Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoA judge has barred Washington from enforcing a state law that would have required Churches to report child abuse. The judge says the law infringed on freedom of religionwashingtonstatestandard.comexternal-linkmessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1636arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1625arrow-down1external-linkA judge has barred Washington from enforcing a state law that would have required Churches to report child abuse. The judge says the law infringed on freedom of religionwashingtonstatestandard.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square159fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoA priest isn’t there to defend you in court room. THAT’S why lawyers have client privilege, not to protect rapists, but to be able to mount a legal defense.
minus-squareYeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoA priest can save you from damnation and interprets divine law like how a lawyer can save you from prison and interprets mortal law.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoWell, we have evidence that a lawyer can do what you claim, and none that a priest can… Which is a non-issue anyways. Iron age mythology (Not bronze aged, as I was corrected) has no place in the laws governing a secular society.
A priest isn’t there to defend you in court room. THAT’S why lawyers have client privilege, not to protect rapists, but to be able to mount a legal defense.
A priest can save you from damnation and interprets divine law like how a lawyer can save you from prison and interprets mortal law.
Well, we have evidence that a lawyer can do what you claim, and none that a priest can…
Which is a non-issue anyways. Iron age mythology (Not bronze aged, as I was corrected) has no place in the laws governing a secular society.