There have been many kids that have been sexually abused by Jehovah's witnesses and the church told them not to report or say anything about it because they didn't want the people to get in trouble as it could reflect on the church and religion. BBC news has talked to people from Birmingham, Cheltenham, Leicester, Worcestershire and Glasgow that have reported what happened to them. One of the people who spoke up has admitted that the church told her to stay quiet and not tell the police about it. They were told the only way they could say something about it was if it followed the two witness rule. The two witness rule meant that two other people had witnessed it which is not common in sexual abuse so none of them had two other people who had witnessed it. So they weren't allowed to say anything. The organization says that they never told anyone they couldn't say anything.
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Questions:
1) How would you feel if you told someone and they told you not to say anything?
I would feel very upset because it wouldn't seem like anyone cared and especially if a church is telling you not to say anything it just doesn't seem right
2) Would you listen or say something anyway? Why?
I would listen because I would be scared of what would happen if they found out I told.
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Good job on your summary but you only commented once and that part is worth 20 points.
I would be very upset. I view churches as a safe place. I would go to someone in a church to tell them that I have been sexually assaulted, not be sexually assaulted there. I would say something because if you are brave enough to say something then you might be helping someone else. Yes I would be scared but the police can help protect you.
1. I don't know because my thought maybe agree to what they said to get me not to said anything
2. I will listen but I don't know if i will say something unless it was a repeat process and the person whos abuse don't want it.
I would feel like I was in the wrong doing if I was told not to especially by the church. I would sometimes you have to do things even though it takes a lot of courage to tell
Um I'm gonna say what I want
Say something I would be scared but that's not gonna stop me from saying the right thing
I would feel unimportant. They just threw it under the rug, unable to see it to the normal eye. For someone to say something related to any abuse is a HUGE step in their self importance. They just threw it under the opaque rug. People like this make me infuriated and disgusted. I would say something, because I know right from wrong. Even if a religion minster or a follower was telling me not to. For me, my safety is way more important than my religion.
I would be upset and I would be lost because I would want to tell someone. I would tell the police and I would also tell them that they threatened me so that they could put me into witness protection.
I would feel devastated lost, and alone. I wouldn't know what to do and I would hope that someone would believe me. I don't think I would listen especially if I knew it had happened to other people within the church as well, I would probably tell other people.
I think that they are wrong because a church shouldn't be telling you to keep quiet. They are supposed to be holy people and not sin. I would not listen to them and I would inform everyone, so everyone would know the truth.
I totally agree It seems wrong that a church would tell people not to say anything. I think it is also good that you wouldn't care about what the church said and tell people anyway because that is very brave.
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