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Over the last 6 years, hundreds of teenage boys have been expelled or felt compelled to leave the polygamous settlement that straddles Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah. Disobedience is usually the reason given for expulsion, but former sect members and state officials say the exodus of males also remedies a huge imbalance in the marriage mkt

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)sumptuousdigs
    sumptuousdigs
    Sept. 9, 2007, 1:36 p.m.

    Obviously the Middle East doesn't have a monopoly on religious extremism. These people are as spiritually corrupted as any can be. They figuratively eat their young, and in my opinion, are an abomination.

    I don't have strong opinions one way or the other regarding adult relationships, except that one's tastes should be supportable, emotionally, physically, and financially, by those involved.

    But Christ Almighty! Let young people grow up, unmolested physically and emotionally, so that they can make their own decisions.

    Bravo to the people that are assisting these kids with their recovery. In their escape from those monsters, the children are still at huge risk. Ignorant of our pitfalls and unaccustomed to freedom, they may still be preyed upon.

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