| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 270 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The new and alternative religions series |
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New and alternative religions series.
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| Contents |
The past as prologue : a comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado polygamy raids / Martha Bradley Evans -- Rescuing children? : government raids and child abuse allegations in historical and cross-cultural perspective / Susan J. Palmer -- The struggle for legitimacy : tensions between the LDS and FLDS / Ryan T. Cragun, Michael Nielsen and Heather Clingenpeel -- Reader responses to the yearning for Zion Ranch raid and its aftermath on the websites of the Salt Lake tribune and the Desert news / Michael William Hamilton -- Deconstructing official rationales for the Texas State raid on the FLDS / Stuart A. Wright -- Texas redux : a comparative analysis of the FLDS and Branch Davidian raids / Stuart A. Wright and Jennifer Lara Fagen -- Large scale FLDS raids : the dangers and appeal of crime control theater / Camille Brown and Carlene Gonzales -- Strategic dissolution and the politics of opposition : parallels in the state raids on the Twelve Tribes and the FLDS / Jean Swantko Wiseman -- Political and legislative context of the FLDS raid in Texas / James T. Richardson and Tamatha L. Scheinert -- Pyrrhic victory? : an analysis of the appeal court opinions concerning the FLDS children / Tamatha L. Schreinert and James T. Richardson |
| Summary |
In April 2008, state police and child protection authorities raided Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, Texas, a community of 800 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist branch of the Mormons. State officials claimed that the raid, which was triggered by anonymous phone calls from an underage girl to a domestic violence hotline, was based on evidence of widespread child sexual abuse. In a high-risk paramilitary operation, 439 children were removed from the custody of their parents and held until the Third Court of Appeals found that the st |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History -- 21st century
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Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
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Fundamentalistische Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage. |
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Church and state -- Texas -- Eldorado Region -- History -- 21st century
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
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Church and state
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Kirche.
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Staat.
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Razzia.
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Ermittlungsverfahren.
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Eldorado Region (Tex.) -- Church history -- 21st century
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Texas.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Church history
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wright, Stuart A.
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Richardson, James T., 1941-
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| LC no. |
2011015727 |
| ISBN |
9780814795309 |
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0814795307 |
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