Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-23 days 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-square174fedilinkarrow-up1637arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1624arrow-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-23 days agomessage-square174fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 days agoOver the years, there were numerous lawsuits about the use of certain drugs in a religious context, and they were always shot down in the courts. THIS is where they choose to bend ?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agoI could be mistaken, but aren’t there are a handful of religions that have exemptions for religious ceremony? Or is that just Natives?
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOnly indigenous folk, and that’s based on the fact that they are a sovereign nation. Rastas will still go right to jail for cannabis use.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBut you see, those other religions are pagan. This is a lawsuit brought by Christians. I really wish that wasn’t the justification these judges use.
Over the years, there were numerous lawsuits about the use of certain drugs in a religious context, and they were always shot down in the courts. THIS is where they choose to bend ?
I could be mistaken, but aren’t there are a handful of religions that have exemptions for religious ceremony? Or is that just Natives?
Only indigenous folk, and that’s based on the fact that they are a sovereign nation. Rastas will still go right to jail for cannabis use.
But you see, those other religions are pagan. This is a lawsuit brought by Christians.
I really wish that wasn’t the justification these judges use.