Why has the Belgium courts recently labeled the jehovah's witnesses shunning practice as a hate crime? ?

According to those two links to Belgian newspapers, the truth is finally coming to public light. It was in 2015 that an ex-member took the organization to the Ghent public prosecutor’s office for slander and defamation, insults and violation of the discrimin-ation law. He claimed that once the members had left the group, they were disowned and completely isolated socially, by order of the organization. Four charges were made: incitement to discrimination on the basis of religious belief against a person, and against a group, as well as incitement to hatred or violence against a person, and against a group.

The chap apparently sat on JW judicial committees to render shunning decisions. He claimed that  ex-members were to be be shunned like the plague. Also that a man whose wife was still a member, was ignored by her in his own home. He also knew of a woman who had never seen her father since the exclusion order against her.

Shunning, the plaintiffs said, is a practice used to discourage members from leaving, or even questioning, the religion’s doctrines. Should a baptized JW no longer want to be a member, or begin to question some of their beliefs and practices, they risk being excommunicated and consequently shunned. It's about time the public got a clear idea of the horrendous tactics leveled against any baptized JW who begins to express doubts / disagreements, or just wants to resign and leave. They can do that, but then they are shunned! Intimidation tactics! Expect your Q to be removed pronto.

Juli I'm gonna bombard your feet with kisses

1 Corinthians 5:11 stop keeping company...

Because Satan rules the world and want God’s people to hangout with the “Juli”s of the world to have sex with and piss on God’s morals

Ya you ******** idiottttt

Clearly

they do not protect religious freedom as an individual right

nearly as strongly as does the U.S.

P.S. Freedom of religion is not about beliefs, but about practices. (You can't legislate beliefs.)

Is the information in the paper 100% accurate? No.

"We do not automatically disfellowship someone who commits a serious sin. If, however, a baptized Witness makes a practice of breaking the Bible’s moral code and does not repent, he or she will be shunned or disfellowshipped. The Bible clearly states: “Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.”—1 Corinthians 5:13.

What of a man who is disfellowshipped but whose wife and children are still Jehovah’s Witnesses? The religious ties he had with his family change, but blood ties remain. The marriage relationship and normal family affections and dealings continue.Disfellowshipped individuals may attend our religious services. If they wish, they may also receive spiritual counsel from congregation elders. The goal is to help each individual once more to qualify to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Disfellowshipped people who reject improper conduct and demonstrate a sincere desire to live by the Bible’s standards are always welcome to become Jehovah’s Witnesses again."

Is the government going to FORCE them to talk to their ex-members now? How would that even work. Sounds ridiculous.

 Because hate is exactly what their shunned become from the Jw´s.... CONSTANTLY !

So its great news. I hope other countries in Europe follow suit, in all honesty.....

 And we are fine J.  I hope you  and yours remain the same as that.