This is the next wave for changes. As was pointed out regarding the lower courts in disagreement, this will prompt appeals and move it up to higher courts. It really is about time. This whole confessional thing was never meant to protect the clergy from their crimes. Especially against congregents.
In the case of JW's, they have the weakest defense of clerical privilege as their method of confessional hardly is one on one in any matter more serious than low field service hours. I suspect their spin in the courts is they are discriminated against because of their unique method of a confessional.
In the case of JW's, they have the weakest defense of clerical privilege as their method of confessional hardly is one on one in any matter more serious than low field service hours. I suspect their spin in the courts is they are discriminated against because of their unique method of a confessional.