(18) "Member of the clergy" means any regularly licensed,
accredited, or ordained minister, priest, rabbi, imam, elder, or
similarly situated religious or spiritual leader of any church,
religious denomination, religious body, spiritual community, or sect,
or person performing official duties that are recognized as the
duties of a member of the clergy under the discipline, tenets,
doctrine, or custom of the person's church, religious denomination,
religious body, spiritual community, or sect, whether acting in an
individual capacity or as an employee, agent, or official of any
public or private organization or institution.
(18) "Member of the clergy" means any regularly licensed, accredited, or ordained minister, priest, rabbi, imam, elder, or similarly situated religious or spiritual leader of any church, religious denomination, religious body, spiritual community, or sect, or person performing official duties that are recognized as the duties of a member of the clergy under the discipline, tenets, doctrine, or custom of the person's church, religious denomination, religious body, spiritual community, or sect, whether acting in an individual capacity or as an employee, agent, or official of any public or private organization or institution.
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