Non-disclosure agreements

First tweet of thread Oct 2019

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1183800239356022785

Last tweet of thread May 2020

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1264720330729369600

First half of thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1183800239356022785.html

Second half of thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1264720330729369600.html

PDF:

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Solid reporting by @emlybelz
@World_Mag on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and non-compete clauses in churches.

Silence of the sheepChristian nonprofits and churches have adopted practices from the for-profit world of avoiding liability, sometimes leading to devastating outcomeshttps://world.wng.org/2019/10/silence_of_the_sheep

Me: Both are bad for the gospel. NDAs coerce those who have seen wrongdoing from speaking out. Non-compete clauses also bully.

Yes, employees should not disclose members' confidential information inappropriately while employed or afterward.

Yes, maybe it is best for severance to include a cooling off period where the parties do not speak ill of the other.

But an NDA that mandates secrecy about everything (including suspicious, criminal, abusive, negligent, and unethical behavior, and sexual harrassment), and threatens any who disclose with legal action and financial penalty will lead to a dehumanizing, abusive culture.

An NDA that demands the former employee deny that they have signed an NDA or that an NDA exists is a mandate to lie. This is evil.

If someone who signed an NDA thinks they have a moral obligation to disclose something, I would urge them to go to the state authorities if it is criminal; find a good lawyer because NDAs are often not enforced in court on whistleblowers; contact a journalist confidentially.

See also @scotmcknight on NDAs:

"Non-Disparagement Agreements And Truth-Telling In The Church: Willow Creek"

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Non-Disparagement Agreements And Truth-Telling In The Church: Willow CreekWhy in the world is a church in this situation? Are not Non Disparagement Agreements already an admission that something is seriously wrong?https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2018/09/13/non-disclosure-non-disparagement-agreements-and-truth-telling-in-the-church-willow-creek/

See also this post by @wthrockmorton from May 28, 2014 about non-compete clauses at Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill Church before it imploded. Driscoll resigned October 15, 2014.

wthrockmorton.com/2014/05/28/meg…

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Here is Emily's tweet while working on the story:

Thread from a lawyer about NDAs👇

And here is another 8 tweet thread (though they are not properly threaded) from another attorney:

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