What do you think?
Enforced shunning violates free moral agency
by Yomama 21 Replies latest jw friends
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Simon
No, it's the reverse - everyone has free moral agency to shun or not.
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neat blue dog
But if you have to shun lest you be shunned yourself by an announcement being made to that effect, then it is not a choice of free agency.
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Justaguy
I agree with Simon. While there is an element of coercion in the form of social stigma it is not true coercion in the form of “an offer you cant refuse”. Even as active fully believing JW (pionsneer, bethelite, ms, elder) i never shunned as i could not square it with the lord jesus teachings. It is and always was a choice.
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Yomama
Enforcrd shunning that has penalties.
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Yomama
So if a government told you must shun or there will be a penalty would you comply or pay penalty.
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Yomama
Check mate
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MeanMrMustard
Enforcrd shunning that has penalties.
So if a government told you must shun or there will be a penalty would you comply or pay penalty.
Check mate
Every choice has its consequences. Your moral agency applies even more so when you must choose between the easy path and the moral path.
If you get disfellowshipped, for whatever reason, and the WT tells your family that loving God (and fearing Him) involves shunning you, and if they don't comply, they too will face disfellowshipment, that doesn't remove the choice each of them must make. Just because the choice is hard for them doesn't relieve them of the responsibility of their choice.
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Yomama
Checkmate
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Yomama
So you dodged the question answer question if you cant answer its ok ckeck mate