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Re:Utah expands public transportation with rapid bus transit... by hueving on Thursday August 09, 2018 @03:27AM (#17722236)
I'm not aware of shunning people being common in US Christian groups for leaving. I stopped going to a church long ago and still keep in touch with friends who still attend.
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Re:Utah expands public transportation with rapid bus transit... by dredmorbius on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:48AM (#17722812)
There was the practice of excommunication, literally, to put outside the community and communication. Today retained in the form of denying communion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excommunication

https://www.etymonline.com/word/excommunication

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/politics/politi...

https://www.catholicvote.org/bishop-deny-communion-to-border...

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Re:Utah expands public transportation with rapid bus transit... by isostatic on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:48AM (#17722815)
The shunning thing is more Islam and Judaism nowadays. In the olden days of the Spanish Inquisition apostasy and heresy were rather roubustly dealt with.
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Re:Utah expands public transportation with rapid bus transit... by tjalfi on Saturday August 11, 2018 @09:35PM (#17742499)
The Catholic Inquisition still exists but it has been renamed to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Doctrine_...

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