Jehovah's Witness elders have refused to testify in the Murrieta Molestation case, on the basis of clergy confidentiality. Now a judge has ordered them to testify.
This case involves a judicial hearing. Judicial hearings aren't strictly confidential. Details are shared with the headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses and with appeals committees. They are very different from a private confession to a clergyman. This makes it difficult for Jehovah's Witnesses to apply the principle of clergy confidentiality to this kind of situation.
This news article discusses the details of this important development. This page at Silent Lambs provides general information about this case.
1 comment:
How great is when "worldly and satanic" institutions protect more the human beings than the "mother organization".
Greeting.
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