Another sect caught in sex abuse scandal

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guns Guns Guns
  • Start date Start date
G

Guns Guns Guns

Guest
Imagine if her dad had beaten the man to death instead..



A jury in Oakland, Calif. has ordered Jehovah's Witnesses to pay more than $20 million to a woman who was allegedly sexually abused by one of its members...


The jury found that the elders who managed the Fremont congregation in the 1990s knew that Kendrick, a member, had recently been convicted of sexually abusing another child, but kept his past record secret from the congregation...


Kendrick went on to molest Conti, who was a Jehovah's Witness member in Fremont, over a two-year period beginning when she was 9 years old...


Jim McCabe, attorney for the Fremont congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, said that he was stunned by the verdict and would appeal. He denies the church had a policy of secrecy. "This is the first case I know of where a church has been hit with liability involving a rank-and-file member...


http://content.usatoday.com/communi...illions-to-sexual-abuse-victim/1#.T9ypS9n0dXs
 
From what I understand Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that Christ is a Deity.

I, therefore, wonder if that is a "sect" or an entirely different religion.
 
From what I understand Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that Christ is a Deity. I, therefore, wonder if that is a "sect" or an entirely different religion.

A simple Google search revealed this:

Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenialist restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah's_Witnesses

I , therefore, wonder if you should have conducted a bit of research before attempting your deflection.
 
Imagine if her dad had beaten the man to death instead..???? OK

Whats your point, Wiper?
 
Back
Top