britgirl14

I can't wait to watch this on Monday. Soon after the raid happened last year, I read Jon Krakauer's book "Under The Banner of Heaven" to try to understand the situation a little. It's hard knowing the things that are going on, but being unable to change them.

mich439

I loved the show...very interesting to see how immersed these women are in their situation. Quick question: where can I get the sandals Oprah was wearing? Brand? They were so cute and I know they must be very comfortable for her to be able to walk around in them all day. Thanks!

sunlvr1975

was it just me or did the whole atmosphere at the ranch seem weird? I felt bad for them in ways because I am sure we don't understand their lifestyle, but at the same time - it almost seemed like they weren't speaking freely. Like it was almost rehearsed and/or held back

uintah4

At first I took the members' comments at face value. After sleeping on it, I awoke terribly disturbed at what they're doing to their toddlers. Those children aren't allowed to play... to experience fun... to stretch in any way that doesn't serve the adults. I'm less concerned for the teenage girls than for the babies, who are doomed to never taste freedom or have a clear shot at happiness in this, the supposedly freest country in the world. The govt. should do what did in the 1880s: confiscate polygamist property, remove all financial incentives, imprison the men for bigamy since it's not feasible to imprison all the mothers. At the very least stop tax advantages and welfare. And what about parental neglect of the boys, who are worked from a young age, then kicked out if they compete with adult men for marital partners? This isn't just exploitation of women; it is institutionalized child abuse, with the women fully as abusive as the men.

jlsrice

Questions Oprah Winphrey asked the members of the Mormons in Texas on March 30¿s TV show were geared towards getting them to admit the errors of their society. Surely a man should have only one wife and should not be marrying girls under the legal Texas age limit. However, Oprah should now go the South Bronx of New York City to interview her ¿people¿ and get them to admit the error of their society in which men impregnate women and abandon the children and are never seen again. There, and in much of the ¿normal¿ society, children also have more than one ¿mother¿. Those Mormon children in Texas are raised in the atmosphere of love, respect, hard work, cleanliness, and a desire for education. Children of Oprah¿s ¿people¿ are raised in an atmosphere without fathers, with alcohol, drugs, ¿rap¿, murder, rape, crime, disrespect, and with no desire to work or to be educated. She made fun of the women¿s hairdos and dresses. Has she not seen the way her ¿people¿ are dressed with exposed skin and pants hanging below the butt? Has she not seen the straggly ¿dreadlocks¿? Which atmosphere do you think she would prefer to raise her children in?

sdmiramesa

Where are the boys? How do they educated the boys that will be kicked out of the ranch?

sorora

Sorry to be completely random, but, where is Dr. Robin??? We want her back!

jodylender

Dear Jenna: As an incest survivor (rape by my dad from age 7-14), I have siginificant interest in the polygamy stories. I watched the news with disbelief, as I cannot understand how ANYONE can get away with sexually abusing an innocent child. And, it sure seems like our Courts are on the side of the perpetrators. I am the published author of the extraordinary story entitled "His Special Little Girl - Incest in a Christian Home," a story that is undeniable and highly endorsed and one that contains significant credibility. It would be a tremendous privilege to have the opportunity to tell my story on Oprah, as I know it has the capacity to help many victims and families. I would love to hear from you Jenna.
Jody Lynn Rutherford 734-231-1233

idahobeth

I just wanted to add a note that I'm living in a predominantly (99%) LDS community in the West, and I'm not a member of the LDS church. However, by and large, most Mormons who I know socially and through work, don't practice or seem to support polygamy. The greatest percentage of people I know here are monogomous.

What I do know is many Mormons are great people and I have received much friendship and support from people I've met, though we don't share the same beliefs.