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In deeply Mormon Utah, a push to require clergy report abuse

Aug 20, 2022 View Original Article
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    -50% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -66% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    18% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

32% : As a young girl and member of the faith widely known as the Mormon church, she said she told a local bishop about her abuse and instead of reporting it to law enforcement, the bishop guided her abuser to seek forgiveness from God.
30% : The rally comes two weeks after an Associated Press investigation found the church's abuse reporting system can be misused by church leaders to divert abuse accusations away from law enforcement and instead to church attorneys who may bury the problem, leaving victims in harm's way.

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