ivy hill congregation of jehovah's witnesses is currently suing the pa department of human services.
it requests "a declaration that its elders are entitled to" clergy privilege, or, in the alternative,.
to the extent that the clergyman privilege is determined to exclude its elders on the basis that they are "members of [a] religious organization[] in which members other than the leader thereof are deemed clergymen or ministers," the court declare the statute to be unconstitutional.
current law does not forbid them from coming forward
Such law still conflicts with Federal law that protects a penitent’s confidentiality. An involved penitent can still sue for damages based on Federal law. Again, simply repeal the Federal law instead of passing conflict ing laws. The government is playing both sides while the church is doubly exposed.
ivy hill congregation of jehovah's witnesses is currently suing the pa department of human services.
it requests "a declaration that its elders are entitled to" clergy privilege, or, in the alternative,.
to the extent that the clergyman privilege is determined to exclude its elders on the basis that they are "members of [a] religious organization[] in which members other than the leader thereof are deemed clergymen or ministers," the court declare the statute to be unconstitutional.
Does your organisation have a clergyman class?”
Answer ..No.
Correct but JW church ministers are governed by Federal law that proscribes them from disclosing confidential communications under a spiritual setting.
ivy hill congregation of jehovah's witnesses is currently suing the pa department of human services.
it requests "a declaration that its elders are entitled to" clergy privilege, or, in the alternative,.
to the extent that the clergyman privilege is determined to exclude its elders on the basis that they are "members of [a] religious organization[] in which members other than the leader thereof are deemed clergymen or ministers," the court declare the statute to be unconstitutional.
There are Federal laws protecting confidentiality that conflict with the reporting laws. Why don’t legislators repeal the federal laws and make mandatory reporting easy. It is that simple. But the way the laws are crafted now, on the one hand confessions to a minister are confidential but on the other hand mandatory reporting laws compel disclosure.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0a1ca63-2027-4702-9f6d-3c3da5fd9c5f.
a policeman harms someone on his lunch break, the municipality could be included in a civil suit
And even off duty because a police agency has authority to act off duty.
Police also possess credentials and garb and weapons and powers which they can wrongfully use without authority from the municipality but still making the municipality vicariously liable and that is because the principal municipality has entrusted these powers to the agency and assumes the legal responsibility. For example, police don’t leave the gun and the badge and their power and authority at work when they go home. Any time police act under the color of law and any time the principal municipality has not locked away from a police agency any powers or has facilitated any access to such powers the principal is responsible. But let’s say for example that a cop beats his wife or commits another crime that doesn’t involve the use of his powers, it has nothing to do with his agency relationship with the municipality or his legal authority to compel citizens so the principal is not responsible.
In a legal claim against wt involving wrongful conduct by an elder, the claimant would have to prove that the injury resulted from an agency relationship between the wt and elder
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0a1ca63-2027-4702-9f6d-3c3da5fd9c5f.
With the JWs the line between religion and social contact is very blurred. But that's on them too.
For example, in the Candace Conti case WT was found vicariously liable in the supervision of the child during church sponsored activity (in the field ministry) and although the alleged violation occurred outside the activity, the Court ruled that Candace was supposed to be in Field Service at the time and WT appointees failed to supervise her. And decided that WT was liable because WT governs field service according to the ruling. the The rule here is church sponsored activity. Perhaps it may be argued that a JW “gathering” or party may also be deemed as church sponsored if elders are present.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0a1ca63-2027-4702-9f6d-3c3da5fd9c5f.
The liability comes from the employer putting them in a certain position and the person using that position to harm someone.
That depends in the US. Vicarious liability means the act of the agent is the same as the act of the principal which means that the agent must be acting as an agent in some capacity for the principal to be legally responsible.For example, a municipality may not be held liable if a police officer dates a female and harms her. Just because he is a cop doesn’t make all his conduct agency conduct. It may be argued that JW elders have express authority from the WT. But it can also be argued that that authority is limited to a spiritual setting. So an entity is not always legally liable for the conduct of someone that works for them or has been given some authority to act.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0a1ca63-2027-4702-9f6d-3c3da5fd9c5f.
The WT is now considered liable for acts of their elders or ministerial servants
In the US, not always. For example, an employee on his lunch break causes personal injury to someone, employer is not liable. Claimant will also have to show in each case how Defendant was acting as an agent of the vicariously liable principal—seems to me.
details about how to download the october 8, 1966 awake!
magazine pdf will appear at the end of this post.
background.
Jesus and the angels would have known the day and the hour.
Angels in heaven do not understand prophecy even if they knew the creation of Eve. It is one thing to know this and another to understand and figure out how it applies to the Messianic kingdom. For example: “ A Revelation of JC that God gave him…” So even in heaven, God gave him that information although he had other information like the creation of Eve for example that he could make use of to figure out events destined to take place. Also, what did JC mean by that “day and hour”?
details about how to download the october 8, 1966 awake!
magazine pdf will appear at the end of this post.
background.
The NWT was so badly worded
The NWT is a masterpiece of a translation compared to other Bible versions. That is my humble opinion as someone who understands other languages; For example (little) dogs in Mathew 15:27 and god referring to the Word in John 1:1.
details about how to download the october 8, 1966 awake!
magazine pdf will appear at the end of this post.
background.
strange title, strange book
Bible is s strange book too with its symbolism and allusions and irony—and the preaching work. The concept of 6000 years then another 1000 years and all the reasons, made so much sense. It was irresistible logic—same as the length of generation. A lot of people went too far with it in the way they lived their lives expecting imminent doom being too convinced in their minds, others hoped but carried on normally with their lives. Hard to let go. Even now, the idea just makes so much sense.
