I have to agree with YERU2 in some respects.
We can't screw over the 5th and the bill of rights just to force a religion to comply with the law.
Rather instead pass a more stricter law that forces ALL people regardless of their background to report child abuse cases. So this way it applies even to a religious person to have to report it since this is not a "religous" law in the real sense, but a law that applys to all human beings to report it.
In other words, we need more BEHAVIOR laws, not security laws.
siegswife - Isn't it worth taking the chance of losing something (freedom) in order to give a silenced child the voice to protest abuse?
No it is not worth it at all. This is like telling everyone to raise their hands and give up ALL freedoms and ALL rights as a human being just for the sake of protecting someone or exchanging freedom for security.
Take a look at Heartland Security where our freedom is being slowly eroded piece by piece since people are allowing themselves to be ruled by fear rather than freedom as our forefathers intended for us to be free instead of being locked in prison of fear, being afraid of everything, not wanting to go out for fear of losing life and limb.
This is the danger folks. People are coming to the point that they are prefering to lose their freedom in exchange for security. This is not the way to go.
This is not what YERU2 is fighting for our country who is a soldier for freedom, not fear.
Yizuman
Edited by - Yizuman on 11 January 2003 3:53:42