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Dan,

I think you meant to address your reply to me (Pilgrim) <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/evilgrin.gif" alt="" />, but thanks for replying nonetheless. The answer(s) to this question I posed, re: woman under discipline, would of course, depend upon HOW the Lord's Table is administered, i.e., the physical arrangements. If, for example, the elements are passed around by the Deacons across each pew or row of chairs, which is common in some congregations, then it would be near impossible to "fence the Table". On the other hand, if the Supper is setup with a table in the front of the church to which worshippers must get out of their seat and walk to the front, then there is a better opportunity to intervene.

However, in the latter situation or one similar, I still would like to know just how far the Elders would be willing to go and how far would it be prudent to act should such an individual insist on advancing, even after being told she cannot partake of the Supper? I'm proned to look at the "worst possible scenario" in such situations in preparation. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rolleyes2.gif" alt="" /> Would you or your Elders be willing to physically remove an obstinate individual from the church?

In His Grace,