Last month, we learned that a Canadian attorney had asked the Superior Court of Quebec to give her a green light to proceed with a class action lawsuit against the Jehovah’s Witnesses. She wanted to represent anybody abused by elders in the church as well as minors who were abused by fellow JW congregation members.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/23/jehovahs-witness...
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So happy to see this sort of activity! I think these abuses, and others, grow in the fertilizer that is blind acceptance of authority.
From the article: "church elders shouldn’t take seriously a victim’s account of abuse unless another person witnessed it… even though the only other person around may have be the abuser himself."
I watched a documentary in which this was explained and they said JWs submit victims alone (no relatives or lawyers allowed) in front of elders in a hearing, even little children, to face their abusers with details of what they had suffered... Really disgusting.
This evil cult should also be shamed, blamed, and prosecuted for the thousands of deaths caused by its ridiculous blood transfusion taboo. Many, many children have died because their Jehovah's Witless parents refused blood transfusions. They equate blood transfusions with blood drinking, which is banned in their stupid "holy" book.
$66 million is perfect
@Mcd, add another 6, and it'd be even better... Not, seriously, I've got the feeling justice is not been served in that figure.
Fuck that! more they need to feel the pain I say 1.5 billion should be a start and after a lump sum payout to every victim they have to open their books and pay taxes. Any organization that hurts children then makes loopholes to skirt the law can fuck off! Disgusting!