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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 1H 1M

Coffee with Friends: Stop Mandated Shunning Research

from The Misfit Amish · host marybyler

Join us for a discussion about the Stop Mandated Shunning project. Our guests today are Monica Velin Rodriguez. Monica is a former Jehovah's Witness who stopped believing at age 40 and lost 75 family members and hundreds of friends upon exiting. Now, an activist against mandated shunning as a method of coercive control in faith-based groups. https://www.facebook.com/share/1R4nYd...   Currently, there is a research study being conducted. If you wish to participate in the research study, the survey is available here: https://stopmandatedshunning.org/survey https://www.tiktok.com/@smshunning?_t... Link to court case discussed about Amish Bishops: https://public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/api/Document/Opinion?Id=Np-BN7bGobUpWXDlVOpuWhmyjR9A4OWkGGLCnIgLmMxGhU1UeJercdCngNT7oHol0 https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/amish-men-who-told-woman-to-vacate-protective-order-against-husband-lose-appeal-of-intimidation-convictions   Hosted by Mary Byler, Abe Troyer, Old Order Amish. Produced by The Misfit Amish 2025 Funded by our Patreon Subscribers Art by BJK and Mary Byler

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