It worked for my husband. They never disfellowshipped him, and they were sure getting ready to.
Does threatening to sue the individual elders really work?
by alfredjones100 11 Replies latest jw experiences
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lisaBObeesa
I've gotten into some heated theads on this topic, and some here don't agree with my thinking on this. But here's what I think:
I read this:
http://church-discipline.blogspot.com/2007/02/mormon-alliance-home-page.html
1) The courts have found that continuing a disciplinary process on a non member to be a violation of their civil rights
2) Letters drawn up by lawyers stating that a person has withdrawn membership (NOT DA!) and therefore is a non member and therefore cannot be disciplined (the announcement=discipline) without a suit being filed... have resulted in no announcement being made.
People who used lawyers to write letters about NOT having their names announced as 'no longer a JW'
This one especially address the exact thing I am talking about...there are actually two legal letters in this thread about DA and the announcement...
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/18983/1/Re-Mad-Apostates-form-letter#.UyXRSIU26M0
I believe all of this means that if you withdraw your membership (NOT DA!), they have no right to discipline you in any way and certainly not with a coded announcement that is intended to label you an unrepentant sinner of some sort.
Again, this is NOT DAing. Only a JW can DA. This is just becoming a non-JW like any other person walking down the street.
People who are not JWs can't DA from the JWs. So don't DA. Just stop being a JW. And when they come for you, get a lawyer to send a letter to individual elders.
(Some disagree, saying that being announced "no longer a JW" is not punishment so Guinn doesn't apply. I say that is exactly what the Org would say, but in reality, being announced "no longer a JW" IS the punishment, and that is why these letters do in fact work. more here and here.)