http://www.good4utah.com/news/southern-utah/flds-church-leaders-facing-lawsuit-for-sexual-religious-rituals-with-underage-girls/889601778
"Court documents filed Wednesday say a victim came forward and told state officials leaders of the FLDS church watched, taped, and participated in several sexual encounters with underage girls between five and six times a week. The victims ages ranged from 8 years old to 14 years old.
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"This horrific religious doctrine and religious rituals as performed on Plaintiff consisted of Plaintiff, beginning at the age of 8, having a bag placed over her head, led out of her house by representatives of the Defendants, placed in a vehicle, and being driven to an unknown location,' court documents said.
The victim was given a number she was known as during these "rituals". Court documents say she was called by number only. Once she arrived to the secret location the victim claimed she was required to engage in sexual acts with the leaders. She was told if she said anything about it "God would destroy her and her family immediately".
Court documents later say Warren Jeffs told the victim if she was suffering pain "it was because God was unhappy with her and that if [she] cried during these encounters, God would punish her."
The victim said once she turned 14 she was required to become a witness and scribe for these "rituals".
Photo evidence for these acts was found in the FLDS church's temple in Eldorado, Texas, according to charging documents.
At the age of 16, the victim said she was required to go to "Ladies Class" to "learn how to be a good wife." During class, the victim said Lyle Jeffs would take her from class into a sound proof office and sexually abuse her "under the guise of further teachings in the 'Ladies Class'," documents say.
Members believed if they disobeyed orders, especially one that involved sex with leaders, they stood at significant risk of losing his or her family or home, charging documents explain.
Every president since the formation of the church have been involved with sexual relations with underage girls, the court documents say.
Photo Caption: Members were taught that the underage girls should engage in sexual intercourse to accomplish the doctrinal goal of the FLDS Church to raise up good priesthood children.
The victim is asking the court for a trial by jury. These claims have been filed against Warren Jeffs, Lyle Jeffs, Seth Jeffs, Wendell LeRoy Nielsen, the FLDS Church, the Corporation of the President of the FLDS Church, the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the FLDS Church, and the United Effort Plan Trust."
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con77 ago
Dont be fooled. The mormons have spent 100 years putting their people in positons of power in politics, the military, and the media. When the time is right they will declare a new revelation and reinstate polygamy to mainstream mormonism. If we could just spark a holy war between these cult members and scientology. Although scientology is smaller and mormons are well armed scientology is absolutely ruthless. It would be interesting to watch.
BlowjaySimpson ago
I was raised mainstream Mormon, and while I don't doubt there are efforts to get members in positions of power, putting mainstream Mormonism in the same class as Scientology is just retardedly foolhardy. TBH, I don't go or believe the dogma, but the wife and I have discussed going back, simply because they create such an amazing and strong community of genuinely good (sometimes a little christcucked) people. Mormonism has a growing almost reformation movement where they aren't as fundamentalist. As I get older and have a kid on the way, I find myself really liking the effect the Mormon church has in instilling strong Christian values, and I value what I was taught and learned their as a child. Joseph Smith was a con artist, like all founders of a religion(even Christ), but look at the good works of the Mormons. They are a pretty fucking great people(minus the whole Chosenites bullshit of believing they are basically cousins of the Jews), and I wish my neighborhood had even more of them in it.
con77 ago
comparing Joseph smith to Jesus just proved my point you fucking evil cult member.
Fuzzycrumpkin ago
Of course Mormons are a cult, they believe in the bible...
Cc1914 ago
They believe in the Book of Mormon and only use the Bible to lure good hearted ones in . I remember as a teen I had a friend who was Mormon . She told me that before a woman marries in the church they have to have sex with the " most high " in the church . Also she had to wear white undergarments underneath her clothes at all times in order to keep evil spirits away .
Fuzzycrumpkin ago
Do you often believe people at face value? Isn't that the definition of gullibility, when you believe something at face value and don't verify the truth for yourself?
I'm fairly sure you or her made that up. I'm not gonna say it isn't possible but it would go against the norm, much like catholic priests raping little children isn't normal. Then again is it normal for Catholics to rape little children? Might be your always hearing stories about it, must be the parent acknowledge, and support it and even send up their children to be molested as a right of passage into adulthood. If Catholicism is the original Christian religion, and it is also the most followed does that mean pedophilia is just a Christian value since it is so rampant among its leaders?
Cc1914 ago
Who said I didn't do my research and verify things for myself? I have been researching since 911 nonstop and yes there is corruption in all religions ..BUT the BIBLE is TRUTH and if you read it , it can set you free but not if you don't want to do the work and dig for the truth like you would if you were looking for gold ...then you'll never know . That's my belief your entitled to yours , but blatant disregard for Gods word isn't something I'm willing to compromise on . The people in charge of peddling the word in this messed up world will be wishing they had pure motives when they set out to open a church but they will soon realize they were the ones the Bible warns us about .
Fuzzycrumpkin ago
Jesus taught that you have to be a good Jew to be saved. He taught the Torah, because Jesus was a Jew not a christian. If you want to talk about "god's word" you would be reading the Torah, and not the edited version of its teachings called the bible since "Gods words" don't need to be edited right? Because they are gods words and not human words right?
I don't deny the existence of god, I deny that the bible, torah, quran is gods words and not a humans words. Why is your God the true god? Why not some other assholes god? You can't say Mormons are wrong because you cant even prove YOUR not wrong. That is what faith is, belief without the ability to prove what you believe. Even if I have faith in god I have no faith in man, because man lies and manipulates so I would never trust the bible is gods words BECAUSE it passed through human hands.
Historically Christians always hate different sect of thier religion, for no other reason than they believe something other than them. Hell there was fighting about whether or not Christ had a belly button or not, and Christians killed each other over that. Mormon is just the new iteration of the same old thing because they believe in a new gospel that you don't. They are Christians, they believe the same things you do because they read the same book, they just happen to have more to believe.
Shizy ago
You have no idea what you're even taking about! Keep regurgitating your misinterpretation of the Bible and Christianity if it makes you feel smart or special, but real christians can see through your hater bs!
Fuzzycrumpkin ago
Which part did I get wrong and I'll give you bible verses as reference.
Shizy ago
Quoting one bible verse out of context isn't going to do anything. If you're an unbeliever you're going to get it wrong anyway since your eyes are darkened. Believe whatever you want; there's no point in arguing with someone like you when there's too much hate in the way.
Fuzzycrumpkin ago
There are many verses about judging others. All of which say dont do it, because your not the authority to do so. Or do you presume to speak for god? Fucking Sunday Christians are why I left organized religion in the first place.
Ah I see, I can't criticize you for not following tenants because of arbitrary standards, how convenient for you...
Shizy ago
Once again, tanking things out of context and twisting them because you lack the ability to understand.
Fuzzycrumpkin ago
Not sure Jesus would agree with you.