In 2015 at the Australian Royal Commission’s Inquiry into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, governing body member Geoffrey Jackson tried to explain in his testimony that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not shun former members as long as they leave unofficially by merely ceasing to attend meetings. But if they formally wish to disassociate themselves so as to no longer be recognized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, they will experience the consequences of shunning. The question was raised as to whether those who simply cease attending meetings have indeed resigned. Are they not still viewed as members and hence subject to the rules of the organization? This video comments on how Jackson responds to this, and other questions related to the organization’s policy of mandatory shunning.