More excommunications this week in the FLDS communities of Hildale and Colorado City, according to this recent report at the Religion News Blog. The latest excommicatees were told to leave the church and their homes, often without all of their family members. Only in Utah do people put up with this kind of religious nonsense. If a minister told a Montana resident to pack his bags but leave his kids behind, the reply would be a variation on "me and my AK-47 are just waiting for you to step through my front door." A California resident would say, "Expect a call from my lawyer tomorrow." Why are there still 10,000 people living there? What's wrong with these people? In another recent story, Utah and Arizona authorities returned a 17-year-old runaway girl to her home in Colorado City. A judge dismissed a protective order the girl had obtained against her father, clearing the way for her return to home sweet home. In fairness, the article notes that anti-polygamy activists had anticipated more runaways from the enclave, but thus far only three underage girls, including the girl recently returned, have left. Is that because only three tried to leave or because only three made it to St. George?
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