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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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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Sovereign idiots will love this one. "laws don't apply to me because it's against my religion."