DF ones can now choose where to sit...New WT Policy

Quarterback

Aug WT Q and A has now stated that any DF'd person can sit with anyone, anywhere at a congregation meeting.

Before, they had to sit at the back of the hall.

hoser

QB Is this all disfellowshipped ones or just minor children sitting with their parents?

fresh prince of ohio

Is this the cong-only edition that has this?

It was 'yes it's weird, you'd have to be a JW to understand' articles like this one that made offering the magazines d2d SO FREAKING UNCOMFORTABLE. Didn't other JWs see that? If so, they sure didn't let on.

problemaddict

There was never a rule about where DF'd people sat. it was considered humble and easy to leave right afterwards without shaming the public, if you sat in the back. There was never however a rule about it. Kind of an unofficial cultural thing.

When I was DF'd (a long time ago), I lived at home, and came separately from my family, sitting in the back and ducking out right after prayer.

Joliette

Wow....how lovely!

Iamallcool

I do know one guy that was df'd some years ago and he sat at the first few rows til he eventually got reinstated, there was no rule about it.

Moses Unedited

Wow, the Watchtower is really liberalizing isn’t it? I think the Watchtower just may be on the verge of easing the one paper towel rule at the conventions. Maybe; and this is just a maybe . . . . . people will soon be allowed to sit down during the convention announcements regarding the proper use of the recycle bins.

“Friends, with these new adjustments; does it not excite us to be a part of Jehovah’s progressive organization, and to see his chariot on the move?”

[ thunderous applause ]

GromitSK

I hope it's not a 2-seater chariot. I remember these were frowned on.

snare&racket

At home....

At a lecture....

At the library....

At the beach........

At your good job.......

At the cinema .............

At the local gym.............

At the pub with REAL friends....

At a date with a new love interest.......

At the back alone, at the front alone, in the middle alone......