you continue to talk to the witlesses after being disfellowshipped. We were at a funeral recently and disfellowshipped hubby would talk to anyone who who would come up to him and talk. He said he wasn't going to be rude and that the rule of not talking to df ones don't apply to him. That rule only applies to the members so if they want to talk to him he'll talk back.
Well, the next day we found out at my jc hearing that an elder had called over to one of these goons to let them know hubby was talking to others at the funeral. Yet, the elder didn't say anything to him like stop talking to the brothers and sister. I don't think the elders can stop df'd ones from talking to others. But can they stop a df'd person from entering their halls especially if the goons know they can't stop df'd ones from talking to others? Are the kingdom halls private or public property? It does say on the hall all are welcomed.
Maybe that's what we should be doing when it comes to funerals ect,, START TALKING TO EVERYONE! Let society know that they have absolutely no power over df'd ones and that shunning will not be tolerated from all of us. You would be surprised how many would talk to us after we told them hubby was df'd. He spoke to about fifteen people, one who was a bethelites wife who gave him a hug after being told by gay elder that hubby was df'd. We even told those that were talking to us that hubby was df'd and some said they didn't care. Those are true and real friends.
When they go to cross the road to the other side, you do the same. Let them be the ones who are acting retarded and don't know why. A week later a family from another hall told us what the latest gossip was in their hall. Yup! It was about the brothers and sisters talking to us at a gathering. Not we were talking to them but them talking to us. Funny how the tables get turned and now others are being spoken of because they are still in it. One devouring the other. You have to love it!