Found the article on the link very interesting.
Quote:In any event, I urge you to watch Dr. Phil's special on the Children of God and Richard Rodriguez' suicide video and transcripts. Then browse both the Children of God and the xFamily sites. And when you are finished browsing the aforementioned, please sit back for a moment and consider this: Several courts backed down on the child sexual abuse allegations in favor of the freedom of religion.
In the end, the implications are simplistically clear: In our society, religious freedom trumps the welfare of children.
I believe that it is not so much "religious freedom" but rather finance and the many powerful and influential people who may be implicated that trumps the welfare of children.
Other religious groups have been tackled successfully for similar things.