It’s a puzzling world we live in. The State of Texas believes that all members of the Eldorado FLDS sect are guilty by their association with some of the Sect’s leaders, who are suspected of sex crimes. But we are lectured constantly by the media that Barack Obama should not be considered guilty of race-baiting through his association with his long-term pastor Jeremiah Wright.

Why weren’t all Catholic children rounded up and put in state custody in Texas when many of the priests were found to be pedophiles? Is there not a Baptist church in Texas whose pastor was charged with having sex with a minor member? It’s in the news somewhere quite frequently.

CBS and AP report on hearings in Texas on the FLDS mess. Some of the parents’ attorneys complained that the Book of Mormon was confiscated from some of the children at a foster facility. If this is true we have Texas taking the Book of Mormon from citizens while the federal government is providing the Koran to foreign terrorists.

State Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner said officials have not been able to confirm whether the sect members’ holy text was taken from them, but they have removed photos, sermons and books of FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs, a convicted sex offender.

Texas now decides what is fit for children to read? I don’t know what the materials say but it looks like censorship to me. Does this mean that if your child is found to be reading black-listed materials the state can take him or her away from you?

Church members insist there was no abuse. They say the one-size-fits-all action plan devised by CPS doesn’t take into account specific marriage arrangements or living circumstances.

CPS spokeswoman Shari Pulliam said the plans look similar now but will be customized as officials get more information.

“It’s logical they all look the same. All the children were removed from the same address at the same time for the same reason,” she said. But “it’s an evolving plan.”

“It’s an evolving plan” is code for “we acted hastily, we didn’t have much concrete information at the time and we used a broad-brush approach, but we are now compiling information that will cover our asses when all this is scrutinized.”

The plans call for parenting classes and vocational testing for the parents. They also require the parents to prove they can support their children and call for safe living environments, though they offer no specifics.

Before they get their children back all the parents will have to be indoctrinated and reprogrammed.