How to sue the WT over shunning policy. It CAN happen!

by Bad_Wolf 224 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Diogenesister

  Dreary weather Then their parents are to be blamed for the indoctrination. They took their child to the baptism pool.

  And these children who continued going to meetings after they turned 18, proved that they still agreed with the WT rules. (One of these 8 year old made their way to the current Governing Body) They can leave anytime. Agreed that they will be shunned, but freedom from a cult has its own consequences.

  Theres currently a kid on exjw reddit who was baptised at 12 and is currently being shunned since he told his parents he never believed. He has been thrown out from home and all this happened before his 18th birthday.

  He currently resides in his own flat since he has now turned 18, and has therefore never attended a jw meeting as an adult and so according to your theory has never tacitly accepted jw rules.

  Does he therefore have the right to sue?
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  Brokeback Watchtower

  I hope so.
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  Drearyweather

  Does he therefore have the right to sue?

  Yes, he can sue. He can sue his parents for throwing him out of the house. He can even sue the WT for defamation, emotional distress and/or privacy violations.

  The problem here is not about the right to sue, anyone can sue anyone over anything. It's about how successful one can become in this path and how worthwhile that suit is.
  

  Kindly encourage him to do so and let us know the outcome.
  
  
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  poopie

  14th amendment
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  Diogenesister

  BB Watchtower would think that making the disfellowshipping elders the primary target of a slander lawsuit, might work. Their kangaroo style secret court could be highlighted as extremely cruel and a total mockery of justice that lead to your name being announced as a member who must be shunned by all Jehovah's world wide as a serious evil doer. Might get a few thousand, and send shockwaves through the JW community especially the elders.

  In a similar vein, Stephen Unthank sued one of the 144000 - a little old sister (who never knew about it) - as a figurehead and it was this that scrambled the borg into action.

  If it were no longer possible for elders to disfellowship and the borg took over, could the borg central keep up with every case and make a decision centrally? Probably not. In this way it may result in only those who break the law or commit crimes being expelled....such as child molesters.

  We can only dream
  
  
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  poopie

  14th amendment
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  JC323

  The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Sets what is required for citizenship in the US. It also states that the rights that the Constitution gives apply to states governments and not just the federal government.

  Previously the thought that like the 2nd Amendment that the federal government couldn't make a law abridging that right, that a state government could enact a law that did the same thing. the 14th said that the rights instituted in the constitution have the same effect in state governmental actions.
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  JC323

  Child abandonment law would not be a civil matter, if it falls under the state's law it might be a crime. A crime does not give rise to a cause of action.
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  StephaneLaliberte

  JC323: Child abandonment law would not be a civil matter, if it falls under the state's law it might be a crime. A crime does not give rise to a cause of action.

  JWs are not instructed to do that, as long as the kid is in school. That is likely due to the fact that it is the law, not because they care.
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  JC323

  I never spoke of right or wrong. the previous statements was that the child could sue. When the government imposes a criminal penalty it takes away the civil remedy that a civil court could impose, meaning unless the statute allows for a civil cause of action, there is no cause of action can be filed.