08-22 14:37:11
  

  The return of Merrianne Jessop, the14-year-old daughter of Merril and Barbara Jessop to foster care on August 19 is a clear overreaching of state authority.



• Faith of the Children2008-08-22 13:04:09
  

  In the face of almost continual pressure to compromise their faith and beliefs, the FLDS children have demonstrated remarkable determination and courage.



• “What Are You Saying, Carolyn?”2008-08-22 12:45:30
  



• Now They Want to Do It Again2008-08-18 22:32:33
  

  With hearings beginning today on the CPS motions to return eight FLDS children to foster care, it would be well to remember the abuses that already have been heaped upon these children and their mothers by CPS and the Texas foster-care system.



• Parallels in the Island Pond Raid2008-08-15 20:07:16
  

  Because of the courage of one man, 112 Island Pond, Vermont children were returned to their homes within 48 hours of their seizure. The entire state case was dismissed, and there was no lingering SRS presence to harass the families and attempt further to control their lives.



• Slow Day in the News?2008-08-13 19:19:56
  

  The probe into the FLDS has not been widened as the Deseret News implies in its misleading headline. The number of cases reported in the news article is the same as that announced by Texas authorities in early April.



• The Plan of Salvation2008-08-08 18:02:32
  

  One of the stereotypes regarding the FLDS people is that we believe all outsiders are wicked gentiles doomed to suffer the wrath of God in this world and the world to come.



• Texas CPS Wants to Kidnap Eight FLDS Children2008-08-06 12:39:02
  

  On Tuesday, August 5, 2008, the Texas CPS filed petitions to place eight FLDS children, ages 5 to 17, back into foster care.



• Who Is Dan Fischer?2008-08-05 22:32:18
  

  What do you get when you mix wealth and power with intelligence, unbending determination, and intense personal hatred? The answer is Dan Fischer.



• The FLDS Way Is to Teach Children through Love2008-08-02 11:08:20
  

  FLDS teachings always have emphasized persuasion through love, not compliance through force and brutality



• Real Child Abuse2008-08-01 12:40:16
  

  Our public officials need to stop wasting their time and the taxpayers’ money searching for nonexistent crimes among the FLDS when the very people they have been relying on for their misinformation are guilty of criminal child abuse themselves.



• Dan Fischer: Abusive Husband and Father2008-07-30 20:21:48
  

  The physical and emotional abuse in Dan Fischer’s family extended to his children as well as to his wives.



• Senate Hearing Gives Biased View of FLDS2008-07-25 16:29:08
  

  The July 24, 2008 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a one-sided theatrical display designed to arouse prejudice against a minority religious culture.



• FLDS Willing to Cooperate with Texas Authorities2008-07-23 19:42:14
  



• Natalie Malonis: Would You Let This Woman Represent Your Daughter?2008-07-23 15:34:38
  

  Natalie Malonis, Teresa Jeffs’ court-appointed attorney ad litem, has exhibited a pattern of drug abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, and mental instability that calls into serious question her ability to provide competent representation for any client.



• Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on FLDS2008-07-21 18:20:20
  

  On July 24, 2008, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled before the Senate Judiciary Committee a hearing on ''Crimes Associated with Polygamy: The Need for a Coordinated State and Federal Response.'' He especially plans to target the FLDS Church.



• Carolyn Jessop: Not So Credible after All2008-07-21 15:49:19
  

  The only thing wrong with Carolyn’s version of the Caliente episode is that most of it never happened



• Is This Where We Want to Go?2008-07-21 10:54:06
  

  Considering the hearing scheduled for this Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as the closed-door meeting of top law-enforcement officials that took place in Las Vegas six weeks ago targeting the FLDS, the American people need to ask themselves whether this sort of scrutiny is what we want for all citizens.



• Courtship and Marriage2008-07-19 14:22:50
  

  An incident recorded in The Mosiah Hancock Journal is interesting in the light of current accusations regarding the FLDS in Texas.



