Senator Hatch Responds: Looks Forward to Testimony

According to a Deseret News article today, Senator Hatch gave the following statement: “As we have seen just this year, polygamy is not merely a ‘Utah problem.’ Recent enforcement efforts have shown that polygamists have set up shop in states around the country such as Arizona, Nevada, Texas and others,” Hatch said. “I look forward [...]

Posted Under: FLDS Related,Mary Batchelor,Mormon,Polygamy,Principle Voices
This post was written by admin on July 23, 2008 Comments (0)

Petition to Support FLDS Right to Testify at Senate Judiciary Hearing

There is a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing scheduled for July 24 to target the FLDS. Please follow this link for further information and a petition you can sign: http://www.voicesforthechildren.org/viewpetition.php?id=3

Posted Under: FLDS Related,Mary Batchelor,Polygamy
This post was written by admin on July 20, 2008 Comments (5)

Principle Voices Calls on Senator Reid to Invite FLDS Members to Answer Allegations at the Senate Juridiary Committee Hearing

We call upon Senator Harry Reid to do the right thing, allow current FLDS members to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing scheduled for July 24 in Washington, D.C., in their own behalf, and on behalf of their community. This hearing is for the purpose of addressing: ”Crimes Associated with Polygamy: The Need for [...]

Posted Under: Centennial Park,Davis County Co-op,FLDS Related,Polygamy,Principle Voices
This post was written by admin on July 18, 2008 Comments (3)

Mary Batchelor & Heidi Foster Visit YFZ Ranch

Hi everyone, we had a great visit to the YFZ Ranch. I, for one, was very impressed. I will be sharing some feelings about the experience soon. One thing I did notice, as Amanda Chisolm says in the article I posted below, these FLDS families are not zombies or drones or without personality. We were [...]

Posted Under: FLDS Related,Heidi Foster,Mary Batchelor,Polygamy,Principle Voices
This post was written by admin on July 2, 2008 Comments (2)

Meet Two Alpine Attorneys who Helped Win Back Custody of Hundreds of Children in TX Raid

Love Your Lawyer Suit! Publish Date: July 1, 2008 | Permanent Link Two Alpine attorneys help win back custody of hundreds of children taken by Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services in the April raid on the Yearning for Zion Ranch in West Texas. By Marlys Hersey, Editor “I am…an attorney with Texas Rio [...]

Posted Under: AUB,FLDS Related,Polygamy,Safety Net
This post was written by admin on July 2, 2008 Comments (1)

Polygamists Urged to Denounce Underage Marriages

Hi! I wanted to take this chance to clarify some things. Centennial Park, the AUB and the Davis County Co-op have already publicly acknowledged a commitment to encourage their members to marry as adults and eschew underage marriages. This has been their policy for many years. The AUB statement was merely a reaffirmation of something [...]