Simon- thanx for input
We have exactly as much freedom as we are willing to exercise (in matters religious)
The quotes from Human Rights expressions from various nations makes clear that:
1. government won't establish any religion, nor support nor hinder those that arise spontaneously population.
2.government extends the right for citizens/others to establish, join, volunteer to, OR quit any religion anytime.
You and I have exactly the same rights to freedom of/from religion - that religions have to recruit and indoctrinate.
Nobody is going to court - not yet (not till the right time and circumstances exist - our Viola Desmond moment).
This document is not to stir up confrontation - quite the opposite
.The process that inspired this "Quitting Quietly" by this document accomplishes these useful goals:
a) Provides (privately kept) proof that you are already not a member - thus not under church authority.
b) assures that we have control of our own spiritual lives
c) Undermines the elders' authority- (nobody wants the job now) - wait til hundreds quit quietly and they don't know and look like a-holes trying to arrange meetings with non-members EMBARRASSING
d )Suggests a "'constitutional' reason for a nonJW spouse to support his/her childs' emancipation from religous nonsense - imagine a non-believer realizing their child is exposed to this level of contempt.
e) Another cause for honest reflection about Human Rights a subject never taught and never practiced by JWsElders may recognize themselves as enablers to a corporation that brings division and suffering to families where none need exist.
f) Self Awareness. As no religion is named, let's see who self-identifies with the hateful methods repudiated. The hypocrisies are marked with an asterisk - let's see who self-identifies with those.
g) Exposes bullies from conscientious elders - may lead to corporate change -nothing else has' maybe loads of embarrassingly explicit proclamations floating around inside the congos will?
This is just off the top of my tiny head - I invite inclusions to this list...