Shunning from the Jehovah’s Witness Community: Is It Legal?

Drawing on a qualitative study conducted with both individuals who have been shunned from the Jehovah’s Witnesses community and those who were in a position to shun others, the authors identify areas of development within the Serious Crime Act 2015 and propose that there is scope to interpret the la...

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Authors: Grendele, Windy A. (Author) ; Flax, Maya (Author) ; Bapir-Tardy, Savin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 290-313
Further subjects:B family-like relationships
B Coercive Control
B Jehovah’s Witnesses
B disfellowshipping
B Discipline
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Summary:Drawing on a qualitative study conducted with both individuals who have been shunned from the Jehovah’s Witnesses community and those who were in a position to shun others, the authors identify areas of development within the Serious Crime Act 2015 and propose that there is scope to interpret the law broadly to include instances of people shunned from the Jehovah’s Witnesses community.
ISSN:2163-3088
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2023.13