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Is there encouragement and hope for the disfellowshipped?
by Butterflyleia85 22 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Butterflyleia85
Just looking at my first post and it brought a tear to my eye!
love you guys!!
Here's my latest post:
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Vanderhoven7
Mark Jones elaborates on the appeal process and how you can cause a bit of havoc for the elders in the process.
"You can appeal and it will be dealt with by a new committee of three elders.
- Inform him that he may send a letter of appeal to the judicial committee within seven days if he feels a serious error in judgment has occurred. The judicial committee should neither encourage nor discourage him from doing so. - Elder’s secret guidebook Shepherd The Flock of God, Chapter 16, para. 26, p.141
- The circuit overseer will select qualified elders to rehear the case. If possible, he will select brothers from a different congregation or congregations. Those selected should be impartial and should not be close relatives of or have a special relationship with any of the elders on the judicial committee or anyone else involved in the case. - Elder’s secret guidebook Shepherd The Flock of God, Chapter 17, para. 1, p.143
If they still decide to disfellowship you can appeal again and it goes above them to the Service Department - although they wont tell you that. That little bit of information is only in the elder’s secret guidebook.
- The appeal committee should not initiate discussion of a further appeal. However, if the individual persists in believing a serious error in judgment has occurred, the appeal committee should in?form him that he may express his concern in a letter within sev?en days. If he indicates a desire to submit a letter of appeal, the announcement of disfellowshipping should be delayed. The ap?peal committee should submit to the Service Department a brief summary of the case, the judicial committee’s summary, and the individual’s letter. No announcement should be made until a re?ply is received from the Service Department. The body of elders should be updated on the results of the appeal hearing. - Elder’s secret guidebook Shepherd The Flock of God, Chapter 17, para. 9, p.145
If you’ve followed the above procedure, you should have by now delayed any disfellowshipping announcement by at least four weeks. In my opinion, its worth doing just to enjoy the satisfaction of giving them more work to do when they’re trying to get rid of you.
If the Service Department decides to disfellowship you anyway, you have a magic bullet:
- Threaten legal action.
If there’s one thing the cult is afraid of, it’s lawyers and bad publicity. The elder’s secret guidebook tells them to immediatly stop proceedings and go running to their legal dept for advice.
IF THE ACCUSED THREATENS LEGAL ACTION
If the accused threatens legal action against the elders, the el?ders should suspend proceedings and promptly telephone the Le?gal Department.
If a member of the media or an attorney representing the accused contacts the elders, they should not give any information about the case or verify that there is a judicial committee. Rather, they should give the following explanation: “The spiritual and physi?cal welfare of Jehovah’s Witnesses is of paramount concern to the elders, who willingly provide spiritual assistance. The elders extend this spiritual assistance confidentially. This makes it eas?ier for those who seek the elders’ help to do so without worry?ing that what they say to the elders will be divulged later. Con?sequently, we do not comment on whether elders are currently or have formerly met to assist anyone in the congregation.” If there is a need to do so, the elders may obtain the inquirer’s name and phone number and inform him that their attorney will contact him. The elders should then promptly telephone the Legal Depart?ment.
If the authorities request confidential congregation records or ask that elders give testimony regarding confidential congrega?tion matters, the elders should promptly telephone the Legal De?partment. - Elder’s secret guidebook Shepherd The Flock of God, Chapter 15, para. 18–20, p.128, 129.
If, after all of this, they still decide to disfellowship you, instruct your lawyer that you intend to sue THE ELDERS (not the org) if any announcment is made as this is likely to have damaging effects to your mental health.
This is where it gets fun. Sue the elders and the org will drop them and not give them access to their own lawyers. They throw them under the bus.
It’s worth suing them just for the sheer enjoyment.
If they still disfellowship you and announce you - after you’ve sued them move congregation, turn up to the meetings for about 8 months - 1 year then write a lovely, glowing letter to the elders requesting reinstatement and tell them youre “so sorry” that you “upset Jehovah”.
You’ll be reinstated in about a year or so. If they keep rejecting you, write to the Service Department and complain (but in a nice way) - the elders will have their hands tied and have to let you back in.
Have fun with it!
Or, you could just move to a new congregation under a new name.