There might be one way to leave and get away with it. If the elders were to come knocking I plan to use this letter. This was posted by Mad Apostate, and it seems to be solid.
--Month--Day--,--Year--
--City--, --State-- Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
--Street Address--
--City--, --State--Zip Code--
To Whom It May Concern:
Your harassing inquiries into our personal affairs are not welcomed, and any further attempts at such will result in legal action against the individual harassers, the --City--, --State-- Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, and all associated Watchower legal entities.
To the best of our recollection, we (I) have not participated in Field Service in approximately __ months, have attended no Meetings in approximately __ months, nor have we (I) participated in any other activities which would specifically identify us as Jehovah's Witnesses during the same time period.
Based on these, and other facts, it is our (my) position that the Watchtower organization has no legal right to inquire into our (my) personal affairs, nor does it have the legal right to take any organizational action which would become public knowledge.
Nothing communicated previously, nor in this letter, nor any personal actions, is intended to be, nor should be construed, as constituting what the Watchtower organization labels as "Disassociation".
If any public announcement is made by the Watchtower organization that we (I) have chosen to "Disassociate" ourselve(s), or that we (I) have been "Disfellowshipped", then we (I) will proceed with legal action against the individual Elders, the --City--, --State-- Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, and all associated Watchtower legal entities.
Hereafter, no agent or other representative of the Watchtower organization is permitted entry onto (-any real property which we own, rent, or lease-). No agent or other representative of the Watchtower organization is permitted to communicate with us (me) via telephone or email. Trespassers will be subject to criminal prosecution and civil liability.
If further communication is deemed necessary, please limit such to written letter transmitted via mail service. Such communication is not solicited, and we (I) reserve the right to proceed with legal action if such communication violates our (my) legal rights.
Respectfully,
--Name--
Is this a light saber in my pocket or am I just happy to see you?
"Hand me that whiskey, I need to consult the spirit."-J.F. Rutherford