Lawmakers in Washington state have passed a bill that would require clergy to report sexual abuse even if it was admitted to ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Monday ... but they debated where to draw the line for religious exemptions. Wisconsin’s law, which is similar to most state’s and to the federal government’s, grants ...

Some are concerned that without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, the bill could place priests at odds with civil law ...

As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its ...

The website, religiousequality.net, catalogs over 600 state-level provisions ... constitutional suspicion toward religious conduct,” Garnett told the Washington Examiner.

Washington state is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in ...