• The Unreliability of Apostate Narratives2008-07-17 13:33:20
  

  In trying to understand and explain the disparity between Carolyn Jessop’s account of her life in the FLDS culture and what I have personally observed and experienced as an FLDS member, I ran onto a fascinating book that gives a key to understanding not only Carolyn herself and her book Escape but also Elissa Wall, Flora Jessop, Dan Fischer, and other vocal ex-FLDS members.



• Letter to Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee2008-07-17 13:26:07
  



• Religious Prejudice Strikes Again2008-07-15 14:30:49
  

  Bitter religious prejudice against the FLDS people surfaced again last week in Custer County, Colorado, and in Washington, D.C.



• The Price of Iniquity … Toward the FLDS Members2008-07-15 14:28:41
  



• You Can’t “Escape” the Truth2008-07-12 20:39:41
  

  I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.---Mark Twain



• This Song Is For The Children2008-07-12 00:38:36
  

  The following letter and video were presented to FLDS Representatives on June 17, 2008 by members of the Principle Voices Coalition Committee.



• Texas Foster-Care System Mushrooming2008-07-08 11:29:42
  

  The number of children in foster care is increasing faster in Texas than in any other state except California.



• More on DNA2008-07-07 15:39:07
  



• CPS: They Do This All the Time2008-07-06 19:06:47
  

  The great number of children involved in the YFZ kidnapping and the worldwide publicity it has received are not typical, but the appalling truth is that on a smaller scale CPS operates this way every day all across the nation.



• How Reliable Is DNA Testing of YFZ Families?2008-07-06 09:36:54
  

  Most people assume that DNA identification is virtually infallible, and it is true that such tests generally have a high level of reliability. However, mistakes have been made with tragic consequences.



• Texas Supreme Court Has Conflict of Interest in YFZ Case2008-07-02 22:20:49
  

  The state’s highest court in civil cases, through its Commission on Children, Youth and Families, has become a “collaborator” with CPS rather than an impartial check on CPS power.



• Judge Johnny Griffin Refused to Sign Search Warrant2008-07-01 09:11:52
  

  We can only speculate on the reasons Judge Griffin is now denying that he refused to sign a warrant authorizing search and seizure at the YFZ Ranch, and present as evidence statements from two “Offers of Proof” filed in the District Court of the 57th Judicial District in Bexar County, Texas, Cause No. 2008-CI-7631



• Let’s Hear It from the “Experts”2008-06-29 15:27:55
  

  To err is human, but to really louse things up, call in an “expert.”



• Who’s Intimidating Whom?2008-06-24 14:38:35
  

  One of the major criticisms of the FLDS women and children is that they are brainwashed and unable to think for themselves. Yet when Natalie Malonis encounters a young lady who does think for herself and has the determination to stand by her decisions, she threatens her that if she continues in such a course both she and her brothers and sisters will be returned to CPS custody.



• FLDS: Media portrayals versus truth2008-06-24 14:12:33
  

  The media seems to be a rumor mill of its own, passing off a few facts while couching them in the baseless accusations of an embittered few and endowing the whole report with a subtext of suspicion.



• More Letters to the Governor2008-06-23 19:22:30
  



• FLDS Girl Deserves New Attorney2008-06-21 12:16:22
  

  Teresa Jeffs was the last of the YFZ children to be released from CPS custody. Even then her attorney succeeded in having special restrictions placed upon her.



• Mark Shurtleff Disseminates Misleading Information about FLDS2008-06-20 15:56:00
  

  Mark Shurtleff has been especially notorious for crediting the false allegations of anti-FLDS crusaders and passing them along as facts.



• Day by Day Events of the YFZ Ranch Raid2008-06-20 15:39:33
  

  Personal Experiences of a Mother



• CPS, Judge Threatened American Foundation2008-06-19 11:56:37
  

  There is more at stake in San Angelo than just child safety. The misconduct of CPS and Judge Barbara Walther threaten the rule of law and due process - foundations of our American way of life.



• “Targeting” the FLDS2008-06-18 15:19:23
  

  What right do government officials have to “target” any religious group? It is apparent to anyone examining the facts that such actions against the FLDS Church are not aimed at investigating known crimes but in trying to “discover” crimes to prosecute in the hope of stamping out a religious culture.



