Trump Admin. Sues Democratic State Forcing Priests to Divulge Confessions

Jun 30, 2025

REPRINT from The Washington Stand by Ben Johnson – senior reporter and editor at The Washington Stand. A newly enacted law forcing priests to reveal the details of their members’ private confessions under penalty of fine or imprisonment is illegal and violates the core rights guaranteed to every American, says the Justice Department, as it joined a lawsuit to overturn the measure and restore religious liberty. S.B. 5375, passed by the overwhelmingly Democratic state legislature and signed into law by Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) on May 2, singles out priests as [...]

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Tags: Religious Freedom, The Church, The Courts, Topics:Justice Department, Trump Administration

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