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Hondaccord t1_j5biuvn wrote

Reply to comment by CBthrowaway2022 in WA lawmakers propose bill requiring clergy to report child abuse by littleblackcar

It just got amended in Committee to remove that exemption.

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Ma1eficent t1_j5bpuin wrote

Just means it will be thrown out as violating religious freedom.

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Hondaccord t1_j5bt4xc wrote

Confessional privilege still exists so I don’t think you’re correct.

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Ma1eficent t1_j5cbpw6 wrote

They amended it to require even if confessed.

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Hondaccord t1_j5cd2gy wrote

They amended it to require clergy to report child abuse when admitted to in confession, like I said, but clergy are still exempt from testifying in court.

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Ma1eficent t1_j5cg7xa wrote

Requiring to report breaks the vow just as testifying in court does.

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Hondaccord t1_j5dcpo0 wrote

The vow and the law are two different things, idk what to tell you

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Ma1eficent t1_j5qnz8c wrote

Well in this country the first amendment says the government can't make laws that prohibit practice of a religion. And confession and its protection is a pretty big part of Christianity. There's just no way it survives a legal challenge on first amendment grounds.

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Hondaccord t1_j5qvbbt wrote

Just like every other constitutional right there are limitations.

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littleblackcar OP t1_j5cxg9y wrote

One could make the argument that the rights of the child to be safe from abusive caretakers outweigh any religious liberty rights of the adult(s) in these situations.

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