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A court just barred Washington state from enforcing a law that would have required Churches to report child abuse. The judge says the law infringed on freedom of religion (storage.courtlistener.com)

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Secondary source: https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/07/18/judge-blocks-wa-requirement-for-priests-to-report-child-abuse-disclosed-in-confession/

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[-] Openopenopenopen@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Religion and child abuse, go together like ignorance and being a judge.

this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025

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