one of the most outspoken i jehovah's witnesses campaigners says jehovah's witnesses campaigners says in his words. it is true that the press release sent out with the report is quite strongly awarded to, the report itself less so. the strongly birdied. but it is not the end of the process for the child sexual abuse inquiry, they have report coming out next year summing up 13 major investigations and a key decision is whether to recommend mandatory reporting which makes it a criminal offence for people working with children not to report any evidence they have of child sexual abuse. . ~' ,, evidence they have of child sexual abuse. ., ~ i. ., evidence they have of child sexual abuse. ., ~ ., ., , at least eight people have died in flash flooding in new york and its surrounding areas, as tropical storm ida brought a month's worth of rain to the east coast of the united states. three inches of rain fell in central park in just one hour. a state of emergency has been declared, with the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, describing the flooding as "brutal". lebo diseko reports. it's

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but our story also has to do with the quiet street in connecticut where a young man, a minister for jehovah witnesses went door-to-door with a phonograph record which he played for anyone who cared to listen. that phonograph record, too, caused controversy, two disputes each of which went to the united states supreme court, and there these cases of the film and the phonograph record became a chapter in history of the united states constitution. each an interpretation affecting many people, a crucial decision. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> in 1921, new york state adopted a system of film censorship. henceforth, before a film could be shown in a state for anything of amusement charging admission, it would have to have the state's approval. during the next 36 years, the state's reviewers in new york city examined almost 50,000 films. most were promptly approved. in some cases, the board asked for cuts. a few films were banned outright. for such cases the law provided an appeal procedure to the state board of regents. if a film was not obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, sacrilgious or attempting to corrupt morals

but our story also has to do with a quiet street in connecticut, a young man a minister for jehovah's witnesses when from door to door with a photograph, which he played for anyone who cared to listen. that phonograph record caused controversy. two disputes, each of which went to the united states supreme court and these cases were film that the record became a chapter in the history of the united states constitution. -- each interpretation affecting many people, a crucial decision. ♪ ♪ ♪ in 1921, new york state adopted a system of film censorship henceforth, before a film can be shown in the state at any place of amusement charging admission, it would have to have the states approval. during the next 30 years, the states reviewers at the center street, new york city, examined almost 50,000 films. most were promptly approved. in some cases, the board asked for cuts, a few films were banned outright, but for such cases the law provided an appeal procedure to the state border regions. if a film was not obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, sacrilegious or attending to corrupt morals or i

we looked at the j jehovah's witnesses, the jewish jehovah's witnesses, thejewish organisation, 38 infailings in every organisation. it would be unfair to pick one empirical outcome all of them those feelings made it easier for abuse to happen and much harder for abuse to happen and much harder for it to be reported.— for it to be reported. amongst the recommendations _ for it to be reported. amongst the recommendations are _ for it to be reported. amongst the recommendations are calls - for it to be reported. amongst the recommendations are calls for - for it to be reported. amongst the recommendations are calls for all| recommendations are calls for all religious organisations to have a child protection policy in place. and for the government to amend legislation to ensure inspectors have sufficient powers to check the quality of child protection in suspected unregistered schools. but for some, these recommendations from the report don't go far enough. campaigners supporting jewish people here who have been abused saying progress is slow, and want it to be made mandatory for any rel

the jehovah's allan collins, for talking about mass. for talking about that. there will be much more to come on that major enquiry over the course of the afternoon and evening. for now, we mustjust pull away from that because we are going to head to washington, dc. president biden hasjust started to head to washington, dc. president biden has just started speaking to head to washington, dc. president biden hasjust started speaking in the last few minutes. a variety of topics, but of course we know about the havoc being wrought on the north—eastern us. so let'sjust the havoc being wrought on the north—eastern us. so let's just hear the president. north-eastern us. so let's 'ust hear the president.— the president. and into nevada. it is also one _ the president. and into nevada. it is also one of— the president. and into nevada. it is also one of the _ the president. and into nevada. it is also one of the few _ the president. and into nevada. it is also one of the few files - the president. and into nevada. it is also one of the few files

