Fundamentalist Mormons and Polygamy


	Fundamentalist Mormons and Polygamy

dmegivern

9-11-2007 3:41 PM

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flds, religion, mormon, cult

dmegivern says:

I lived in the FLDS Mormon fundamentalist compound in Bountiful, British Columbia when I was five/six years old. It was a truly bizarre and nightmarish experience.

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9-12-2007 6:49 AM

AcesLucky

Any religion should be an informed choice made by individuals who are old enough to be responsible for those choices. To drag children into religion is child abuse.

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