Parents worried about impact of polygamy custody fight

Parents’ rights lawyers are worried that the uproar over a Texas polygamous sect and allegations of sexual abuse of children could entice the courts to overstep their bounds and limit the rights of parents in the general public. Kelly Shackelford, chief counsel at the Liberty Legal Institute, is concerned that a court focused on protecting […]

Parents’ rights lawyers are worried that the uproar over a Texas polygamous sect and allegations of sexual abuse of children could entice the courts to overstep their bounds and limit the rights of parents in the general public. Kelly Shackelford, chief counsel at the Liberty Legal Institute, is concerned that a court focused on protecting children could grant the state far-reaching powers to take kids away from their parents. Some parents who home-school their children fear they might be among those affected. Up to 2 million American children are home-schooled, most of them evangelical Christians, according to the Home School Legal Defense Association.

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