what >> jehovah's suspects. >> seth: okay, jehovah's suspects [ laughter ] >> yeah, yeah.ed james brown. >> seth: okay. >> not the james brown >> seth: right [ laughter ] no parent would let their kid be friends with the james brown at 15. >> i mean, you know -- yeah, you're probably right. yeah, him and some buddies, him, we got together, and we learned -- what did we -- we learned like, "gimme three steps" by lynyrd skynyrd "communication breakdown," "hey joe. and then i wrote a song. i wrote my first song at 15, yeah >> seth: what was the first song called >> it's called "the armadillo song." >> seth: "the armadillo song." >> mm-hm >> seth: and when you first presented it to the rest of your band mates, were they taken with it >> they were stoked because it's mostly just one chord, so -- >> seth: okay, gotcha. >> and it wasn't too fast, so it wasn't hard to play. but, yeah, it was kind of miraculous i don't think they had anticipated an original song >> seth: yeah, that's a big deal i mean if you're a cover band and all of a sudden you get a new one. what -- do you reme

discourang victims from reporting even within the organization. >> example, jehovah's witnesses have all child prection allegations have to be reported to the police, but inside the church they follow a biblical scripture that says all allegations must be supported by two witnesses. this report says the two witness rulehould have no place in any response to sexual abuse, which often happens with no witnesses. >> the church says it is committed to protecting children and will consider the report. in the orthodox jewish community, the inquiry heard about a concept of not snitching on a fellow jew to outsiders. campaigners are concerned that the report does not hit religious ordinate -- organizations hard enough. >> they have to raise the bar for these organizations and not give them leeway because they have religion on their side read religion does not equal good enough safeguarding. >> the report is short on a solution to all this, and that is what those who suffered as children are using their adult voices to dema. >> this is the final word by the independent inquiry. a larger report

. >> this is sarah, born into the jehovah's witnesses into a family dominated by the church.bused by both your father and your mother? >> yeah. >> your father when you were much younger, your mother when you were a little bit older, and they had control of you. what was that like? >> i really don't have words to describe what it was like, honestly. a sense of powerlessness and hopelessness. >> sarah is not her real name. she was taken into care. she settled by the sea for a new start, away from the witnesses. >> they teach that everyone who is not a witness is part of satan's world, or satan's system, as they call it, which makes you as a young person terrified to trust anyone outside of the organization. and at the same time, terrified to trust anyone inside the organization. it was very difficult. >> it's a pattern repeated across 38 religious groups investigated by this inquiry, which has also examined the catholic and anglican churches. >> the way leaders are revered, the culture of community and not taking things outside of the community, dealing with everything internal

the jehovah even within the organisation.icy that all child protection allegations have a policy that have to be reported to the police. but in the church they follow a biblical scripture that says all allegations must be supported by two witnesses. it should have no place in response to child sexual abuse, which often happens with no witnesses. the church says it is committed to protecting children and will consider this report. in the orthodoxjewish community, the orthodox jewish community, the enquiry orthodoxjewish community, the enquiry heard about a concept of not snitching, as one witness put it on fellowjewish person to outsiders. but campaigners are concerned that this report does not hit religious organisations hard enough. the? organisations hard enough. they ha - il organisations hard enough. they happily raise _ organisations hard enough. they happily raise the _ organisations hard enough. they happily raise the bar— organisations hard enough. tj“tj:1: happily raise the bar for organisations hard enough. tj“tj:1

this is sarah, born into the jehovah's witnesses, into a family dominated by the church.vely, you were sexually abused by both your father and your mother? yeah. your father, when you were much younger, and your mother, when you were a little bit older. they had control over you. what was that like? i don't really have words to describe what that was like, honestly. the sense of powerlessness and hopelessness. sarah's not her real name. she was taken into care. she settled by the sea for a new start, away from the witnesses. they teach everyone who is not a witness is part of satan's world, or satan's system, as they call it. it makes you as a young person terrified to trust anyone outside of the organisation and at the same time, terrified to trust anyone inside the organisation. it was very difficult. it's a pattern repeated across religious groups investigated by this enquiry, which has also examined the catholic and anglican churches. the way that leaders are revered. the culture of community and not taking things outside of the community, so dealing with everything i

