On September 26, 2018 a jury decided the Jehovah’s Witnesses of Thompson Falls Montana, as well as its national headquarters, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, failed to protect one of its members from child sexual abuse. As a result, the victim was awarded $35 million. Sanders County District Judge James Manley ruled that the organization […]
Explanation of Deuteronomy 22:23-27 During Geoffrey Jackson’s testimony in the Australian Royal Commission, Angus Stewart questioned the requirement of at least two witnesses in relation to cases of sexual abuse. He referred to Deuteronomy 22:23-27 to support this proposition. Stewart. Mr Jackson, that is exactly the point I want to get to. You will be […]
Ever since the recent hearings by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia, Jehovah’s Witnesses have come under increasing media coverage for the organization’s mishandling of cases that have come to their attention. In an effort to convince their membership that their policies are exemplary and there is nothing to […]
By Rachel Held Evans, on March 18, 2013 No More Silence: An interview with Boz Tchividjian of G.R.A.C.E. This is the second post of a weeklong series, Into the Light: A Series on Abuse and the Church, which featured the stories of abuse survivors, along with insights from professional counselors, legal experts, and church leaders about how […]