Posts by dawgfan

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Politically Correct Hillbillies

by kitten whiskers in

saw this in the newspaper.

thought you all would enjoy!.

" due to the climate of political correctness now pervading america, those of us in alabama, georgia, virginia, west virginia and kentucky will no longer be referred to as, "hillbillies".

Smack the Penguin: Holiday stress reliever

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

here's the ultimate stress reliever.... .

the annual smack the penguin game is back by popular demand!

1.click on the link below.. 2. click once on the snowman to activate the penguin.

whyamihere needs some luv

by HadEnuf in

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friends

my dearest daughter-in-law, whyamihere (brookie), just had four of her wisdom teeth yanked out this morning.

she is heavily sedated (as usual) and is thrilled to have legal narcotics available to her every 4-6 hours.

she even looks cute with wads of cotton stuck in her cheeks.. please send her some love!.

dawgfan

I slept for 2 1/2 days after they removed all 4 of my wisdom teeth. It wasn't very please for a week after that.

Hope everything heals well Brooke.

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Now we're going to Key West!!

by mariposa in

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friends

since it's been so cold here in atlanta lately, we've decided to go to key west instead of new york.

we'll do nyc another year.

we'll be in key west next mon-thurs and then we're going to wind our way back up to ga by way of naples, tampa, etc.

dawgfan

Actually, its been pretty nice this week. Last week would have been the time to go.

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JW Citizenship to another country

by dawgfan in

i've always wondered how jws get around the citizenship process when moving to another country.. example: here in the us, to my understanding, all naturalized citizens have to take the oath of allegiance.

also i read that there are similar things that other countries require.. the us oath.

"i hereby declare, on oath, that i absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which i have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by the law; that i will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the united states when required by the law; that i will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me god.".

dawgfan

justahuman 24:

Thanks for the info

Acadin:

That's what I don't understand either. Even though a JW might not be required to take an oath, wouldn't even just applying for citizenship be against the Society's policies because of what the definition of citizenship is? I mean I was born in the US. Because of that I didn't have a choice to be a citizen of the US but if i went to another country becoming a citizen would be an option.

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JW Citizenship to another country

by dawgfan in

i've always wondered how jws get around the citizenship process when moving to another country.. example: here in the us, to my understanding, all naturalized citizens have to take the oath of allegiance.

also i read that there are similar things that other countries require.. the us oath.

"i hereby declare, on oath, that i absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which i have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by the law; that i will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the united states when required by the law; that i will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me god.".

dawgfan

I've always wondered how JWs get around the citizenship process when moving to another country.

Example: Here in the US, to my understanding, all naturalized citizens have to take the Oath of Allegiance. Also I read that there are similar things that other countries require.

The US oath

"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."

But I know of JWs who have gained citizenship here (and some that are in process of) and I wondered how they get around this but never asked.

Can anyone explain this to me? (for US and any other Countries)

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Burning Incense might be a Sin

by sammielee24 in

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friends

the wt website now has an article on burning incense.

yes - pretty soon i'm sure they'll be telling you how to trim your toenails.

i'm surprised that they still allow dancing at weddings actually, since we know that dancing was so paganistic and led to wild, animalistic sex.

dawgfan

I think that its not so much as that they really care about incense but more of an attack against religions that use incense in services. Warning against that whole false religion stuff.

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The JW fall campaign about false religion

by NowImFree in

i just wanted to find out if any of you have had strange experiences confronting jw family members about this brochure.

i am asking because there have been two case of child molestation in my family both perpetrated by jw elder's sons and then covered up.

we have also had a suicide in my family - my oldest brother killed himself after been disfellowshiped and shunned for years.

dawgfan

I'm thinking that it is kind of backfiring and having unintended consequences. Since so many people got the brochure, I'm seen a lot of discussion on several message boards (religious and non religious) that I am a member of. A lot of people that had no idea what JWs believe but had a lot of questions have gotten a lot of insight of the watchtower teachings that they never would have before. --------the list of potential converts are getting slimmer because of it.

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anyone ever had a pet custody battle in a divorce

by dawgfan in

i feel somewhat ridiculous.

i know that a dog is not the same as a child but even my soon to be ex has conceeded on alot of points in the divorce papers, we cannot agree on who gets custody of the dog.

i've always had dogs when i was growing up, but i really love this dog that we have.

dawgfan

Thanks guys for the ideas

I found 2 good links to send to her about quaranting animals that come into her country and the dangers of transporting pets in cargo holds.

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anyone ever had a pet custody battle in a divorce

by dawgfan in

i feel somewhat ridiculous.

i know that a dog is not the same as a child but even my soon to be ex has conceeded on alot of points in the divorce papers, we cannot agree on who gets custody of the dog.

i've always had dogs when i was growing up, but i really love this dog that we have.

dawgfan

Jesus man, it's a dog. Let her have it, make her cough up a few things for it, go buy yourself two new puppies, and move on with life. Believe me I wish I could have this attitude.