A partir de setembro de 1981 A Sentinela aplicou 2 João 9-11 a todas as pessoas expulsas e advertiu que 'a simple "Hello" to someone can be the first step that develops into a conversation and maybe even a friendship', perguntando: 'Would we want to take that first step with a disfellowshiped person?'; ela também usou a palavra 'shunning' para a prática.

“And we all know from our experience over the years that a simple “Hello” to someone can be the first step that develops into a conversation and maybe even a friendship. Would we want to take that first step with a disfellowshiped person?”

“Although there might be a need for limited contact on some rare occasion to care for a necessary family matter, any such contact should be kept to a minimum. Loyal Christian family members do not look for excuses to have dealings with a disfellowshipped relative not living at home.”

“The situation is different if the disfellowshipped or disassociated one is a relative living outside the immediate family circle and home. It might be possible to have almost no contact at all with the relative. Even if there were some family matters requiring contact, this certainly would be kept to a minimum”