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Jehovah's Witnesses employ various levels of congregational discipline as formal controls administered by congregation elders. Members who engage in conduct that is considered inappropriate may be counseled privately by elders, and congregational responsibilities may be withheld or restricted.
In the canon law of the Catholic Church, excommunication (Lat. ex, "out of", and communio or communicatio, "communion"; literally meaning "exclusion from communion") is a form of censure. In the formal sense of the term, excommunication includes being barred not only from the sacraments but also from the fellowship of Christian baptism . [ 1 ]
The LDS Church has instructed leaders that a church membership council may be appropriate when evidence suggests that a member may have committed any of the following offenses against the standards of the church (whether or not a disciplinary council will be held will depend on the facts of the situation and is generally left to the discretion ...
The 103-year-old believes the reason she was banned is because she spoke out about the church's pastor, Rev. Tim Maddox. "He told police he wanted to put us out, but the police told him 'you can't ...
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images When John Stamos was 17 years old, he was allegedly recruited to join the Church of Scientology though his membership didn’t last long. “With me, I was in an ...
John Stamos has revealed that he was “kicked out” of the Church of Scientology for messing around too much during the auditing process.. The 61-year-old Full House star recalled how he almost ...
The Church of Scientology has repeatedly denied that such a policy exists, [7] [8] [9] though as of February 2012 its website acknowledged the practice and described it as a human right. [10] In the United States, the Church has tried to argue in court that disconnection is a constitutionally protected religious practice.
The church was most recently kicked out of its space in Watauga in December, and its leader Jonathan Shelley told his congregation that “the reality is nobody wants to lease to us.” The church ...