I was reading this on the forum for bible students where there seems to be some elder training that will focus on conscience issues and disassociaiton instead of disfellowshipping. This makes sense from a legal standpoint because there would be no JC but interesting enough, how would someone become disassociated and then shunned? If shunned would this then place the legality of it all back onto the family members instead of the Elders?
The way the gentleman on the other board explained it is here - I copied his thoughts although these are not to be taken as fact - hopefully he won't mind and I didn't do something wrong (it was a public board and I don't know the person's name) - sammieswife.
"By "facts" it is to be understood that these are mainly gross sins not confessed, but "uncovered" by others. In this case the person is asked to appear before a judicial committee and make a statement. If the person comes before the committee and confesses his wrong course, "he is made aware that he has disassociated himself from the congregation through this wrongful course" and that he can return to the congregation after some time when I had "demonstrates true repentance. " If he chooses not to come before the committee, but there is evidence from other persons that I've taken a wrongful course Which sets him apart from the congregation, "he automatically has disassociated himself".
"Omissions" could also be understood to mean Neglecting the preaching work and not attending meetings without good reason during a long period of time, perhaps even several years. In this case, the wholly "inactive" one (to differentiate from the occasionally "inactive" one) is invited to meeting with two elders (not before a judicial committee), either at his home in the Kingdom Hall or in any other place agreed . If the brother or sister rejects the invitation or refuses to answer repeated phone calls or written invitations, the body of elders, after a "reasonable" waiting time, perhaps a few months or a year, will conclude that the person "is not interested in Associating with the congregation and, consequently, it is understood that "I've disassociated from the congregation" and so it will be announced. "
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