OLYMPIA, Wash. — Members of the clergy would be required, by state law, to report potential cases of child abuse to authorities, under a proposal at the Washington state legislature. Currently ...

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“That abuse occurred is a terrible fact.” The team’s response did little to quell the anger of survivors of clergy sexual abuse. “We felt betrayed by the organization,” said Kevin ...

We, as Clark County United Methodist Churches, stand with transgender people and nonbinary. You are an essential part of our communities, you are an essential part of our churches and you are an ...

Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during confession ...

Another member of Lawton’s clergy, Dr. Charles Webber, agreed that Budde was correct in her expression of the Christian faith and her responsibility to help those who are hurting and fearful.

THE Archbishop of York has said that it might be time “possibly [to] ask the question whether clergy should become employees” (News 10 January). Last month, the Bishop of Birkenhead, the Rt Revd Julie ...

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Other clergy ministering to undocumented migrants were less specific, though they vowed to continue — and even expand — their support following this week’s announcement that federal ...