Breakaway Mormon Sect Moves to Texas

[nemorathwald]

Click here to read a riveting news story on the website of the Southern Poverty Law Center. It's a story of child brides, rabid racism, multiple wives, and a secretive, religious dictator. A new Waco confrontation could be imminent.

David Allen Steed leads "a breakaway Mormon sect known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS)."

"In the two years since he became prophet, Jeffs has ordered all dogs shot; closed the town zoo; forbidden television, holidays, movies and music; banned laughter; forbidden swimming and water sports, and sent "God Squads" of young men to inspect residences and report any violations of his edicts."

--From the first page. Reading the story it just gets worse and worse. This is happening in America.

Comments

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

NPR did a series of stories on the FLDS last week. The stories of the ex-members are pretty harrowing.