The JW Pedophile Cover-Up (Las Vegas Press Conference, Kentucky Clergy-Penitent Privilege Bill, Boston JW Pedophile Cover-Up, and JW Familicides) is ALL OVER THE COUNTRY'S NEWSPAPERS AGAIN!
Las Vegas News Around the Country!
by UnDisfellowshipped 6 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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Thanks Undf'd. Hey if anyone sees this in the NY times or other major papers, let us know ok
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abbagail
Greetings Everyone... Below are 26 news sites that ran articles covering the Silentlambs Las Vegas Press Conference on 01/09/03, and/or the Fitzwater Victims Lawsuit v. WTS. Each has been individually posted at the LambsRoar forum for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy! /Grits
#1 -KVBC-TV, NBC #3, Las Vegas:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1878#1878
http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=1078253&nav=15MUCBSd
VIDEO CLIP of this news coverage:
http://www.kvbc.com/global/video/popup/pop_index.asp?ClipID=113226&LiveURI=&ShowCC=0&TargetAdsTag=News&CurrentPosition=0
--or-- http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1880#1880
------------------------------------------------------------------------#2 - Review Journal, Las Vegas:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1881#1881
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-10-Fri-2003/news/20446079.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#3 - Las Vegas Sun:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1882#1882
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-crime/2003/jan/10/514500287.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#4 - Newsday:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1889#1889
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--abusesuit-jehovah0110jan10,0,6483667.story?coll=ny%2Dap%2Dregional%2Dwire
------------------------------------------------------------------------#5 - CBS #2, New York:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1890#1890
http://cbsnewyork.com/nynews/NY--AbuseSuit-Jehovah-on/resources_news_html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#6 - Reno Gazette-Journal:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1894#1894
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/01/10/31726.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=News&sp3=Local+News
------------------------------------------------------------------------#7 - ALTimes Daily:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1895#1895
http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030111&Category=APA&ArtNo=301110519&Ref=AR
------------------------------------------------------------------------#8 - PA Centre Daily:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1896#1896
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/4922042.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------------#9 - Sarasota, FL Herald-Tribune:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1897#1897
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030111&Category=APA&ArtNo=301110519&Ref=AR
------------------------------------------------------------------------#10 - TUSCALOOSA (AL) News:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1898#1898
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030111&Category=APA&ArtNo=301110519&Ref=AR
------------------------------------------------------------------------#11 - ABC News!
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1899#1899
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030111_27.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#12 - Guardian Unlimited-UK:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1900#1900
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2312335,00.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#13 - AUSTIN (TX) American-Statesman.com:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1901#1901
http://www.austin360.com/aas/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V6257.AP-Abuse-Suit-Jeho.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#14 - Dayton (OH) Daily News:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1902#1902http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V6257.AP-Abuse-Suit-Jeho.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#15 - GoCarolinas.com:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1903#1903
http://www.gocarolinas.com/shared/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V6257.AP-Abuse-Suit-Jeho.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#16 - KFOX-TV #14, El Paso, TX/Las Cruces, NM:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1904#1904
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/ap_story.html/National/AP.V6257.AP-Abuse-Suit-Jeho.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#17 - Seattle Times.com:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1905#1905http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134613545_jehovah11m.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#18 - Las Vegas Sun - 2nd article (not a duplicate):
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1909#1909
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2003/jan/10/011006257.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#19 - CBS #2-NY - 2nd article (not a duplicate):
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1910#1910
http://cbsnewyork.com/national/AbuseSuit-Jehovahs-aa/resources_news_html
------------------------------------------------------------------------#20 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1911#1911
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Abuse%20Suit%20Jehovah%27s
------------------------------------------------------------------------#21 - Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, SC:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1912#1912
http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030111&Category=APA&ArtNo=301110519&Ref=AR
------------------------------------------------------------------------#22 - St. Paul Pioneer-Press (TwinCities):
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1913#1913
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/4922042.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------------#23 - PA Times Leader:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1914#1914
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/nation/4922042.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------------#24 - GA's Macon.com:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1915#1915
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/nation/4922042.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------------#25 - Yahoo News:
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1916#1916
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030111/ap_on_re_us/abuse_suit_jehovah_s_1
------------------------------------------------------------------------#26 - Newsday - 2nd article (not a duplicate):
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1917#1917
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-abuse-suit-jehovahs0111jan10,0,379491.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines
------------------------------------------------------------------------And thanks to Undf'd for keeping those search-links coming! The presses are hot!
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abbagail
44 News Sources (a list) who ran the KY Clergy-Penitent article here, and below, for the record...
http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1892#1892This list is in Alphabetical Order (it was the only way to get them organized). The date at the beginning of each one is the date of the search, not necessarily the date the article ran.
