Bethany Myers v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Summary

The court affirmed termination of Bethany Myers’s parental rights to two sons arising from the unsafe conditions and continuing control of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound. It held that the requirements to obtain housing and employment separate from the ministry were neutral child-protection measures that did not infringe free-exercise rights, that recorded ministry conversations were not hearsay because they were offered to show continuing control rather than the truth of the statements, and that clear and convincing evidence supported termination. No separate opinions were filed.