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Confidentiality
is an important and complex issue for clergy today,
as witnessed by the attendance of 120 people at the
May 6th Clergy Colloquy at First Congregational Church
in Shrewsbury. Over the coming weeks and months as
this issue is explored, we will continue to add resources
to this page.
If
you know of any resources, articles, papers, etc. that
you think should be added to this page, please contact
Tiffany Vail at vailt@macucc.org.
 Where
indicated, files are in PDF format which requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader. If
you are unable to access these documents, click here for
more information.
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Resources:
• A
sample pastoral letter to
the congregation about the limits of confidentiality
Written by Nancy S. Taylor, June issue, United
Church News
• Chapter
107 of the Acts of 2002: An Act Requiring Certain
Religious Officials to Report Abuse of Children
The complete text of the new law, with
a link to the complete text of Chapter 51A (the child
protection act) and to other relevant sections of Massachusetts
General Laws.
• Tough
Love for Sexual Abusers, an article
by L. Gregory Jones in The Christian Century.
April 24-May 1, 2002 edition
Confidentiality
in the United Church of Christ,
a paper by the Rev. D. Gene Kraus, UCC Parish,
Life & Leadership Team.
• Swift
signs bill on clergy
Boston Globe Article, 5/4/02
• State
lawmakers agree on clergy reporting bill
Boston Globe Article, 4/24/02
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