Two pairs of sisters among six girls taken in September from Tony Alamo Christian Ministries will remain in foster care, a judge ruled Tuesday.

But reunification with their parents might be possible if economic, residential and employment ties are severed.

“There was a lot of testimony concerning allegations of physical abuse,” said Miller County Circuit Judge Joe Griffin. “The court felt like the parents were not proactive enough in protecting the children from serious risk in the environment they were living.”

Last Friday, Circuit Judge Jim Hudson issued ...

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