• Letters From A Russian Friend2008-06-17 17:32:00
  



• Father, Forgive Them2008-06-14 12:50:13
  

  Father, forgive them, for surely, they know not what they do.



• The Truth about the “Lost Boys”2008-06-13 14:30:42
  

  Among the allegations circulating in regard to the FLDS people is that they expel young boys from their midst for trivial reasons in order to reduce the competition for brides. Such a ridiculous story would hardly deserve a passing comment if it were not so widely believed.



• Whose Children Are They, Anyway?2008-06-12 13:28:34
  

  How does a state child protective services agency even begin to take nearly 500 children from families living in a peaceful religious community in West Texas?



• Letters to the Governor2008-06-11 19:28:37
  

  On June 6, 2008, under freedom of information laws, we obtained from the governor’s office a collection of over 3,000 pages of documents, mostly e-mail correspondence, pertaining to the raid on the YFZ community in April.



• Rights of Children vis-a-vis Pups and Kittens2008-06-11 17:43:15
  

  Being a packrat of information, new or old, I happened this a.m. on a February 1994 American Spectator. I was bemused to read in R. Emmett Tyrell’s column, The Continuing Crisis (p 8-9), a report of “child” abuse. In the continuing FLDS crisis, it contains food for thought.



• Fire Practically Destroys Governor’s Mansion2008-06-10 14:46:25
  



• Sheriff Doran Tries to Shift the Blame2008-06-10 14:41:45
  

  Over the four years since the FLDS have been in Schleicher County, Doran has taken special pains to cultivate a relationship of trust, often showing up at the gate with his white cowboy hat and folksy southern drawl. He was one of the few outsiders invited into the community and enjoyed a position of considerable trust and confidence. Both the sheriff’s actions during the raid and his comments in the Deseret News interview show that confidence in this man was clearly misplaced.



• Governor Perry Defends CPS Abuses2008-06-08 08:57:22
  

  How can Governor Perry justify the actions of the past two months and still claim to be concerned with the welfare of these children?



• Rep. Hilderbran Ignores the Constitution and Targets FLDS2008-06-08 08:50:31
  

  Texas governor Rick Perry is not the only government official who has been revealing his bigotry toward the FLDS people.



• History Repeats Itself2008-06-05 17:40:58
  



• FLDS Church Policy Statement on Marriage2008-06-05 17:28:31
  



• All Children Now Returned2008-06-04 19:42:31
  



• Polygamist sect’s children sing, write poems to thank Baptists2008-06-04 17:45:54
  

  Children seized from a polygamist sect’s compound and temporarily entrusted to a Texas Baptist child-care agency bid farewell to their former caretakers May 31 with poetry, song and strong emotion.



• Oh, Where Are the Patriots?2008-06-04 17:29:25
  

  Article Printed in Truth Vol. 19:120 Re 1953 Raid on Short Creek, AZ



• Secret Plan to Separate Mothers and Children Revealed2008-06-04 16:55:15
  

  Over 1,500 pages of e-mail correspondence between the governor’s office and CPS were recently obtained by the Dallas Morning News under state freedom of information laws.



• Court Update2008-06-03 10:46:56
  



• Tender Thoughts of a Lonely Mother2008-06-01 21:58:45
  



• The Truth About Flora Jessop2008-06-01 20:20:17
  



• Has YFZ Been Bleeding the Welfare System?2008-05-31 16:54:21
  

  Taxpayers certainly have a bill to pay as a result of the YFZ raid, but the expenses are solely due to the cost of the raid itself and not because the YFZ community has been bleeding the welfare system.



• Finding Peace and Love2008-05-30 12:05:50
  

  Good Morning to you all. I am Dorothy Emma.



• Crime Scene2008-05-30 11:46:37
  

  It’s amazing! The locals finally got it right.



• Parents Being “Weighed in the Balance”2008-05-30 10:18:38
  

  America is a combination of many cultures, but one thing is certain. Mothers and fathers love their children and devote their existence to making life better for the rising generation.



