Recently, Warren S. Jeffs was charged with two felony counts of rape, as an accomplice. Prosecutors allege that Jeff forced a 14-year-old girl to marry her older cousin, who subsequently forced the girl to have intercourse with him. As the spiritual leader or "prophet" of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ("FLDS"), Jeffs has allegedly been involved in facilitating many more marriages involving underage women, including plural marriages, than the charges against him reflect. As FindLaw columnist Marci Hamilton suggested in her persuasive essay on the subject, Jeffs's arrest could signal a new willingness on the part of our public institutions to prioritize children's rights over absolute religious prerogative. It could also, I would suggest, highlight a dark side to polygamy - one that belies the claims of those who defend it as a "private" matter between consenting adults.  At the same time, as Bob Herbert suggested in a heartbreaking and compelling New York Times column, the practice of  prostitution, in Nevada and elsewhere poses a threat to the safety, wellbeing, and freedom of women and

young girls who find themselves caught within its web. Such stories likewise call into question the suggestion by prostitution's defenders that the oldest profession ought to be treated as a private affair between consenting adults, inappropriate for criminal sanction. Should People Be Free To Be Enslaved?: Polygamy, Prostitution, and the "Consenting Adults" Argument

Internet Safety Because the internet is a dangerous space particularly for the young ones, new comer ParentApproval has developed a sort of online safety net. Their Family Safety software implements local authentication meaning parents must approve before their child logs in to or registers with any website; additionally, they’ll need approval for all outgoing personal info (e.g. age, SSN, address). The app is currently free to download. To get started, parents will need to configure the safety settings adding or deleting keywords pertaining to personal info. They will also need to create a white list of trusted websites which do not require password approval. Children are allowed access to Limited accounts which unlike the Administrator account, doesn’t have access to parental controls. Whenever a child comes across an unapproved site and they

Temptation, or giving in to temptation, has been a serious problem since the beginning of time and is still a very real part of our lives today. Like it or not, we all have to deal with it. Most people may not really understand temptation and its purpose. In Luke 17:1, Jesus said, ...Temptations (snares, traps set to entice to sin) are sure to come.... Why do we have to deal with temptation? It strengthens our faith, our spiritual muscles. If we didn’t have to stand against temptation, we’d never know our own spiritual strength. Facing temptations will either bring out the best or worst in us. Sometimes God allows us to be tested because He's preparing us for promotion. Facing temptations increases our confidence in our ability to recognize and resist the lies of the enemy. How to Handle Temptation