I could not do any better to explain the matter about our stand on the child abuse issue than what thirdwitness has done. He puts to rest all the lies and confusion that our apostates and religious opposers have heaped upon the situation in the media. If you believe the media hype, then you believe a lie. This is temporary until I provide my own article on the subject. Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse Policy -- Exposing the Myths Warning: thirdwitness ill-advisedly cites apostate material and names apostates and apostate organizations to counter their claims. I do not endorse his practice of doing so. My website is designed for people to get the facts without exposure to apostate propaganda. If you have not already been negatively affected by the propaganda of our opposers on this issue, there is no pressing need to look it up. Other Links: Jehovah's Witnesses Child Abuse Policy - Protecting Children from Abuse

By C. J. Williams Many of our opposers seem to want those of Jehovah's Witnesses who have once been criminals to stop confessing their sins to the elders. They also seem to want to take away the freedom of victims and anyone who hears about a case, to decide whether they will report the offender. Victims and their families could end up paying the price along with the offender. If you have ever been molested, you are not alone. However, if your molester has not repented and has re-offended, then they are actually an uncommon breed among child molesters.  Only 11-17% of child molesters in the world ever re-offend within 15 years after ceasing their activity . (That number is doubled for molesters of boys.) In fact, regarding Jehovah's Witnesses, the July 15, 2002 Watchtower, p.9, recorded a response by one prison that stated, "In the ten years that this program has been in operation, not one released inmate who was baptized in prison as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses ha...