*** w81 9/15 p. 30 If a Relative Is Disfellowshiped . . . ***
A highly respected Christian elder writes:
"In our area some disfellowshiped ones with large families have been met, as they enter the lobby of the Kingdom Hall, with a fanfare of backslapping and handshaking (even though the disfellowshiped one was known by them to be still living immorally). I feel a deep concern that those who have been disfellowshiped need to see that their course is hated by Jehovah and by his people and that they should feel a real need to become genuinely repentant. What will help these disfellowshiped ones to change when they are continually greeted by all in their large families who know of their practices?"
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At the Kingdom Hall no less, God's house of Love and Mercy! How terrible to demonstrate loving association with a family member at a place where Christian freedom and well-being is supposed to be encouraged.
Edited to add: Everybody, family included, are to shun a disfellowshipped person without even knowing the "sin" or reasons behind his being disfellowshipped.