The attorney general's office told USA TODAY it "cannot confirm or deny the existence of investigations." But Mark O'Donnell, a former Jehovah's Witness who left the religion when he was 46, said the Pennsylvania attorney general's office interviewed him last summer at his home in Baltimore.
His work on behalf of the Jehovah’s Witnesses has benefitted them, of course. But his contribution to law is much greater than that.
The Jehovah's Witnesses appealed the case. Last month, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in the organization's favor, finding that the lower court erred when it said Jehovah's Witnesses had a duty to report. In its opinion, the court said the Jehovah's Witnesses were exempt.
In the history of Canadian civil liberties, Glen How occupies a position of unparalleled importance, not only for his personal courage, resourcefulness and persistence, but for the enormous legacy of civil libertarian principles that his work has left behind.
Answer (1 of 26): JWs will tell you… There is not President of JWorg…..that is true There leaders don’t take any income … actually unknown JWorg receives close to $1billion a year but gives very little information on how it’s spent, such that JWs really don’t know how it’s spent. … including ho...
If you were to tell a Jehovah’s Witness that he or she is in a cult, they would say, no the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses is not a cult. As a matter of fact, that’s the number one problem ...
I was a Jehovah’s Witness for 18 years. My mom and dad gave me the OK to stay or leave. I left and never looked back. Here I am, 42, married to a ‘worldly’ woman, and I still feel the repercussions of that decision.
Yes, probably. President Obama has made no public statement to the contrary and since Jehovah's Witnesses are law abiding respected members of the community there is no reason to presume he does not.
O'Donnell said he doesn't want to destroy anyone's faith; He wants transparency. "Witnesses believe that they’re obeying God, that they’re putting God’s law ahead of man's law, " he said. "And the reality is that they’re harming people.". Nov. 2018: Jehovah's Witnesses culture shrouds child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.
Then he was subpoenaed to testify before a statewide investigating grand jury in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. O'Donnell provided USA TODAY a copy of his subpoena. O'Donnell said he first testified before the grand jury for more than two hours on Aug. 22 about his experiences as a Jehovah’s Witness and the structure of the governing body ...
The defense argued in court records that the elders were exempt from Montana's mandatory child abuse reporting law because of an exception that allows clergy members to keep certain communications confidential. The Jehovah's Witnesses appealed the case. Last month, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in the organization's favor, ...
The Rev. David Poulson faced myriad charges, including corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children, for repeatedly sexually assaulting one boy and attempting to assault another, according to court records and a release from the attorney general's office.
The grand jury found that most of the allegations were now too old to be prosecuted. But some individuals did face criminal charges. The attorney general's office charged the Rev. John Sweeney with sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in the early 1990s.
At the Baptist Liberty University he, a Mormon, held up a Purple Triangle and said it was for Bible scholars. While he identified himself as a Mormon, it was inconvenient for him to add that Mormons supported Hitler, as this one reviewer, Warren Throckmorton, pointed out here:
At the Baptist Liberty University he, a Mormon, held up a Purple Triangle and said it was for Bible scholars. While he identified himself as a Mormon, it was inconvenient for him to add that Mormons supported Hitler, as this one reviewer, Warren Throckmorton, pointed out here:
I believe at times Glen Beck has some good attentions. I do give him this credit and that is he predicted the market crash of 2008. I believe he was warn this in 2006 or 2007.
Nevertheless there were serious flaws with his impassioned speech. Here's a list of four reviews by Warren Throckmorton:
Wow how could he have gone to that place and not know it was mostly our brothers that wore that purple triangle? Ludicrous to say the least.
I once sent Glen Beck, a Revelation Book. He had these 2 guys on his show (when he was on Fox News) and they were talking about their new book on how the world would end, and they twisted the scriptures in Revelation, Glen Beck corrected them a few times, and then he put up their book for people to go to the Fox website and order it.
Years ago, I used to hope that Glenn would finally come to the conclusion that everything he is trying to support cannot save either the U.S. or mankind in general.
O'Donnell said he doesn't want to destroy anyone's faith; He wants transparency. "Witnesses believe that they’re obeying God, that they’re putting God’s law ahead of man's law, " he said. "And the reality is that they’re harming people.". Nov. 2018: Jehovah's Witnesses culture shrouds child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.
Then he was subpoenaed to testify before a statewide investigating grand jury in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. O'Donnell provided USA TODAY a copy of his subpoena. O'Donnell said he first testified before the grand jury for more than two hours on Aug. 22 about his experiences as a Jehovah’s Witness and the structure of the governing body ...
The defense argued in court records that the elders were exempt from Montana's mandatory child abuse reporting law because of an exception that allows clergy members to keep certain communications confidential. The Jehovah's Witnesses appealed the case. Last month, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in the organization's favor, ...
The Rev. David Poulson faced myriad charges, including corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children, for repeatedly sexually assaulting one boy and attempting to assault another, according to court records and a release from the attorney general's office.
The grand jury found that most of the allegations were now too old to be prosecuted. But some individuals did face criminal charges. The attorney general's office charged the Rev. John Sweeney with sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in the early 1990s.