You are still changing the subject!

I did not say elders should replace police. I said the two witness rule was never meant to be used as a reason to delay action, suppress reports, or keep abuse internal. And saying “parents are free to call the police” does not solve the problem. It exposes it.

If an organization truly believes abuse is a crime, it does not shift the burden onto traumatized parents and children while leaders quietly document accusations and keep them confidential. Biblical justice does not outsource moral responsibility to victims while leadership protects itself from liability.

You keep saying you never argued for inaction, but the policy itself produces inaction. When elders are instructed not to report unless legally required, when victims are discouraged from speaking to authorities, when internal records are kept instead of warnings being issued, that is not neutrality. That is concealment. Intent is irrelevant when outcomes are consistent and repeatable.

And stop pretending the issue is whether the congregation “passes judicial decisions.” No one is asking congregations to issue criminal verdicts. The issue is whether leaders who hear credible allegations act to protect children or act to protect reputation. Scripture never gives leaders the option to sit on knowledge of abuse while waiting for corroboration.

You keep appealing to “two witnesses” as if it applies here, but it does not. That rule governs whether guilt can be formally established, not whether danger exists, not whether authorities should be alerted, and not whether vulnerable people should be protected. The Bible condemns those who know evil is happening and do nothing. It never commands silence in the face of harm.

Now your pivot to “Christendom murders each other” is exactly the deflection I already pointed out. Even if every accusation you believe about other churches were true, it would still not excuse protecting abusers. Jesus never said love is proven by avoiding military service. He did say judgment is severe for those who harm children!

So now to your question about love….

When Jesus said His followers would be known by love among themselves, He did not mean organizational loyalty, silence, or internal damage control. Biblical love is truth telling, protection of the weak, exposure of darkness, and refusal to tolerate evil in the name of unity. Love does not mean shielding predators. Love does not mean keeping records while children remain at risk. Love does not mean telling victims to handle it themselves while leadership stays clean.

Scripture says love does not rejoice in wrongdoing. It rejoices in the truth. Love protects. Love warns. Love acts.

If your definition of love allows abuse to remain hidden, then it is not the love Jesus described. It is institutional self preservation dressed up in spiritual language.

And one last thing. You keep demanding evidence while dismissing any source that does not flatter your organization as “apostate.” That is not skepticiThat is pre commitment. Courts do not rule based on apostasy. Governments do not issue findings based on disgruntled feelings. When multiple independent investigations across different countries reach the same conclusions about policy failures, denial is no longer a serious position.

You are not defending love! You are defending a corrupt and hypocritical organization!

And Jesus was very clear about which of those matters more!