If a Jerry Springer show were to have an episode about polygamy, the crowd would be louder and the rankings would be higher than an episode about refusing medical care, even though both are about accommodating religious views that deviate from custom and law. I think Mrrzy's point is that the differential would be greater in the US than in other countries – the prurient fixation would be greater here. This may or may not be true, and we could only guess, using our own biases. However, I agree with SRS and say that the officials planning this raid could not take such abstractions into practical decision-making about what to do for the children now at issue.