Dozens of girls taken from polygamist retreat

Child welfare officials in West Texas have taken custody of 18 girls who were living at a secretive religious retreat built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.

[Religo Freaks]

yup. all in the name of God. you have some good religious people and some bad ones. this falls under horrific. amen.

gee, why do men almost always run these type of extreme organizations do you think?

[STACEY MAC]

I HOPE THAT NONE OF THESE GIRLS WRE HURT, BUT IF THEY WERE I HOPE THAT THE ONES THAT HURT THEM ARE ARESTED AND JAILED.

[DC tells it like it is]

Religo Freaks wrote:

yup. all in the name of God. you have some good religious people and some bad ones. this falls under horrific. amen.
gee, why do men almost always run these type of extreme organizations do you think?

You took the words straight out of my mouth. "All in the name of God".

This is the number one reason I stay as far away from religion as I can.

Spooky stuff.

[wow]

few posts? you would think all the southern baptists around here would be going crazy about this story. seems they have no problem with it. figures.

[DC tells it like it is]

wow wrote:

few posts? you would think all the southern baptists around here would be going crazy about this story. seems they have no problem with it. figures.

I so agree with you on this. You do realize silence says so much more.

By now, should have been close to a hundred posts, yelling and carrying on about what to do the men behind this.

I myself....think like I always do....just put them up against the wall and open fire!

[unbelievable]

And people say TN is full of dumba@@ hillbillys! Look what these people are doing. Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black!

[DC tells it like it is]

unbelievable wrote:

And people say TN is full of dumba@@ hillbillys! Look what these people are doing. Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black!

Ummm...How do I put this politely, most of those in TX are from Tennessee to begin with.

Is a history thing.....

[DC tells it like it is]

http://www.tennesseehistory.com/class/Alamo.h...

[Badger]

DC tells it like it is wrote:

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Ummm...How do I put this politely, most of those in TX are from Tennessee to begin with.
Is a history thing.....

Forget about it...."unbelievable" got you off the topic. Crockett rocked. A fine man. Not many like him nowadays. I, for one, are with ya. Thank you for your rationalism.

[DC tells it like it is]

Badger wrote:

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Forget about it...."unbelievable" got you off the topic. Crockett rocked. A fine man. Not many like him nowadays. I, for one, are with ya. Thank you for your rationalism.

Badger is my totem.

Was just lending a helping hand, as this topic has not moved much one way or the other.

You're welcome.

By the way, you've a wonderful gift of being very articulate. Refreshing.

[The Old Coach]

DC tells it like it is wrote:

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Ummm...How do I put this politely, most of those in TX are from Tennessee to begin with.
Is a history thing.....

Well heck DC, someone had to get us started! "Remember the Alamo!" General Sam at San Jacinto!(The indians here called him "Big Drunk!")

[Dyann PACA West- CA]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/jun/14/u ...
Lost Boys of FLDS
http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/po ...
...More Lost Boys of FLDS

http://tonyalamonews.com/
Tony Alamo's History!

http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/ar ...
Tony Alamo Hate Group!

There, I've done the research for you, now YOU can contact the FBI in Texas, Arkansas AND the Media Like we have ALL done.

[DC tells it like it is]

The Old Coach wrote:

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Well heck DC, someone had to get us started! "Remember the Alamo!" General Sam at San Jacinto!(The indians here called him "Big Drunk!")

Well, indeed you are correct. By the way, I moved all my Texans back here. Odessa,Lubbock,and Amarillo......I'm from up north my own self. But I sure do miss west Texas & Big Bend.

[The Old Coach]

Dyann PACA West- CA wrote:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl d/2005/jun/14/u...
Lost Boys of FLDS
http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/po ...
...More Lost Boys of FLDS
http://tonyalamonews.com/
Tony Alamo's History!
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/ar ...
Tony Alamo Hate Group!
There, I've done the research for you, now YOU can contact the FBI in Texas, Arkansas AND the Media Like we have ALL done.

Dyan, I was a young high school baseball coach back in the late 70's and on my way to Miller, MO for a 2 week counseling session at a baseball camp. I stopped at the restaurant ran by Tony Alamo outside Little Rock for breakfast. To make a long story short, when they found out I was an educator, they tried to recruit me. I had trouble getting out to my car and it nearly erupted into a fight. Finally some supevisor came out and told the other two to back off. I got in my car and left. The guys at the baseball school said they had similar experiences. WEIRD!!

[The Old Coach]

DC tells it like it is wrote:

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Well, indeed you are correct. By the way, I moved all my Texans back here. Odessa,Lubbock,and Amarillo......I'm from up north my own self. But I sure do miss west Texas & Big Bend.

I love riding around the Big Bend on a Harley. Sometimes I take my metal detector and hit some of the old forts. What fun!!

[DC tells it like it is]

The Old Coach wrote:

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I love riding around the Big Bend on a Harley. Sometimes I take my metal detector and hit some of the old forts. What fun!!

Sounds like a dream. Could do that for the rest of my life and then some. I love to hunt for everything on and under this earth. Am an avid rock collector.

Brought home 205 pounds of rocks from Big Bend.

Also love Terlingua, I go and holiday at the ranch down there, when I can. Is awesome.

One year in the month of May down that way every cactus for as far as the eye could see was in bloom. Thought I died and went to heaven.

That was the year I stayed in the ghost town in Terlingua. Can't say how much I enjoyed it. Will never be enough or right words to do so.

[None]

I read the story on the MSN home page. This was a good sized community. People had to know this was going on. Or something illegal was going on. I just don't understand how it could go on for so long before someone tried to step in and help.

[The Old Coach]

DC tells it like it is wrote:

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Sounds like a dream. Could do that for the rest of my life and then some. I love to hunt for everything on and under this earth. Am an avid rock collector.
Brought home 205 pounds of rocks from Big Bend.
Also love Terlingua, I go and holiday at the ranch down there, when I can. Is awesome.
One year in the month of May down that way every cactus for as far as the eye could see was in bloom. Thought I died and went to heaven.
That was the year I stayed in the ghost town in Terlingua. Can't say how much I enjoyed it. Will never be enough or right words to do so.

A few years back, I went to the Chili cookoff at Terlingua. Took a friend of mine from Wisconsin. He said his taste buds haven't been the same since!!

[DC tells it like it is]

The Old Coach wrote:

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A few years back, I went to the Chili cookoff at Terlingua. Took a friend of mine from Wisconsin. He said his taste buds haven't been the same since!!

~laughs~ I've neve been to one of their chili cookoffs...but I just know it had to be an awesome time.

I've had a taste bud or two burned off for life.

I really miss the food out in west Taxes.

[DC tells it like it is]

None wrote:

I read the story on the MSN home page. This was a good sized community. People had to know this was going on. Or something illegal was going on. I just don't understand how it could go on for so long before someone tried to step in and help.

Not really, things like that can be well hidden.

The good folk think religion a good thing, regardless of what is going on.

But someone leaked what was going on, or it would still be in business.