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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
I think they only ex you if you'd give a hoot. I heard sometimes they won't accept folks' resignations. So I think it's about not doing what people want in this regard.
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I linked in the big thread a case where a member asked to be removed, but then the church leaders decided to hold a church court and excommunicate him instead. The guy filed suit, and the case was settled, where the church "undid" the excommunication and said that he would be allowed to resign his membership. He had claimed that his reputation in Mesa, AZ was destroyed by an unjust and untrue excommunication that was held in violation of the church's own rules.
So yes, I think at times there is an element of punitiveness that can be present.