38 institutions were looked at, the jehovah's - happening?es and there protection policies do say that allegations could be reported to the correct agencies, but the enquiry worries that the wrong atmosphere is being created by this rule. flan being created by this rule. can chance being created by this rule. can change be _ being created by this rule. can change be forced within these groups? it change be forced within these arou s? ., , change be forced within these i rou as? ., , ., change be forced within these u-rous? .,, , . change be forced within these u-rous? , , . , change be forced within these u-rous? , , . i, groups? it was a public enquiry set u n groups? it was a public enquiry set u- b the groups? it was a public enquiry set up by the conservatives _ groups? it was a public enquiry set up by the conservatives four - groups? it was a public enquiry set up by the conservatives four or - groups? it was a public enquiry set| up by the conservatives four or five years ago and it does have powers to make sweeping recommendations. th

religious sects like the church of jesus christ of latter-day's, seventh-day adventist, shakers, jehovah's witnesses and christian science to name a few of the more successful and long-lived. it also led to many social experiments in a search for a new way of living where property was to be held in common. the most famous of these was new harmony, indiana. it was founded in 1825 by a wealthy british industrialist by robert owen, one of the founders of the movement that came to be called utopian socialism. it got that name because the founders of the movement believed socialism could be achieved without class struggle but rather by example. that society could work in a different and better way and as with ralph waldo emerson's better mousetrap the world would be the path to your dorm. marks and angles dismissed this is utopian and the term stuck. marks and angles for once were right. owen put his money where his mouth was, he bought an entire town, 20,000 acres in the southwest corner of indiana plus the buildings and infrastructure through a german religious sect to the decided to relocate

this is sarah, born into the jehovah's witnesses, into a family dominated by the church.mother? yeah. your father, when you were much younger, and your mother, when you were a little bit older. they had control over you. what was that like? i don't really have words to describe what that was like, honestly. the sense of powerlessness and hopelessness. sarah's not her real name. she was taken into care. she settled by the sea for a new start, away from the witnesses. they teach everyone who is not a witness is part of satan's world, or satan's system, as they call it. it makes you as a young person terrified to trust anyone outside of the organisation and at the same time, terrified to trust anyone inside the organisation. it was very difficult. it's a pattern repeated across religious groups investigated by this enquiry, which has also examined the catholic and anglican churches. the way that leaders are revered. the culture of community and not taking things outside of the community, so dealing with everything internally, not making outside authorities aware, so it can b

skepticism and certainly religious exemptions are always that people do that all the time in medicine, jehovah, witnesses for blood transfusion. or other types of treatments we've always respected an individual's rights to then opt out of certain medical care. germany is olaf schoultz and his rivals and alpine to take up the mantel of chancellor after a close election. with angular michael heading for the exit menu questioning, who will now be seen as a defacto leader of europe. ortiz shot to do with key finds out whether that person could indeed be the french president. a manual my calling like the style himself, a man with a vision for europe p pushed hard for an you owe me this call for re, for integration reform and for sending over the single currency. though we have good back to based on that when at least all the while germany under the still guy didn't. so merkel has mild and nodded. but whenever push came to shove, she made clear who was all, but one shouldn't benefit from european solidarity. while playing against other member states, solidarity among partners should never lead to ad

and certainly religious exemptions are always that people do that all the time in medicine, jehovah, witnesses for blood transfusion or other types of treatments. we've always respected an individual's rights to then opt out of certain medical care journalists, some whistleblowers say they're deeply alarmed over revelations of the ca plan to kidnap and potentially murder wiki leaks, founder julianna's son. during the trump administration's time in office, the allocations come from a yahoo news report citing testimonies from key witnesses, r t s dot corner takes up the story. spy on him kidnapped him, kill him even. that's what the cia under its former director mike. pompey was accused of plotting for wiki leaks, founder julian, a sons, and recently published report pompeo and other top agency leaders were completely detached from reality because they were so embarrassed about vote 7 said a former trump national security official. they were seeing blood vault 7 series of document leaks, put wiki leaks at the top of the c. i. a most hated list in 2017 as it exposed the tools and method

plethora of new american-born religious texts such as the church of jesus christ of latter days, jehovah'sesses christian science to name just a few of the more successful and long widespread also apply to social instruments and a search for a new way of living where property was to be held in. the most famous was new harmony indiana. it was founded in 1825 by a wealthy british industrialist named robert, one of the founders of the movement that came to be called utopian socialism. it got that name because the founders of the movement believed socialism could be achieved without press struggle but rather by example. demonstrate the society can work in a different and better way and with ralph's better mousetrap, the world would be the path to your door. the dismissed this as utopian the term stock. they were right. he put his money where his mouth was in 1825, 20000 acres in the southwest corner of indiana building an infrastructure that decided to relocate. he paid $150,000 from a very substantial fortune in the 1820s. people were expected to provide their own household good, invest capit

