IS THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY A PEDOPHILE PROTECTION SOCIETY?
The BIGGEST news these days is old news just out of the closet. As former Jehovah’s Witnesses and people in the countercult community, many of us have been concerned about the mistreatment of children in the Watchtower cult. Now, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are having to face this issue in the most radical way. Press reports are circulating that the Jehovah’s Witnesses are a safe harbor for child molestors. One of many examples comes from The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY). Here are a few statements to give you the story in a nutshell: “The Jehovah’s Witnesses church is under growing attack by some of its members for policies they say can allow child molesters to go unreported, putting church members and the public at increased risk.” “Church policy also allows some confessed molesters — whose offenses are usually kept secret — to stay in the church community, sometimes with tragic results. An examination by The Courier-Journal of court cases involving church members in Maine, New Hamp
