Very sad story.
On the one hand, they are different. They aren't settled. They are "religeous nuts". They are not providing modern medicine (live virus?? Could these be innoculations???) I doubt standard sanitation is there.
OTOH, who said you HAD to be the same? Religeous differences are a right? And while I think they are nuts for not innoculating their children, I'm not sure I'd force it. And IF their rendition is accurate, then what the SCF did is reprehensible.
OTOH again, we only heard THEIR side of the story.
Truth is, we really don't know if this is justified. However, I do think these child services are getting out of hand.
A friend of mine, who would no more strike his own children than cut off his own arm, took his 4 yo son to a doctor for falling down. Had a bit of a cut on the forehead or something.
While in office, the doc notices some other bruises on the kids legs. (This kid is active). Calls in the protective services group. My friend was there for hours before he was "allowed" to go home with his child. Frankly, if it were me, and they took a child of mine like that, it would only happen because they had more people than I had ammo. No bullshit cut to the chase. This is not America that allows this shit. Prove something before you "steal" someones child.
I'd have to say if the rendition given is acurate, we need some watchdogs on our watchdogs.