Jehovah's Witness elders made teen listen recording of her rape for hours, lawsuit claims

[Solly Mack]

7. Abuse is not appropriate conduct, religious or otherwise, and if it is considered as such

then there's something wrong with the religion and the law that protects said religion.

If a religion argues that abuse (or what they are calling "appropriateness of religious conduct" ) falls under the 1st Amendment then they are saying they can commit any abuse and be protected from liability and/or criminal charges.






From the article:

The lawyers on the other side have previously argued that neglecting to challenge the church’s alleged actions here would set a precedent that “would give actors free rein to injure others under the guise of religious freedom—a proposition that the US Supreme Court has rejected repeatedly for over a century.”