Protecting children should NEVER be optional.

-Secular Education Association

Washington State just reversed course on one of the most important child safety laws in the country — reinstating a clergy loophole that lets religious leaders withhold reports of child abuse learned during confession.

That’s not “protecting faith” — that’s protecting abusers.

Washington State Attorney General

Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families

Jay Inslee

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/washington-state-reaches-agreement-preserve-key-portions-law-requiring-clergy

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