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Orrex

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40. Sects of Jehovah's Witnesses have made a similar claim

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 03:18 PM

Mar 2015

This American Life ran a story on sexual abuse within that organization, pointing out that church elders have claimed exemption from prosecution due to their own religious freedom.

The prosecuting attorney called bullshit, pointing out that you have the freedom to believe whatever you want, but the 1st Amendment grants no Constitutional right to ignore laws in the name of some god.

The same, I think, should apply here.

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Catholic Church Claims It Can Refuse To Pay Victims Of Sex Abuse Because Of Religious Freedom [View all] babylonsister Mar 2015 OP

Disgusting. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #1

Not just disgusting, evil Major Nikon Mar 2015 #4

They are as corrupt and complicit as they come and I do not understand why their members support Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #8

I walked away from them years ago. Liberalynn Mar 2015 #25

Please, don't apologize..I appreciate your response, very much. I am not a christian and Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #35

Thank You and I understand your point. Liberalynn Mar 2015 #41

If Dante were writing The Inferno today, I wonder where he would put these "holy" men? Hekate Mar 2015 #2

Is there a 10th circle of hell? smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #14

The pews are emptying, just not fast enough. Young adults are not sticking around, for one. nt Hekate Mar 2015 #15

Well, that's hopeful anyway. smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #16

You and I both. hifiguy Mar 2015 #37

Yet, they still have people in their pews Politicalboi Mar 2015 #3

The Roman Catholic Church deserves Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #5

^^^This^^^ truebrit71 Mar 2015 #7

^^^Ditto^^^ MANative Mar 2015 #9

The RCC is requesting a restoration of it's pre-enlightenment era supremacy over Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #10

The blood on the hands of the RCC could not be washed off hifiguy Mar 2015 #38

Trying to hide behind the wall of religion sakabatou Mar 2015 #6

Quick, put up a Pope PR thread, STAT BrotherIvan Mar 2015 #11

KEEP PASSING THAT PLATE, PEOPLE! Skittles Mar 2015 #12

It's a cult. No more, no less LuckyLib Mar 2015 #13

Wait Till The Pope Hears About This.... global1 Mar 2015 #17

Can't go to heaven unless you're Catholic fadedrose Mar 2015 #18

er... the root of the settlements is sexual abuse and rape. salin Mar 2015 #19

^^^This^^^ eom LittleGirl Mar 2015 #23

That was the first thing I thought while reading the OP. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2015 #42

The Roman Catholic Church of Child Rape needs to burn to the ground Submariner Mar 2015 #20

What drunks? I don't imagine they drink anymore than the rest of us. virgogal Mar 2015 #26

I doubt that they drink anymore than the rest of us so why call them drunks? virgogal Mar 2015 #27

I could smell the fuckers breath in the confessional Submariner Mar 2015 #31

You should have moved across the river-----the priests I knew had no drinking problem. virgogal Mar 2015 #32

we were already poor living in Somerville in the 1950s Submariner Mar 2015 #33

I had a boyfriend from Somerville in the 50s----great guy. virgogal Mar 2015 #36

Except... PeaceNikki Mar 2015 #34

True men of god tiptonic Mar 2015 #21

Is this fallout from the Hobby Lobby case? tclambert Mar 2015 #22

Only on the flimsiest of grounds. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #29

"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's" Retrograde Mar 2015 #24

Oh good grief. These are victims of a malicious crime. This is beyond appalling. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #28

Time to shut these mofo's down. DeSwiss Mar 2015 #30

I doubt that any federal judge, bankrupcty or Article III, hifiguy Mar 2015 #39

Sects of Jehovah's Witnesses have made a similar claim Orrex Mar 2015 #40

As far as I know there is not justified doctrine that allows priests to molest victims. This is not jwirr Mar 2015 #43

kick for more to see. Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #44