Senator calls polygamous sects a form of organized crime

Religion News Blog, Amsterdam, Netherlands July 25, 2008 News Summary ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 21838 • Posted: Friday July 25, 2008 More articles on this topic: are ‘form of organized crime’ WASHINGTON (CNN) — Polygamous sects that have spread throughout the United States and beyond are “a form of organized crime,” largely unchecked by law enforcement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. Sen. Harry Reid says polygamous sects have “wrongly cloaked themselves in the trappings of religion.” He is proposing a federal-state partnership aimed at policing such communities. “The lawless conduct of polygamous communities in the United States deserves national attention and federal action,” Reid said before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sects such as the Fundamental Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have... [read full story]