The articles were published on January 10 and 11, 2003.
There is one complete copy of the article below. Since they were all the same AP article, I only kept one.
Great exposure! 8)
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1. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right'
ABC News FRANKFORT, Ky. Jan. 10 | A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030110_1727.html
----------------------------------------------2. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right'
Aberdeen American News,SD-18 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------3. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Akron Beacon Journal,OH-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------4. Sun 12 Jan 2003 Across the southeast -- Augusta Chronicle, GA-10 hours ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://augustachronicle.com/stories/011203/met_193-6169.000.shtml
----------------------------------------------5. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Austin American-Statesman,TX-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories'' of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.austin360.com/aas/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V5673.AP-Church-Abuse-Co.html
----------------------------------------------6. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Belleville News-Democrat,IL-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.belleville.com/mld/newsdemocrat/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------7. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Biloxi Sun Herald,MS-18 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/breaking_news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------8. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- CentreDaily.com (PA) - Indexed: 1 hour ago - FRANKFORT, Ky. - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------9. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky . Bill to Repeal Clergy ' Silent Right ' -- Centre Daily Times,PA-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------10. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Bill seeks to reveal abuse confessions -- Cincinnati Enquirer,OH-6 hours ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://enquirer.com/editions/2003/01/11/loc_kyclergy11.html
----------------------------------------------11. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill would repeal clergy's right to stay say silent if they learn of abuse -- Cleveland The Associated Press | 1/10/03 5:43 PM | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introdu...
http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/news/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0779_BC_ChurchAbuse-Confessio&&news&newsflash-national
----------------------------------------------12. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,GA-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------13. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Dayton Daily News,OH-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories'' of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V5673.AP-Church-Abuse-Co.html
----------------------------------------------14. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Duluth News Tribune,MN-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------15. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,IN-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------16. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Fort Wayne News Sentinel,IN-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------17. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Grand Forks Herald,ND-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------18. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Guardian UK-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories'' of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2311761,00.html
----------------------------------------------19. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Bill would repeal clergy-penitent privelege in cases of abuse -- Henderson Gleaner,KY-11 hours ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/gleaner_news/article/0,1626,ECP_4476_1665703,00.html
----------------------------------------------20. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Clergy-Penitent Privilege Limited in Bill -- Indiana Gazette,PA-23 minutes ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1078&dept_id=151021&newsid=6670143&PAG=461&rfi=9
----------------------------------------------21. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Kansas City Star,MO-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------22. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- KFOX - TX-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories'' of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/ap_story.html/National/AP.V5673.AP-Church-Abuse-Co.html
----------------------------------------------23. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right'-- Las Vegas SunBy CHARLES WOLFE | ASSOCIATED PRESS | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2003/jan/10/011005673.html
----------------------------------------------24. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Bill would make clergy report abuse -- Lexington Herald Leader,KY -10 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/local/4923068.htm
----------------------------------------------25. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Macon.com - Indexed: 1 hour ago - FRANKFORT, Ky. - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/nation/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------26. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Macon Telegraph,GA-18 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------27. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Newsday-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-church-abuse-confession0110jan10,0,2851304.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines
----------------------------------------------28. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- News Journal, TX-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories'' of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/ap_story.html/National/AP.V5673.AP-Church-Abuse-Co.html
----------------------------------------------29. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Bill would repeal clergy-penitent privilege in child abuse cases -- Penn Live,PA-9 hours ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://pennlive.com/newsflash/topstory/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0465_BC_ChurchAbuse-Confessio&&news&newsflash-topstory
----------------------------------------------30. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Philly.com - Indexed: 2 hours ago - FRANKFORT, Ky. - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------31. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Pioneer Press- Indexed: 20 hours ago - FRANKFORT, Ky. - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------32. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' --
SanLuisObispo.com - Indexed: 1 hour ago - FRANKFORT, Ky. - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------33. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Sarasota Herald-Tribune,FL-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030110&Category=APA&ArtNo=301101020&Ref=AR
----------------------------------------------34. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right'-- The StateFRANKFORT, Ky. - A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy n...
