My mom's congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses have decided not to participate in her memorial services at all because:

a) the family wants a small, in-person gathering; and
b) the family wants to be able to say things during the service.

A makes sense given COVID, but B does not

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Her congregation is only doing services remotely due to COVID, and I get that. With Omicron spreading so fast, any gathering presents significant risks to a likely older population.

All things being equal, *I'd* be more comfortable doing that. But the family disagrees.

But they're also taking COVID seriously. Everyone's vaccinated, masked up indoors, etc. And local laws minimize risk as well. Still, I respect the desire to keep the congregation safe.

The other thing....

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