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Churches Defend Clergy Exemption From Child Abuse Reporting Laws
Religious Organization Accountability

Churches Defend Clergy Exemption From Child Abuse Reporting Laws

The Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City was quiet on a frigid Sunday evening until the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right...

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against LDS Church Over Bisbee, Arizona, Child Abuse Case

An appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and two of its bishops of failing to tell authorities that a...

Montana Supreme Court Reverses $35 Million Judgment Against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Child-Abuse Case
Jehovah's Witnesses

Montana Supreme Court Reverses $35 Million Judgment Against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Child-Abuse Case

The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a $35 million judgment against Jehovah’s Witnesses. The court ruled 7-0 that the church was not negligent for failing to report that...

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