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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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[–] obvs@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

They really need to reexamine what freedom of religion means in whatever countries end up being created out of the remains of the U.S. when this is all over.