skepticism and certainly religious exemptions are always that people do that all the time in medicine, jehovah, witnesses for blood transfusion. or other types of treatments we've always respected an individual's rights to then opt out of certain medical care and moving the program on the left shots and his rivals are no vying to take up the rule of german chancellor after a close 4th election of the weekend and with anglo merkel heading for the exit many see the position of defacto leader of europe for grubs as well. are t charlotte do been sky asked whether that person could be the french president. i manuel my corn like the style himself. a man with a vision for europe piece pushed hard for an e. you owe me the call for rita integration reform and sending over the single currency. though we have good back to based on that when at least all the while germany under the still guy didn't. so, merkel has mild a nodded, but whenever push came to shove, she made clear who was all, but one shouldn't benefit from european solidarity. while playing against other member states, solidarity among partne

in medicine, jehovah, witnesses for blood transfusion or other types of treatments. we've always respected an individual's rights to then opt out of certain medical care. could that be with us for this program here on our t. so germany's olaf schultz and his rivals and are vying to take up the mantel of chancellor after a close fort election with michael the heading for the exit. many questioning who will now be seen as the de facto leader of europe. well, i'll teach, shall i, do mosquito seems to have some idea. i manual my own like the style himself, the man with the vision for europe p pushed hard for an you owe me a call for rita integration reform and for sending over the single currency though we have good back to back on when at least all the while germany under the still guy didn't, so merkel has mild and nodded. but whenever push came to shove, she made clear who was all but one shouldn't benefit from european solidarity. while playing against other member states, solidarity among partners should never lead to adapt unit and it should instead be about helpin

skepticism and certainly religious exemptions are always that people do that all the time in medicine, jehovah, witnesses for blood transfusion. or other types of treatments we've always respected an individual's rights to then opt out of certain medical care. next we bring you an exclusive interview with dmitri med viet of rushes, former president prime minister, current leader of the united russia party, which came in victorious of this month's elections. a broad range of topics are coverage and i promise he doesn't hold back on his opinions, the full sit down right ahead. the rather driven by dreams shape than those with me in me. i think we dare to ask me ah, what we got to do is identify the threads that we have. it's crazy plantation. let it be an arms race is on often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk simply and come to rti for an exclusive interview. today we're joined by a new dream. inventive chairman of united russia and deputy chairman of russia, security

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in medicine, jehovah, witnesses for blood transfusion or other types of treatments. we've always respected an individual's rights to then opt out of certain medical care. germany is olaf sholtes on his rifles and i'll buying to take up the mantel of chancellor, offer a close fort election and with angle and heading for the exit. many a questioning who will now be seen as the defacto leader of europe. last ease corresponding charlie to buskie seems to have an idea. i manual my own like the style himself. a man with a vision for europe p pushed hard for an you owe me a call for rita integration reforming for sending over the single currency. though we have basketball when at least all the while germany under the still guy didn't. so, merkel has smiled and nodded, but whenever push came to shove, she made clear who was called. but one shouldn't benefit from european solidarity. while playing against other member states, solidarity among partners should never lead to adapt union. it should instead be about helping others to help themselves to have a history. so before ma

i jehovah in london. let's pick the song we can speak to jonathan les, who's also in london, he's a deputy director of the think tank of british influence. jonathan, thanks for joining us. yes, the army on standby is never a great look as it seems to be a total shambles. what's going wrong here? well, what's going wrong is the morality taylor brett's. it's mary country basically. and told is what both foreign word goes to the boards and welcome and that we could stand on our own 2 feet and have that control. and then they basically listen to the british government. and last and now the government, it's been r t, it's all gonna come back. so the problem with this day did the government not admitting that is a problem? and as any thought to tally you, county q republic monday, that she diagnosed it. and so this is not going to result by 5000 can pre, these is daniel is saying this is now a baked in problem in our economy, where we don't have the workforce, we need to keep our economy going. so no one predic

the acting defend this minister is small v mohammed, jehovah and the eldest son of taliban find a mother omar. he's a military commander, and he's rarely being seen in the public tie. all of a should have done so, honey will become interior minister. he's head of the her connie network, which has been blamed for some of ghana stanz most violent attacks in recent years . and they're, all of foreign ministers is going to be filled about by more of the army, a one we're talking, who took part in negotiations with the u. s. ok, let's going to, let's speak now to chop stock vote. who's live for us in a couple charts. what's the reaction amongst of afghan is now to this way. this can you government? well, it depends on who you speak to, rob. we understand there's going to be a lot of support for this government certainly in and around to talk about strongholds of the south in helmand province kandahar, for example, interested. we speak to a lot of people here on the streets of cobble as well. and one thing that a lot of them, if not majority of who said is that there is a sense of relief, at l

