Clergy at the courthouse (but nothing bad happened)
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- April
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Today is “Westchester Clergy Day” at the Westchester County Courthouse.
According to a release, the program is “designed to educate and inform the leaders of Westchester’s religious communities of the services offered by the Judiciary, the District Attorney’s Office, and other governmental agencies operating in Westchester County.”
The release goes on to say that the day will focus on the “interactions” that clergy most commonly have with the court system. Some of these are said to include: “privileged communications with congregants, clergy’s obligation to report criminal matters, housing issues, immigration issues, and pressing family law issues (including domestic violence, abuse/neglect, and adoption).”
Here’s the bottom line, I guess: “The more familiar members of the clergy are with the criminal and civil court process, the better equipped they will be to assist members of their congregation if the need should arise.”
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on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 am by Gary Stern.
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The world of religion, we don't have to tell you, is vast. The purpose of this blog is for Stern to note, flag and comment on some of the more interesting religious developments on the scene – weighty and quirky, somber and laughable, far away and just down the road. He won't interpret Scripture, take sides in conflicts or judge anyone. But he will take advantage of the journalist's license to observe.