• A Modern-day Inquisition2008-05-30 10:03:32
  

  (Editor’s note: It is refreshing to have clear-thinking people both see and express the truth regarding the YFZ raid and its tragic aftermath. The following article appeared in the Norwich Bulletin.com of May 20, 2008. The original can be accessed at the following link.)



• Underage Marriage2008-05-22 21:49:00
  

  Probably the question about the FLDS people that most readers still want to see addressed is the allegation that there is “a pervasive pattern of underage marriage.”



• I Spent the Day Crying2008-05-22 21:29:29
  



• “It’s Not about Religion”2008-05-22 20:42:51
  

  Certainly no one condones child abuse, but authorities have yet to show that there was any. What is clear is that 464 children have been removed from their parents and firmly entrenched in a system that makes its own rules and seems determined to hold the children as hostages in an effort to force the parents to compromise their religion in order to get their children back.



• Officials Are Liable for Their Actions in the YFZ Raid2008-05-21 12:54:05
  

  Many victims of the raid on the YFZ community, as well as many of those sympathetic to the disrupted families, recognize the gross violations of human rights which have occurred in this tragic event but feel helpless to do anything about them. Those responsible for these violations seem able to justify any atrocity under the cloak of “protecting the children” and behave as though they were above the law and accountable to no one.



• YFZ Children Lived in Separate Homes2008-05-17 09:36:15
  

  The YFZ community has over 40 separate residences where children lived, as well as a number of trailer houses occupied by adults with no children. A few of the buildings were duplexes or four-plexes, but each family had its own living quarters with separate kitchen, living room, bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry facilities.



• Child “Protection” is BIG Business!2008-05-15 16:01:10
  

  According to new studies cited by staff writer Deborah Circelli in the Daytona Beach News Journal of January 30, 2008, the average yearly cost for children alleged to be victims of child abuse is $66,775. For the 464 children taken into custody from the YFZ community, this would mean a total yearly cost of $30,983,600. Records from Gov. Rick Perry’s office indicate that the first 19 days since the raid already have cost the taxpayers of Texas $7.5 million. Circelli’s article makes the point that billions of dollars each year could be saved by ma



• Children Fare Better with Families Than in Foster Care2008-05-15 15:31:19
  

  We have discussed in other articles some of the evidence showing that the FLDS children taken in last month’s raid on the YFZ community come from stable, loving families and are not abused verbally, physically, sexually, or in any other way. Since these children have been scattered in shelters and foster-care facilities throughout the state, it also would be well to consider the evidence of just how safe they are likely to be in their new “homes.”



• An Open Letter to The Honorable Governor Rick Perry and The Honorable Judge Barbara Walther2008-05-14 20:45:28
  

  I am eighty years old. I’ve lived in Texas for almost a year and have been a member of the FLDS Church for fifty-six years. My purpose in writing this letter is to counter the false propaganda that has spewed forth from the Texas authorities.



• FLDS Human Rights Violations are Fraud Reminiscient of KGB2008-05-13 17:50:23
  

  The following article appeared April 20, 2008, in Frank Staheli’s blogspot Simple Utah Mormon Politics. He has generously given us permission to post it on our Website.



• Mental Health Workers Report FLDS Women Good Mothers2008-05-13 17:44:47
  

  these are loving mothers with well-behaved and well-adjusted children



• Letter to President George W. Bush2008-05-11 12:58:29
  

  On May 10, 2008, Willie Jessop hand delivered the following letter at President George W. Bush’s Ranch in Crawford, Texas



• Broken Bones or Broken Hearts?2008-05-11 12:48:30
  

  On April 30 Carey Cockerell, commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, reported that among the 464 children taken into custody from the YFZ community near Eldorado, Texas, at least 41 children, some of them very young, showed



• Hello, America!2008-05-11 11:40:48
  

  So, you want to hear from the FLDS women, huh?



• Brainwashed Women?2008-05-11 11:08:21
  

  There seems to be a common misperception regarding FLDS women that has played well into the media ever since Texas authorities raided the YFZ Ranch community near Eldorado, Texas. This is the stereotyped view that these women are brainwashed, mindless zo



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