One Utah

This morning’s Trib contained an op-ed from Maggie Jessop, that began with the not so provocative opening line:
So, you want to hear from the FLDS women, huh? OK, you asked for it.
Normally, “You asked for it” is followed by a good rant. Not in this case. The op-ed itself is semi-coherent - [...]

Let me simply say that we are now exactly in a perfect storm, where United States v. Reynolds meet Loving v. Virginia meet Lawrence v. Texas meet “Sarah” v. …well, we’re not quite sure who. Sarah v. Texas? Sarah v. United States? If Lawrence is to gay and lesbian brothers and sisters; [...]

A great article over at Orcinus.

By way of full disclosure:
I am a descendant of James Stephens Brown , Mormon pioneer and polygamist (not to be confused with his uncle, Captain James S. Brown of the Mormon Battalion, though both served in the Mormon Battalion). His life’s story was published by the Deseret News, as The Life of Pioneer after [...]

The debacle of the clash of civilizations in the Texas raids upon the Fundamentalist Latter-day Saints continues past the point of severe justice. Whatever Samuel Huntington thinks, no one wins such wars.
Savagery exists now, played out with the goading of the news media, in 24/7 mode, driven to make news of the most lurid [...]

You are not the victims here.  I know this is difficult for you to grasp as you deal with the pain of being separated from your children and having your life turned upside down.  I cannot fathom the emotions you are feeling at this time, and most of you were probably child brides raped by [...]

The massive raid upon a polygamist compound in Texas is one of the major violations of human rights in this country. This atrocity, shocking in its initial sweep, hugely over-broad , of children and their parents, gets worse day by day. Now, the pitiful last means of parents to communicate with their [...]