Original sentence: He said the effects the war had on him, as well as the attitude of Americans toward the war, causing him to feel the need to have a relationship with God
Edited sentence: " His comments came at a time when the Jehovah's Witness organization was dealing with lawsuits for the way leaders handled allegations of child sexual abuse." In that same video, Morris claims that some governmental, educational, and religious organizations in the past have been "somewhat naive" in the matter of child sexual abuse, and "others knew of the problem and covered it up." One of the articles he referred to was "'Chickens' and 'Hawks'", which has been described as "a shameless piece of propaganda blaming homosexuals in general for child prostitution rings.And it was just weeks prior to an Australian Royal Commission investigation that revealed there were 1,006 child sexual abuse allegations in the Jehovah's Witness community in Australia that went unreported to authorities, and that severely criticized the way the Governing Body addresses such allegations.But he relates the effects the war had on him, as well as the attitude of Americans toward the war, causing him to feel the need to have a relationship with God.He further received criticism due to comments made during an official JW Broadcasting video.In discussing the matter of child abuse, Morris referred to a 1982 Awake article which he said "nailed the subject.Morris has come to be know as the most controversial member of the Governing Body.On at least 2 occasions, while giving a Bible discourse, he warned his listeners not to wear tight pants in public, saying: "The homosexuals that are designing these clothes – they’d like you in tight pants