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MikeWaters · 08-20-2007, 08:03 PM

Say you are excommunicated on a Saturday....

I assume there is no prohibition on showing up on Sunday to church right?

I suppose you would probably be asked not to partake of the sacrament? (who knows, we don't enforce this one very well since non-members and the very young often take it).

So you couldn't have a calling, and you couldn't given talks or prayers.

But for all intents and purposes, you could pretty much outwardly function as a member.

In other words, excommunication does not mean physical ostracization from the community?

08-20-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	what are the practical effects of excommunication? Say you are excommunicated on a Saturday.... I assume there is no prohibition on showing up on Sunday to church right? I suppose you would probably be asked not to partake of the sacrament? (who knows, we don't enforce this one very well since non-members and the very young often take it). So you couldn't have a calling, and you couldn't given talks or prayers. But for all intents and purposes, you could pretty much outwardly function as a member. In other words, excommunication does not mean physical ostracization from the community?