State supreme court rules in case of two bishops who were silent about three children abused by Mormon parents
Clergy members in Arizona who learn of child abuse in the context of religious confession are not required to report it, the state’s supreme court has said in a ruling that protects what church leaders call the “seal of the confessional”.
The panel’s ruling ends a long-running case in which three children who were sexually abused by their parents sued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), also known as the Mormon church, and two bishops who became aware of the crimes but remained silent.
The case has parallels in a short-lived 2025 law in Washington state that would have compelled clergy members there to report sexual abuse. That proposal was permanently withdrawn in October after legal action by the Catholic church.
In a statement, the LDS welcomed the unanimous ruling by the state supreme court on Thursday that exempts clergy members as “mandated reporters” if they learned of the abuse of minors in the confession booth or through other “confidential” methods.
Exodus 21:20 Whoever strikes his male or female servant with a staff, and if they have died by his hands, he shall be guilty of a crime.
guilty of a crime
and a SERVANT
and it is a metaphor
if it isnt, you’d also have to say that there is actually a woman called wisdom and she actually throws a banquet
Is the servant a free person or a slave?
Metaphorical slaves can be beaten, just not to death?
It was not metaphorical. Stop pretending the bible says what you prefer instead of what it says. It’s a book about normalizing, even glorifying abuse.
Its a metaphor (as per your interpretation)
Being guilty of a crime, as above is also a metaphor, its a stupid fairytale book.
they are with guilt, right? Thats what it says
It says you’re guilty if you kill.