The States: Maybe A National Divorce Is A Good Idea After All

[Handyman]

Apparently there was/is a law that allows for clergy confidentiality, but now they have decided it also includes child abuse. Which given so many church's pasts, seems like a great idea.

Things like murder, assault, child abuse, grand theft/fraud, etc should absolutely not be protected by this.

It's been that way forever. A clergy cannot be compelled to testify as to anything that comes up in confession. (The law is somewhat changing depending on the State)

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/c...h%20confession.

The court ruled (at least on the surface) correctly.

As the grandson of a rabbi I have very mixed emotions about this...

[Kepler]

But a church isn't a confessor, it's just another racket.

We should never compel a priest or minister or rabbi to divulge confession. But a church's records are just business documents. They aren't sacred. F-ck them.

[RaceBoarder]

But a church isn't a confessor, it's just another racket.

We should never compel a priest or minister or rabbi to divulge confession. But a church's records are just business documents. They aren't sacred. F-ck them.

That is something different. Circumstances of how the info comes to light are absolutely critical.

Moving a priest to another parish to cover up his rep in the old parish is absolutely something that needs to be reported.

The priest confiding in another while actively looking for religious forgiveness for these transgressions is something that should NOT be reported.

[unofan]

To protect the parishioner, I can be slightly* more sympathetic to. But we’re talking about the church learning of the *church’s* guilt. Totally different ballgame.

*if I’m a priest, and someone confessed to an unsolved murder, it would take me about 13 attoseconds to do the math that tells me that the compassionate, loving thing to do in that situation would be to turn that ****er in, even if I’m not required to.

And you'd be defrocked shortly thereafter, just like a lawyer would face disbarment or a doctor possibly losing his license.

Easy to say that until it's your career and professional ethics on the line. If your personal ethics mean you can't hold that confidential, then you should avoid careers where you'll learn that kind of confidential information.

[Bronco]

So religion gets to play by a different set of rules? If I learn of a crime then I'm aiding by not coming forward with this information, but if I'm a priest of the 69th cult of Zimidipididoo, then it is totally fine to not say anything? Is that what is happening, and is that the way it should be?

[unofan]

So religion gets to play by a different set of rules? If I learn of a crime then I'm aiding by not coming forward with this information, but if I'm a priest of the 69th cult of Zimidipididoo, then it is totally fine to not say anything? Is that what is happening, and is that the way it should be?

The law allows certain privileges, and has so for centuries. The most common of which are:
attorney-client
doctor-patient
priest-penitent
spousal

The privileges are allowed because the law recognizes that certain relationships demand utmost honesty and forthrightness, and believes it's better to allow people to talk in confidence in such situations without worrying about it later being used against them in a court of law. So yes, confessing your sins to a priest/rabbi/imam/whatever is privileged and not forcibly discoverable, but confessing to your work colleague is not.

[Swansong]

Memphis, TN has re-appointed their defenestrated State Rep, by a unanimous vote.

The unanimity I find remarkable. We can't get 5 people to agree that the sky is blue.

[Kepler]

The law allows certain privileges, and has so for centuries. The most common of which are:
attorney-client
doctor-patient
priest-penitent
spousal

The privileges are allowed because the law recognizes that certain relationships demand utmost honesty and forthrightness, and believes it's better to allow people to talk in confidence in such situations without worrying about it later being used against them in a court of law. So yes, confessing your sins to a priest/rabbi/imam/whatever is privileged and not forcibly discoverable, but confessing to your work colleague is not.

This is a very good explanation.

[Handyman]

The law allows certain privileges, and has so for centuries. The most common of which are:
attorney-client
doctor-patient
priest-penitent
spousal

The privileges are allowed because the law recognizes that certain relationships demand utmost honesty and forthrightness, and believes it's better to allow people to talk in confidence in such situations without worrying about it later being used against them in a court of law. So yes, confessing your sins to a priest/rabbi/imam/whatever is privileged and not forcibly discoverable, but confessing to your work colleague is not.

Exactly. And it isn't new, it has been around almost as long as the country has.

[bronconick]

Memphis, TN has re-appointed their defenestrated State Rep, by a unanimous vote.

The unanimity I find remarkable. We can't get 5 people to agree that the sky is blue.

That's because the Republicans didn't show up. Two were out of the country and the other 4 decided to not appear.

[aparch]

The use of County and State funds to lead police on a wild cross state chase to track down and murder a stolen goat continues to draw digital ink to the screen. Vox has a new article with how 4H indoctrinates children into being merciless killers. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2...county-seizure

I don't know how to just put the right words down for how I feel about this. What amazes me continually is the wide spectrum in how humans treat animals. For some, placing a slug between the eyes of an animal and moving on about your day isn't a problem. Some have no problem tying up a dozen dogs to a tree, walking away, then (thankfully?) calling the local county humane society and telling them "I'm done hunting, come get these dogs or they'll just die tied to a tree," and hang up. Others treat animals as family members (close or distant).

There has to be some middle ground for cases like this 4H kid.

But, yes, yes, cruelty is the point of Republicans.

[RaceBoarder]

The use of County and State funds to lead police on a wild cross state chase to track down and murder a stolen goat continues to draw digital ink to the screen. Vox has a new article with how 4H indoctrinates children into being merciless killers. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2...county-seizure

I don't know how to just put the right words down for how I feel about this. What amazes me continually is the wide spectrum in how humans treat animals. For some, placing a slug between the eyes of an animal and moving on about your day isn't a problem. Some have no problem tying up a dozen dogs to a tree, walking away, then (thankfully?) calling the local county humane society and telling them "I'm done hunting, come get these dogs or they'll just die tied to a tree," and hang up. Others treat animals as family members (close or distant).

There has to be some middle ground for cases like this 4H kid.

But, yes, yes, cruelty is the point of Republicans.

Animal Curelty is the one crime that deserves to be punished by "An eye for an eye".

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Of course he hasn’t called! No one cares about massive flooding when Disney needs to be punished along with women and gays and trans

https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/s...3v2cVkMjQylOVg

[Handyman]

Of course he hasn’t called! No one cares about massive flooding when Disney needs to be punished along with women and gays and trans

https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/s...3v2cVkMjQylOVg

Well I mean, he needs to be in Ohio talking about fighting The Woke. I am sure the flooding is because of "Woke Forecasting" or something.

[ScoobyDoo]

Well I mean, he needs to be in Ohio talking about fighting The Woke. I am sure the flooding is because of "Woke Forecasting" or something.

That's it. We can just blame woke for everything now so it's always the Democrats fault. Beautiful.