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Re: A concern

Posted by Observer on November 29, 2005 at 12:51:40

In Reply to: Re: A concern posted by OT2 on November 29, 2005 at 12:27:48:

Seeing the photos of the little kids made me want to spare them the collateral damage that a tie-in of the 'Star Family' to Steven's past in the Family (& to the Family itself) would cause. You asked what is my motivation for not wanting to expose the so-called Star Family. There you have it. The kids.

You make good points however. And in fact, all this discussion is moot. I checked out XFamily' site & there was already an article on Jane Miller & she is linked to the Star Family already. Since she & Stephen are inextricably linked, the connection is already made. Considering that Jane Miller made a pro-Maria statement after Ricky's death, I guess we know which way they lean.

One point, however. I've never heard of any allegations of Stephen being a child abuser, have you? So if you're going to judge him, you'll have to do so based on what we know of Stephen's role in the Family, which I agree was not good. I did read on the website that he makes 2-year olds memorize entire Psalms, but that would hardly constitute abuse compared to what the Family put kids through.

Thanks for so clearly stating your reasons.