May 20. On this date in 1971, the Universal House of Justice wrote the NSA of the U.S. "a believer cannot escape administrative expulsion by the ruse of resigning from the Faith in order to break its law with impunity."

May 20. On this date in 1971, the Universal House of Justice wrote the NSA of the U.S. "a believer cannot escape administrative expulsion by the ruse of resigning from the Faith in order to break its law with impunity."

203. Believer Cannot Escape Expulsion by Resignation in Order to Break Law with Impunity
"As you know, a believer cannot escape administrative expulsion by the ruse of resigning from the Faith in order to break its law with impunity. However, the Assembly should be satisfied that there was indeed such an ulterior motive behind the withdrawal. A believer's record of inactivity and his general attitude to the Faith may well lead the Assembly to conclude that his withdrawal was bona fide, even though immediately succeeded by marriage, and in such a case the withdrawal may be accepted."
(From a letter of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, May 20, 1971)