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Is Everything 'Confession'? WA Ruling Exempting Clergy From Reporting Abuse Discussed During Confession Raises Questions of Evangelical Accountability

By Filings on Thu, 10/30/25
Church & Ministry
Mandatory Reporting
Abuse Prevention
Religious Liberty
Court Rulings

Boz Tchividjian: “Quite frankly… there’s no equivalent in the Protestant Church….The equivalent to the Sacrament of Confession in the Protestant world is me sitting in my office and confessing.” - MinistryWatch

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