Resign or get Excommunicated?

[_Kishkumen]

Another classic post. C L A S S I C.

Resign.

The LDS church would get a resignation letter along with an outline drawing of my middle finger / and or a dried turd inserted between the folded pages before I ever submitted to fear-based and religious authoritarian power in the form of an excommunication proceeding.

If an angel with a flaming sword commanded me to attend, or have the world go up in flames for my disobedience, I would attend, and when it was my turn to speak, the only message that I would give would be the visceral image of my jumping up on the grand table, dropping my shorts and dropping a Cleveland Steamer right there on the plastic doily in the middle of the laminated wood table.

Resign.

[_zeezrom]

The LDS church would get a resignation letter along with an outline drawing of my middle finger / and or a dried turd inserted between the folded pages before I ever submitted to fear-based and religious authoritarian power in the form of an excommunication proceeding.

This is an excellent point, Tchild.

I wonder if there would be a way to remain unaffected by their attempts to show authority and induce fear in the accused. It would take a lot of self control to maintain composure and laugh it all off as a big joke. I'm not sure I have the personality to pull it off. Plus, since my parents and some other family members are in my stake, it would create heartache for them. I would only do this if I moved out of the state first, I think.

[_sunstoned]

I will never allow myself or any of my family to be submitted to the humiliation of a church court where some pompous delusional ass who thinks he’s speaking for God himself can abuse me. No way. I would resign and tell them to stick my resignation letter where the sun doesn’t shine.

Why go to the trouble of recognizing the churches authority by going to any church court OR even resigning. Most people on the churches list do not identify as LDS so their name on a list or any Authority the church mistakenly thinks they have is meaningless to these people. I suggest others do the same in these situations.

I agree. I am not a high profile person, so I doubt the church or anyone else knows or cares about what I do or don't believe. I was thinking more in line with the September 6. If I was Michael Quinn, I would would not of subjected myself to a court.

[_Malcolm]

I did write a letter of resignation some years ago, and was told that it was not received, and must have become lost in transit.
So now I am simply resigned to the fact that no-one really cares, so did not bother with a follow up letter.

Who cares? God knows where I live.

[_sock puppet]

Resign.

The LDS church would get a resignation letter along with an outline drawing of my middle finger / and or a dried turd inserted between the folded pages before I ever submitted to fear-based and religious authoritarian power in the form of an excommunication proceeding.

If an angel with a flaming sword commanded me to attend, or have the world go up in flames for my disobedience, I would attend, and when it was my turn to speak, the only message that I would give would be the visceral image of my jumping up on the grand table, dropping my shorts and dropping a Cleveland Steamer right there on the plastic doily in the middle of the laminated wood table.

Resign.

T-Child, it comes to that, please notify us all in advance so we can come and support you--at least from the doorway.