Law and the Church, #5

How do laws of your nation, state, or local area respond to Paganism and Neo-Pagan clergy? Are there laws that prohibit certain functions our clergy usually serve (such as divination, counseling, or conducting marriages or funerals)? Does your country implicitly or explicitly state that Neo-Pagans cannot have clergy, or that they cannot perform certain functions […]

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Law and the Church, #4

List nine (9) laws concerning clergy that you have found by searching your national laws. The Code of Federal Regulations and the IRS.gov website list several laws concerning clergy on a national level. 1. § 404.1023. Ministers of churches and members of religious orders. A minister is working in the exercise of the ministry when he […]

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Law and the Church, #3

List nine (9) laws concerning clergy that you have found by searching your state/provincial laws. 1. Confidential Communications Clergy within the state of Pennsylvania are protected under state law for Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 5943 (TITLE 42 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 5943 Confidential Communications to Clergymen.) which states that: No clergyman, priest, rabbi or minister […]

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