Elders Compelled to Testify in Rape Case
A court of appeals in California has overturned a superior court ruling that Jehovah's Witness Elders, claiming clergy-penitent privilege, will not have to testify in court. The custody case involves...
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That is an incredible story. It feels alot different to see the name of her congregation and religion out there for all to see. Yes, Yammer, I think the world needs to see more of this., this is out...
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elders of her congregation counseled her to "deal with the situation through the church."
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Clergy-penitent privilege is a load of crap regardless of the religion. So much for separation of church and state...
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Thanks for posting this buddy. I said my 2 cents, but this is not the type of comment section most jw's will get involved in as I can't for the life of me believe that they could imagine having a leg...
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deal with it through the church??????? It's a criminal matter! He should be doing time, not fighting for visitation! They think they're above the law, don't they? Next thing you know, they'll think...
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As Cobalt said ... it's a criminal matter and yes ... the elders should be compelled to testify! Keeping it in the church is condoning the behaviour!
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cobaltcupcake wrote: deal with it through the church??????? It's a criminal matter! He should be doing time, not fighting for visitation! They think they're above the law, don't they? Next thing you...
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Just a few interesting headlines printed on major papers, about catholics not being the only ones with molestation/raping/etc going on behind closed doors, will do. Inform the public.
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That's the misnomer about the JW's and other controlling type religions ... it's easy for them to point the finger at the never-ending stream of Catholic bad press regarding child abuse and other...
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On the beliefnet.com JW board, this story came up, and not surprisingly the borgs there all said the same thing...she didn't have two witnesses, and upheld the confidentiality clause, what a waste of...
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As if a child abuser or sex offender is going to commit the offence in front of anyone! What an archaic attitude the JW's have!
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