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Amazing shot!

I have basically the same picture hanging in my living room.

It would have already been the good Christian MORAL thing to do. But they haven't been doing it for hundreds of years already. You think being mandated by the government is gonna make them change their ways?

Thank you, I'll read the links. I was confused if they had to report possible abuse by churchgoers only, or clergy abusing churchgoers. Of course it should be any and all. -thanks again

Oh man, this is so cool!

Head out towards Thorp! It’s central wa and there’s a big ol barn you can’t miss on the side of the road labeled fruits and antiques

Mormons ain’t gonna be happy about that one

One could make the argument that the rights of the child to be safe from abusive caretakers outweigh any religious liberty rights of the adult(s) in these situations.

Also Centralia has La Tarasca, possibly the best Mexican restaurant in the region

I did the same thing when I moved here (from Utah too, in fact). When my Utah registration was about to expire, I just applied for a new Washington registration and didn’t have any issues.

Beautiful timing!

The state pays you for FMLA, not your employer lol

About time, this needed to be a law long ago. Many of the preachers are party to the abuse, and this will allow them to be prosecuted.

I read the article and didn’t see this answered. (I could have missed it.)

Would this include all employees at a church or only specific clergy? I only ask because I know there are ministry leaders at churches that hear a lot of things but they aren’t technically “clergy”.

Also, this would not include confessions which I know they are doing so it’s easier to pass. I hope they close that loophole soon.

The churches argument is that it would eliminate trust in the church which I find pretty ironic since the church is the one being accused of abusing kids.

Huh. So even though there has been no hearings on this bill, that it hasn't even been presented to a committee, you claim that "no church testified against it." Since that doesn't make sense, and I assumed you were here in good faith and actually read my post, it was logical to conclude that you were talking about the failed bill on pregnancy crisis centers.

San Diego/LAX to Seattle is such a beautiful flight

The LDS (mormon) Church will not like this...

For othodox religous folks what the "right thing to do" comes from the church. If the church doesn't support it then God must not support it.

Drive east

that means the priests will be arrested, so maybe thats a good thing

In olympia theres a little antique shop called "fun junk". I can spend hours wandering in there, and they have a little liquorice boutique

Sumner and Centralia are both known for their antique shops. Centralia even has an antique shop festival in the summer

Everyone in my house got this letter. They fucked up big time.

Requiring to report breaks the vow just as testifying in court does.