The Jehovah's Witnesses are accused of having a "child protection policy" that protects paedophiles.
When child abuse is suspected within a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, "elders" in the church have a "child protection policy" to follow.
This involves reporting the matter to the church's own legal desk - but not necessarily to the police.
The organisation's strict biblical interpretation means not only that the matter often remains a secret within the organisation, but also that victims can be sent back home to the abusive relationship which they have complained of.
A former elder, Bill Bowen, has spoken out to Panorama about these policies. He's now leading a campaign to change the church's attitude to child abuse within its ranks.
And we speak to victims caught up in this controversy from around the world.
Where such laws do not exist (in many US states) even if a JW confesses to pedophilia, he is shielded by local JW elders, acting directly on the instructions of Watchtower's Legal and Service Departments.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panoram...
Sex Abuse: Witness Leaders Accused of Shielding Molesters
Sex Abuse: Witness Leaders Accused of Shielding Molesters | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
Even two members of the Governing Body of the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall were dismissed on improper sexual conduct.
The list goes on and on...
If you -- or your child -- opens the door to one of the Jehovah's Witness pedophiles, you'll never know until it's too late.
Stop Jehovah's Witnesses building their pedophile Kingdom Halls now.
When child abuse is suspected within a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, "elders" in the church have a "child protection policy" to follow.
This involves reporting the matter to the church's own legal desk - but not necessarily to the police.
The organisation's strict biblical interpretation means not only that the matter often remains a secret within the organisation, but also that victims can be sent back home to the abusive relationship which they have complained of.
A former elder, Bill Bowen, has spoken out to Panorama about these policies. He's now leading a campaign to change the church's attitude to child abuse within its ranks.
And we speak to victims caught up in this controversy from around the world.
Where such laws do not exist (in many US states) even if a JW confesses to pedophilia, he is shielded by local JW elders, acting directly on the instructions of Watchtower's Legal and Service Departments.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panoram...
Sex Abuse: Witness Leaders Accused of Shielding Molesters
Sex Abuse: Witness Leaders Accused of Shielding Molesters | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
Even two members of the Governing Body of the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall were dismissed on improper sexual conduct.
The list goes on and on...
If you -- or your child -- opens the door to one of the Jehovah's Witness pedophiles, you'll never know until it's too late.
Stop Jehovah's Witnesses building their pedophile Kingdom Halls now.