so jehovah in london, thousands of migrants from haiti who'd been hoping to find refuge in the us of being sent home instead. many of being staying at a makeshift camp at a texas, bought a town where conditions said to be going from bad to worse. as john holman reports from a can you many a crossing back onto the mexican side of the border to avoid deportation? inside the mate ship camper more than a 1000 people. mostly haitians in the rio, texas. they crossed the river illegally and we're hoping the u. s. would let and stay. most of the shelters, it just blanket plastic and even river aids propped up by sticks together with a lot of rubbish. but little water or food. someone inside the county film, these images for us, us thirty's, of largely blocked the media from seeing it. and now they are entering the place. irregular migration poses a significant threat to the health and welfare of the welfare of border communities and to the lives of the migrant themselves and should not be attempted. if you come to the united states illegally, you will be returned daily flights of taking off

this is sarah, born into the jehovah's witnesses. into a family dominated by the church.lly have words to describe what that was like, honestly. the sense of powerlessness and hopelessness. sarah is not her real name. she was taken into care, she settled by the sea for a new start, away from the witnesses. they teach everyone who is not a witness is part of satan's world, satan's system, as they call it. it makes you terrified to trust anyone outside of the organisation and at the same time, terrified to trust anyone inside the organisation. it was very difficult. it is a pattern repeated across 38 religious groups investigated by this enquiry, which includes the anglican and catholic churches. the way that leaders are revered. the culture of community and not taking things outside the community, so dealing with everything internally, not making outside authorities aware, so they can be looked at in the wider sense of the causes can be tackled. discouraging victims from reporting, even within the organisation. an example. the jehovah's witnesses have a policy that all chi

the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse is a number of relations including jehovah's witnessesscourage the reporting of abuse in order to protect the reputation of their organisations. john 0'brien who was secretary to the inquiry said the feelings and found continued across many decades. we feelings and found continued across many decades-— many decades. we found the same feelin . s many decades. we found the same feelings coming — many decades. we found the same feelings coming on _ many decades. we found the same feelings coming on that _ many decades. we found the same feelings coming on that were - many decades. we found the same j feelings coming on that were going on 40, 50 feelings coming on that were going on 40,50 years ago going on in recent times in the very institutions and religion is very often the last institution people go to when everybody let them down. so in the very institutions that people look to the to provide that last piece of honesty and moral courage and spiritual guidance and they found themselves abused yet again. the british foreign secretary has

and during the jury selection process, i'd have a disproportionate number of folks claiming to be jehovah'sldn't serve. respond to the disproportionateness if there one? >> people are using an excuse. i don't want a vaccine because of my political views i don't want somebody jabbing me in the arm but we need to remember by not getting the vaccine, we're putting others in danger. we have thousands of americans every day dying of covid. and we can stop this pandemic getting everyone vaccinated and i think religious exemption, a major problem in getting that done. >> aensome to that, pun intended. thank you, dr. klitzman. >> thank you very much. >> let's see what you're saying on my twitter and facebook pages. this comes from twitter. someone's religious beliefs should be grant them special privileges in social construct that has outlived its usefulness. michael, you're making sense. like measles and mumps, it becomes required for it's your ticket to go to school. what's going to then happen when a parent says, oh, we have a religious exemption. my tolerance level for it is similar to yours. i

the jehovah�*s witnesses have a policy that all child protection allegations have to be reported to theurch, they also follow a biblical scripture which says that all allegations must be supported by two witnesses. this report says that the two witness rules should have no place in any response to child sexual abuse which often happens with no witnesses. the church says it�*s committed to protecting children and will consider this report. in the orthodoxjewish community, the inquiry heard about the concept of not snitching as one witness put it on a fellow due to outsiders. but campaigners are concerned this report does not hit religious organisations hard enough. they have to raise the bar for religious organisations and not give them the rate because they have religion on their side. religion does not equal good enough safeguarding. the report is short on a solution to all of this but that is what those who suffered as children including sarah are now using their adult voices to demand. at least 15 people have died after flash flooding and tornadoes hit north eastern parts of america.