(SRN NEWS)-Orthodox Church leaders have filed a lawsuit challenging a new measure that would require clergymen to tell police about crimes admitted to people in confession. The Catholic Church has already filed suit. The new law, which takes effect next month, was passed to combat child sex abuse but the churches say it will violate the […]
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A religious freedom battle in Washington state is spreading
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(SRN NEWS)-Orthodox Church leaders have filed a lawsuit challenging a new measure that would require clergymen to tell police about crimes admitted to people in confession. The Catholic Church has already filed suit. The new law, which takes effect next month, was passed to combat child sex abuse but the churches say it will violate the sanctity of the confessional. The plaintiffs argue that the statute violates their rights under the First Amendment.