Should Priests be required to report child abuse exposed during cofessions?

[beej]

To make you hate people who don't think the same way that you do?

nothing could be further from the truth

[neurosis]

nothing could be further from the truth

I believe that coming from you.

There are a few (at least a couple) who think that being an atheist (and some other unpopular groups of people) makes you some kind of ghoul.

I think a couple of these guys must have gone to the Westboro Baptist Church

[Newbeeee™]

I'm pretty sure that's why we left that Island across The Pond.

"left" ... 

[Del.]

I believe that coming from you.

There are a few (at least a couple) who think that being an atheist (and some other unpopular groups of people) makes you some kind of ghoul.

I think a couple of these guys must have gone to the Westboro Baptist Church

Nah! Being atheist just blocks God from revealing Himself to you.

[neurosis]

Nah! Being atheist just blocks God from revealing Himself to you.

I grew up in a Christian family and was religious until I was a teen.

I've brought this up before, I had a friend, more of an acquaintance, who was raised in a Christian family. He went to college to master in theology. He ended up studying multiple religions and when he was done, left the church. 

Was god waiting to reveal himself to me, or this other guy?

All I saw was how awful people could be to each other until I was in my early teens. People who called themselves Christians.

[Incogneeto]

To make you hate people who don't think the same way that you do?

No.

Try Spiritual Guidance , Community outreach and spreading the Gospel.

Not Crime reporting , Law enforcement nor Governmental monitor.

[Del.]

I grew up in a Christian family and was religious until I was a teen.

I've brought this up before, I had a friend, more of an acquaintance, who was raised in a Christian family. He went to college to master in theology. He ended up studying multiple religions and when he was done, left the church. 

Was god waiting to reveal himself to me, or this other guy?

All I saw was how awful people could be to each other until I was in my early teens. People who called themselves Christians.

Being an atheist, that's all you will see. Not trying to be mean.

[neurosis]

Being an atheist, that's all you will see. Not trying to be mean.

I wasn't always an atheist. I became an atheist because of what I saw.

[neurosis]

Not Crime reporting , Law enforcement nor Governmental monitor.

Would that work for literally anything else? We're a coffee stand, not a crime reporter, law enforcement, or governmental monitor.

We're a machine shop..... 

We're a school......

We're a Mosk.,,,,

We're the US Government...    Oh wait.  I screwed that one up.

[Incogneeto]

The title to your thread is pretty specific.

[neurosis]

The title to your thread is pretty specific.

Yes, it is.

It has a built-in moral dilemma? Right?

If Washington State is attacking the church out of spite, I will be on your side. That's why I think it's important that we find out what the penalty is for not reporting the crime.

I say that I'll be on your side, but I mean regarding the DOJ going after Washington State. Not whether or not I think the Church should be protecting child abuse and molestation.

I would be happy if the Church changed its own laws to NOT protect murderers and child molesters. If they did that, we wouldn't have to worry about it?

[Del.]

I wasn't always an atheist. I became an atheist because of what I saw.

So I guess if you had seen Christians acting like you thought they should have, you would be a Believer?

[neurosis]

So I guess if you had seen Christians acting like you thought they should have, you would be a Believer?

It's not "acting like I thought they should have".  I don't know how Christians or anyone else "should" act. It's not acting like the scum of society.

As far as being a believer, I don't know how I would know that.

[neurosis]

So I guess if you had seen Christians acting like you thought they should have, you would be a Believer?

Don't think that I believe that religion is bad or that everyone who is religious is as fucked up as what I've seen. I know that people hide behind religion to do horrible things. The part that I have a difficult time reconciling, is how would any god allow that to happen?

This is one area that I agree with Jordon Peterson (there aren't many) Most people who lose religion, lose it because it failed them in some way.  That's a paraphrase.

[beej]

The penalty is 1 year in prison, 5000 fine.