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Originally posted by swissmiss04
And many girls in these breakaway Mormon sects are married off against their will at terribly young ages (12, 13, even younger sometimes) and at times they suffer physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and profound poverty. Not to mention they are denied opportunities for education and the chance to develop mentally and socially.
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I guess this is what the mother means about the potential danger she feels her daughter will face. Not only will she be taught about it--she'll probably be exposed to people outside her family who practice it. She's 10, and that's terribly close to prime "marriage" age for some of these extremists. If the polygamy was limited to religious unions between consenting adults, it wouldn't be as bad. But, by allowing the little girl to be exposed to men who are not looking at her as if she's just 10--looking at her as a potential lover--the father really is putting her at the risk of abuse.