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  Something Sweet For Veterans Day

  by SixofNine in

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  which, btw, used to be called armistace day to remind us that war sucks.. .

  anyway, these videos of dogs welcoming their soldiers back are sweet; be sure to look at the last vid, btw.. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/40324.

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  Anyone ever join the military after leaving?

  by DocHayes in

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  i was raised a jw and never knew much of anything besides it.

  i became inactive in 2001 (the sunday before 9/11 was my last meeting!

  ), and officially da'd myself in january of 2004. later that year, i enlisted in the navy reserve as hosptial corpsman.

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  How many congos

  by joelbear in

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  1. moultrie georgia, my dad helped build the town's first kingdom hall.. 2. ft. walton beach, told ken rogers i wanted to marry his daughter melanie.

  3. pensacola, always ticked off that i had to go to meeting when lost in space was coming on.

  4. jesup, ga, tiny little white block bldg, had to pass speaker to go to the bathroom, i was only witness kid in the town.

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  Voter Registration?

  by jt stumbler in

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  i just completed my first ever voter registration form.

  anyone else going to vote for the first time?

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  NC meetup. Who would/could come?

  by freedomlover in

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  .............................so richie and i are brainstorming a meetup in the western side of nc.. -freedomlover.

  jourles - your pics have inspired us!

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  Public Speaking

  by DocHayes in

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  has anybody out there publically talked about their experiences as jw?

  i've given thought to it (lectures, classess, etc).

  i had a pastor from a local church express interest in me coming by and speaking with his congregation.

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  how would it go down if.....

  by Pleasuredome in

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  you told elders that when you got baptised and answered the questions, you had your fingers crossed?

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  Thought I Was Out Of The Woods

  by DocHayes in

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  well today i was having lunch with my mother, who is inactive, and hasn't been to the hall in a couple of years.

  recently she's been hounded by the elders, because of all of the christmas decorations.

  even though she hasn't disassociated herself, and she won't because she doesn't want to alienate herself from her family, she attends another church.

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  Do you join other religions to fill a void, or is it real to you?

  by free2beme in

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  i think this is a realistic question, as we were all so into the witness religion, in every part of our lives.

  i can see where people would feel the need to replace that with something, as they would need to complete the missing pieces of their life.

  i admit, when i first left the religion, i started attending local churches and even went to a bible study from other churches.

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  Black History Month? Is it separation or just realistic?

  by under74 in

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  so i got to thinking after seeing 60 minutes this last week.

  morgan freeman said black history month is "ridiculous" and pointed out that it keeps african-americans seperated from other americans.

  i guess my thinking is that the school text books haven't really changed since i was in school.

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