Tag Archives: FLDS

What’s next for FLDS?

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

What’s next for FLDS? (CNN video)

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Warren Jeffs and the Mystique of Cultic Power

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Eric Johnson

Now that Warren Jeffs, the leader of the nation’s largest polygamous group, has been arrested, some observers had apparently anticipated that his followers would have paraded through the streets, rejoicing that they were now free from this man’s control. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Warren Jeffs in Custody

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Warren Jeffs, fugitive leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was apprehended last night near Las Vegas, Nevada. The Associated Press reports: The leader of a polygamist Mormon sect, who’s been one of the country’s most … Continue reading →

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Mostly Silent: Victims Must Fend for Themselves

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Today’s LA Times ran an in-depth article detailing the horrific abuses associated with modern-day polygamy. “Blind Eye to Culture of Abuse – Children of a polygamist sect have been exploited, molested for years” takes a hard look at what women … Continue reading →

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LDS and FLDS: Kindred Spirits

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

(I will be traveling over the next few days. This will be the last Mormon Coffee post until May 3rd or 4th.) The Aspen Times is celebrating its 125th anniversary. In conjunction with the Aspen Historical Society, the newspaper is … Continue reading →

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Polygamy and Birth Defects

Posted on February 13, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Saturday’s edition (11 February 2006) of the Casper Wyoming StarTribune.net carried an interesting Associated Press article about Fumarase Deficiency, a rare birth defect. At least it’s rare around the world, with only 50 cases documented world-wide. Unfortunately, Fumarase Deficiency is … Continue reading →

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