And, by the way, my husband and I both descend from separate polygamist Mormon families (when this was still possible), several generations ago. I am proud of their commitment to their faith, in spite of how uncomfortable it makes me feel now and how repulsive polygamy seems to me personally. They were escaping serious persecution in the Mid-West to worship as they saw fit, a constitutional guarantee that was not extended to them even PRIOR to instituting polygamy. None of these feelings or history excuse the FLDS sect in Texas, nor their mistreatment of children and women involved.