Ese mismo número de 1981 creó la categoría de 'desasociación' (irse mediante una declaración o al unirse a una organización 'contraria a la Biblia'), y ordenó que de tales personas se anunciara que 'ya no son testigos de Jehová' y que se las 'tratara como a los que han sido expulsados'; la sentencia del Noveno Circuito de 1987 recoge que esta reinterpretación de 1981 llevó a antiguos amigos a decirle a Janice Paul que 'no podían hablar con ella'.
Claim ID claim-shunning-1981-disassociated-treated-as-disfellowshippedConcerns 15 de septiembre de 1981Declaración explícita
La afirmación y sus pruebas
Declaración explícita · 15 de septiembre de 1981Verificado
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: La Atalaya de 1988 dijo que quien se desasocia 'está sintiendo una pérdida provocada por sus propias acciones'.
Mostrar las pruebas (3 fuentes)
Publicación primaria de los testigos de JehováVerificado
15 de septiembre de 1981 · pp.20-26 · par. 12-16, 21-27 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
“And we all know from our experience over the years that a simple “Hello” to someone can be the first step that develops into a conversation and maybe even a friendship. Would we want to take that first step with a disfellowshiped person?”
Par. 21-23 (pp. 24-25) apply 2 John 9-11 to expelled persons; par. 13-16 create the category of disassociation (by statement or by joining an organisation contrary to the Bible) and direct that such persons be 'viewed and treated as are those who have been disfellowshiped'; par. 27 says a member who will not cease fellowship with an expelled person 'must be removed from the congregation'.
10 de junio de 1987 · pp.819 F.2d 875 · paras 1, 11-12, 23, 36-37 (as numbered in the Public.Resource.Org text) · United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
“Although we recognize that the harms suffered by Janice Paul are real and not insubstantial, permitting her to recover for intangible or emotional injuries would unconstitutionally restrict the Jehovah’s Witnesses free exercise of religion. ... The constitutional guarantee of the free exercise of religion requires that society tolerate the type of harms suffered by Paul as a price well worth paying to safeguard the right of religious difference that all citizens enjoy.”
Facts: Paul left in 1975 after her parents were disfellowshipped; after the 1981 change, former friends 'told Paul that she was to be treated as if she had been disfellowshiped and that they could not speak with her'. Holding: 'Because the practice of shunning is a part of the faith of the Jehovah’s Witness, we find that the "free exercise" provision ... precludes the plaintiff from prevailing. The defendants have a constitutionally protected privilege to engage in the practice of shunning.' Argued 7 March 1986. Certiorari denied, 484 U.S. 926 (2 Nov 1987) (CourtListener search record opened).
Nota de procedencia y verificación for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Paul v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc., 819 F.2d 875 (9th Cir. 1987), No. 85-4012, Opinion by Reinhardt, Circuit Judge (Wright, Tang, Reinhardt)
Nota de confianza.Full opinion text opened on law.resource.org (Public.Resource.Org copy of the Federal Reporter); wording confirmed. Justia, FindLaw and CourtListener pages were blocked or empty.
Procedencia del escaneo.Public.Resource.Org (public-domain court opinion).
2019 · pp.141-156 · par. 24-40 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
“When it is necessary to disfellowship an unrepentant wrongdoer from the congregation, a brief announcement is made, stating: “[Name of person] is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.” This will alert faithful ones in the congregation to stop associating with that person.—1 Cor. 5:11.”
Nota de procedencia y verificación for Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will (od), Chapter 14, Maintaining the Peace and Cleanness of the Congregation
Nota de confianza.Raw WOL HTML fetched; wording and page markers 141-156 confirmed; publishers' page (doc 1102014949) opened for edition data. Still uses 'disfellowshipped' as at access date.
Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente.src-od-2019-organized-ch14
A direct link to this claim is https://jwtruth.org/es/evidence/claim-shunning-1981-disassociated-treated-as-disfellowshipped/. Every source above opens the original document or the best available copy. If you believe the wording, date or context is wrong, report an error.