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What do I do about this?
A training you are told to attend. A statement you are asked to sign. A policy at your child’s school. A pastor who has gone quiet. Describe it, attach the policy or letter if you have one, and in about two minutes get back an answer that goes deep:
- the technique being run on you, named, and the temptation it is fishing for
- the holes in their argument, and the sentence that exposes each one
- what their own document gives you: where it contradicts itself, what it promises, and the lines to read back
- what the book and Scripture say, quoted exactly
- what the public record of the law in your state says, every source fetched and checked
- your next moves, the exact words to use, and the point at which it needs a lawyer
Then, when you have acted and something happens, add what happened and the next step is answered with the whole story in mind: the meeting, the board, the letter. As many steps as it takes.
Your first ask is free. It is not legal advice, and it says so. It is the counsel of a man who wrote the book on how institutions are captured, applied to your situation. See what an answer looks like → Bringing this to a congregation or a school? Ask for Churches and Ministries →
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The policy, the email, the statement, the letter. A PDF, a Word document, rich or plain text, a saved email, or a photo of the page, up to 3 MB. It is read once for your answer and deleted the moment the answer is written.
What we keep: your question and this recommendation, with names removed; your first name, ZIP code, and email. What we never keep: the name of your employer, school, or church, or any document you attach. A document is read once for the answer and deleted the moment the answer is written. Your question is read by the system and by William, no one else.
Common situations, answered
- Can our church lose its tax-exempt status for preaching on marriage?
- Can our church require members to sign a statement of faith?
- Can our church be forced to let a man use the women's restroom?
- Can a public school make my child read a book with sexual content for class?
- What do we do when protesters disrupt our worship service?
- Can a church discipline a member without being sued?
- Can a grandparent lose visitation for sharing the faith with a grandchild?
- Do we have to rent our church building to a group whose event we disagree with?