maggie2
Active Member
The FBI has placed Warren Jeffs on its 10 Most Wanted List. For anyone who hasn't heard, Jeffs is the self-proclaimed leader of a fundamentalist Latter Day Saints group in Utah/Arizona. He apparently has a following of over 10,000 people.
He is accused of rape and sexual activities with young girls and boys, among other things. He appears to be pretty reprehensible.
I know there are many LDS folks here on RF and I'm wondering if this guy has created any backlash for any of you. Also, do people associate him with your faith? I understand fully that he has nothing to do with the mainstream Mormon church but I'm sure there are many who don't make that distinction. I hope you are not experiencing any problems from this.
Also, I'd like to know what everyone thinks about Jeffs and his group. Why isn't more being done to stop such a group when it is so obvious that women and children are being sexually abused? Girls as young as 12 and 13 are being forced into marriages with grown men, some of them 30+ years older than the girls. This has been going on for years now and very, very little has been done about it until now. Any comments?
He is accused of rape and sexual activities with young girls and boys, among other things. He appears to be pretty reprehensible.
I know there are many LDS folks here on RF and I'm wondering if this guy has created any backlash for any of you. Also, do people associate him with your faith? I understand fully that he has nothing to do with the mainstream Mormon church but I'm sure there are many who don't make that distinction. I hope you are not experiencing any problems from this.
Also, I'd like to know what everyone thinks about Jeffs and his group. Why isn't more being done to stop such a group when it is so obvious that women and children are being sexually abused? Girls as young as 12 and 13 are being forced into marriages with grown men, some of them 30+ years older than the girls. This has been going on for years now and very, very little has been done about it until now. Any comments?