Polygamy Outrage

I have found it appalling to follow up on the Polygamy story that involves over 400 children, parents and the wrongful teachings of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. When I had first read about the raid the protective services had conducted to take away all of the children, I was very disturbed to found out the reasonings behind it all. To find out that girls were forced into underage marriage and to hear of the parents that willing allowed it made me sick to my stomach. I can't believe that a mother would allow her own 13 yr old daughter to say wedding vows to a man that could be old enough to be her father! Let alone say the sacred vows in the eyes of God and to shameless approve of the wrongful marriages.

It states in the article how all of the children were returned to their parents. As much as I would like to rejoice for the parents, I feel disturbed and wonder on how the children feel. Even though their time away from their parents were short, they had enough time to experience the finer things in life such as tv and video games that were considered sinful in their religious world. Many were placed in foster homes and as traumatic of an experience for a child to not have their mother around, I tend to wonder if it actually took a different affect on them. For the older children that are more aware of their surroundings such as the age of 10 yrs old, how do they feel now? I wonder how they feel of being placed in a foster home, experiencing many different things that were't allowed at the sect and then to be placed back into the world that we, as society, frown down upon. I tend to wonder what type of emotional distress have formed and how much of a damage the relationship between the parents and the child has been created. I'm sure more than half of the children are fully aware of how the media has responded about their religion, what may have occured at what they had considered home and maybe have started to question what is right and wrong in God's eyes.

The church's teachings and ways of life have been frowned down upon and considered inhumane and injust. In the typical teachings of the Bible and religion, polygamy is not allowed. The prime example would be the first couple that were known as Adam and Eve. They were the approved Christian couple of 1 man and 1 woman. Not Adam having Eve as his wife, then also Alice, Mary, and Elizabeth. Another example would be Jesus's parents, Mary and John. It never states in the Bible of John having any more wives then Mary and therefore society should live their life as the Bible's examples of a 1 man and 1 woman union.

The media has exploited this tragic story. But have you noticed that most of the time, the stations like CNN or MSNBC talk about the court battles the parents are experiencing or how the parents want their children back? What about the children? Has anyone considered how they truly feel? Has anyone considered if the children even want to go back to their parents and back to the church's teachings? Has anyone considered on how the effect of foster homes are to the children? As much as a child should be with their parents, in this prime example, the parents don't deserve to have their children. For them to allow the many sins of rape, abuse, and forcing children to marry their own blood doesn't show true love and protection. I have an 8yr old daughter. I have NEVER had the desire for my daughter to marry someone thats twice her age when she hits maturity. Heck, I don't even want her to marry until she's at least close to 30 and thats only if she's ready and willing. I think the parents should be ashamed of themselves for allowing so much pain onto these children and to allow the wrong teachings of their religion to take control of their corrective parenting skills. God wants every one to love one another, not to hurt and force upon things against peoples' will.