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/world/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------35. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Times Daily,AL-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030110&Category=APA&ArtNo=301101020&Ref=AR
----------------------------------------------36. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- The Times Leader - Nation - Indexed: 59 minutes ago FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/nation/4920123.htm
----------------------------------------------37. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Bill would repeal clergy-penitent privilege in child abuse cases -- Times Picayune, LA -9 hours ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/topstory/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0465_BC_ChurchAbuse-Confessio&&news&newsflash-topstory
----------------------------------------------38. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- Tuscaloosa News,AL-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030110&Category=APA&ArtNo=301101020&Ref=AR
------------------------------------------------39. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Walnut Creek Journal,CA-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/4920123.htm
------------------------------------------------40. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Wichita Eagle,KS-19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/4920123.htm
------------------------------------------------41. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Kentucky bill to repeal clergy 'silent right' -- Wilkes Barre (Times Leader) Weekender, PA -19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/4920123.htm
------------------------------------------------42. Sun 12 Jan 2003 Bill Would Repeal Clergy-Penitent Privilege in Child Abuse Cases -- WKYT,KY-16 hours ago ... Susan Westrom of Lexington, said "horror stories" of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and of alleged concealment of abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses prompted the ...
http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1080313&nav=4CALDJfc
------------------------------------------------43. Fri 10 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right'-- World News/ Associated Press| FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the ri...
http://cgi.wn.com/?action=display&article=17866924&template=worldnews/search.txt&index=recent
------------------------------------------------44. Sat 11 Jan 2003 Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' -- WSOC, NC -19 hours ago ... She said "horror stories'' of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation. ...
http://www.gocarolinas.com/shared/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V5673.AP-Church-Abuse-Co.html
------------------------------------------------Here is one copy of the full article by Charles Wolfe/AP:
Newday.com:http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/
Friday, January 10, 2003
Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right' (5:50PM EST)
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-church-abuse-confession0110jan10,0,6034040.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dnationworld%2Dheadlines
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-church-abuse-confession0110jan10,0,6034040.story
Ky. Bill to Repeal Clergy 'Silent Right'
By CHARLES WOLFE
Associated Press WriterJanuary 10, 2003, 5:50 PM EST
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A state legislator has outraged religious groups by introducing a bill that would abolish the right clergy now have to stay silent when they learn in a confessional that a child has been abused.
The legislation strikes at a central Christian tenet that is also written into state law, guaranteeing confidentiality when priests or ministers are acting as spiritual advisers.
"People are not going to violate their oath," said the Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, a Protestant minister. "They'll go to jail."Kentucky already requires members of the public, including clergy, to notify civil authorities about child abuse if they learn about the wrongdoing outside of the confessional.
But Democratic Rep. Susan Westrom, a former therapist who worked with abused children, felt the law should go further. She said "horror stories" of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and Jehovah's Witnesses led her to introduce the legislation.
"That just made my skin crawl," Westrom said Friday.
Under her proposal, the "clergy-penitent privilege" would be eliminated only in cases of child abuse or neglect.
The Catholic Conference of Kentucky said Westrom's legislation violated the First Amendment right of religious freedom. A similar bill proposed last year in Connecticut failed.
"This is not a victims' rights issue," said Scott Wegenast, the conference's lobbyist in Frankfort. "It violates a tenet of our faith, the sacrament of penance, which is an absolutely confidential conversation between the penitent and a priest and it cannot abridged."
Under church law, a priest who disclosed a confession could be excommunicated, Wegenast said.
Kentucky has been hit especially hard by the sex abuse crisis that has battered the Catholic church nationwide.
About 200 civil lawsuits are pending against the Archdiocese of Louisville, alleging sexual abuse by priests and others associated with the church. The Lexington bishop, the Rev. J. Kendrick Williams, resigned last year after he was accused of abuse. The state also is home to victim advocates who have accused the Jehovah's Witnesses of covering up abuse within the denomination.
An advocate for abuse victims said it is right for Westrom to challenge an "archaic, harmful internal church rule."
"No right is absolute, whether it's free speech or free assembly or free religion," David Clohessy, national director of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. "If an exception is to be made to the clergy-penitent privilege, I think this is a smart and good one to make."
This subject is being discussed here:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=44260&site=3&page=1
and it can also be found here... http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1908#1908Another copy of full article here: http://www.lambsroar.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1891#1891
Edited by - Grits on 12 January 2003 20:42:26
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abbagail
Seems the tally is now 76 sites running the clergy-penitent article. I got an email from Undf'd this morning to that effect, with a google link to the rest of them (which I have not checked out yet, but for the record). And Thanks Undisfellowshipped for keeping an eye on these things, and for passing on the info!
Here's the google link: http://news.google.com/news?q=Clergy-Penitent&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&start=0&sa=N&filter=0
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hawkaw
Awesome Bill Bowen ..... just awesome!!!!!!!!
God damn !!!!!!
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abbagail
Can you say that a little louder, hawk? LOL!
From a preliminary look, the total would be approx. 88 news sites total who ran articles on the clergy-penitent proposed law; 44 of those mention the Catholic Church and JW "horror stories." The other 44 are 99% TV STATIONS which covered the subject but did not mention that "horror stories" sentence. When I get a chance, I'll add the remaining sites.