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Miss Manners: I Give Gifts in Containers and Baskets, but People Keep Returning Them

This year at a Christmas Eve service, two women disrupted the congregation throughout the entire service, spoiling it for their section and drawing disgust from nearby attendees.
Pointing and whispering, the two women mocked the pastor while the older woman loudly sang with the choir and the younger burst into uncontrollable laughter.
Toward the end, the older woman cupped her hand and whispered into the younger woman's ear, while observers, including members of their party and the writer, reacted with disgust.
On the question of asking them to leave, Miss Manners advised the writer could have politely asked the two women to have their talk elsewhere instead of immediately requesting a church member to leave.
Regarding returned containers, a friend returned the tin with homemade curried nuts after eating its contents and apologized for the late return; the writer says gift containers like tins, baskets or jars are part of a gift, though a returned basket was later received.

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Miss Manners: Two women disrupted our entire Christmas Eve church service

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Would it be wrong for a church member to ask people to leave the church due to disruptive and inappropriate behavior? My husband and I very much enjoy the Christmas Eve services at our church, and many guests attend. This year, there was one group of guests that sat in front of us, and I’ve seen kindergartners who were better behaved.

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