The Watchtower (Study Edition), “Let Nothing Distance You From Jehovah”
“Really, what your beloved family member needs to see is your resolute stance to put Jehovah above everything else—including the family bond. ... Do not look for excuses to associate with a disfellowshipped family member, for example, through e-mail. (1 Cor. 5:11)”
Addressed to parents grieving a disfellowshipped child; the 'e-mail' sentence confirms the outside-household rule extends to electronic contact.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower (Study Edition), Let Nothing Distance You From Jehovah
Confidence note. Raw WOL HTML fetched; wording and page markers 12-16 confirmed (par. 19 falls on p. 16).
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