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  This bothers me

  by Soledad in

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  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/10/national/10mlk.html?pagewanted=print&position=

  may 10, 2004 honor for dr. king splits florida city, and faces reversal

  by abby goodnough

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  The problem here seems to be that they didn't ask the people who lived in the town what they thought about it.

  I think Martin Luther King Jr was a wonderful man and did great things, but changing a street sign on the basis of one request, without at least getting the general consensus of what the rest of the population thought was a mistake.

  I have always thought that Martin Luther King day should be in April, when he died, not his birthday. To me that brings him more honor, because it would be when he became a martyr for civil rights. That's just me...it just seems to make more sense. Just a petty thing the date.

  I think one of the greatest ways he was honored was by U2 with their song In the Name of Love...makes you wonder how many white teenagers in the 80s start actually thinking about the man in a new light.
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  My Sister got married and I wasn't invited

  by bluesapphire in

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  yesterday was the wedding.

  all five of my siblings and their spouses and children, my mom and dad and their spouses, even my three daughters were invited.

  but not i. she is the only one who is jw.. they sent the invitation to the girls in their name only to my address.

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  good for you!

  I am glad you went, because you obviously would have felt guilty for not asking to go, even though you were not invited.

  I am sorry your sister cannot see through the jw cloud to see straight. It saddens me, and even when I was a witness nazi I would have spoken to you at the wedding.

  You did the right thing...I am sorry she hurt you. Kudos for those that did greet you, and for your sister in law who sat back with you. That was not just thoughtful, but also courageous.

  This will sting for a while, but it will get better with time. Who knows, even if your sister never leaves the KH...maybe someday she will be mature enough to realize that she was wrong, and will pursue a relationship with you.
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  Pics of gun-toting Marine in Church???

  by Schizm in

  1. social
  2. current

  hi folks!

  i realize that the subject that i've chosen here can indeed arouse the emotions, but i believe that most here have control of their emotions and can therefore be reasonable while discussing this topic.

  some of you believe in god and the bible, and some of you don't; but, whatever your station in life is i'm sure that you won't mind expressing your personal opinion.

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  hey...it was a good picture of the guy thats all that matters.

  now if it was a Quaker church, or another pacifist church they may not have chosen that picture, or had any military pictures up perhaps.

  I don't think it is wrong..they are honoring the man that died, and being a solider was his profession.
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  Just waiting for the tornados to pass me by!!!

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  soooo just sitting here, checking on the weather radar, seeing if the tornados are going to hit close or not.. i was at target when my husband called to say that one touched down about 10 miles northwest of us, so i should come home....was it just a ploy to make sure i didn;t spend all the money?

  eeek..this damn texas weather...if you don't see a post from me in the next week, then it means that toto and i have been whizzed away over the rainbow

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  soooo just sitting here, checking on the weather radar, seeing if the tornados are going to hit close or not.

  I was at Target when my husband called to say that one touched down about 10 miles northwest of us, so I should come home....was it just a ploy to make sure I didn;t spend all the money? =)

  eeek..this damn Texas weather...if you don't see a post from me in the next week, then it means that Toto and I have been whizzed away over the rainbow
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  I need critter advice badly!

  by little witch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, here is the problem... we did some window restoration work in my living room last month.

  in doing so, we lossed a peice of trim on the outside of the house and so far, pa kettle hasn't replaced it.

  soooooo in the meantime, a mother bird has nested in the wall, and there must be a whole nestfull of baby birds.

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  unless you eat them.

  if you are going to eat them, just get them out now...bbq yum yum!

  waste not want not!
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  I need critter advice badly!

  by little witch in

  1. jw
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  ok, here is the problem... we did some window restoration work in my living room last month.

  in doing so, we lossed a peice of trim on the outside of the house and so far, pa kettle hasn't replaced it.

  soooooo in the meantime, a mother bird has nested in the wall, and there must be a whole nestfull of baby birds.

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  we have had the same problem in an older house we lived in in New England. The nest was actualy under our 2nd floor bathroom floor boards. (they had flown in an unused dryer vent and got there) Anyhoo, we just waited until the babies were grown and then took the nest out and blocked up the whole.

  We have a nest of birds in our chimney down here...we have only been here six months and apparantly the landlord has not had it cleaned out in a while. We are just waiting for the little buggers to leave the nest, and then will have it cleaned out and a proper cap put on.

  It is very annoying, but putting up with the noise is worth it...not to be a sap, but I would feel very bad about it if I killed them.
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  How Do You Make Friends Now?

  by exjdub in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  codeblue's thread about the teenage years made me start thinking about another aspect of being raised jw.

  in the org we had ready made "friends" by virtue of our affiliation.

  i found that after leaving jw's it was hard to meet people and it took me a long time to make friends.

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  internet.....when I started to fade away I met some people, but they were pretty far away...one became my husband!

  I made a very good friend at work, even though I moved 2100 miles away we email every few days and talk on the phone often.

  I have had some trouble down here since my hubby and I both work out of our house. However, I have made a few friends that are in Texas on this board.

  I would say look around you at work and see whom you would want to get to know better and start by asking them to go with you to lunch, or talk to them at breaks. A small start...
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  The Suppressed Christian Tradition

  by A Paduan in

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  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/spirit/audio/spirit_28032004_2856.ram

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  I have only done a little reading into gnostics, but I believe they think that an evil force created earth, not a good god

  funny that I have read this post today...I just orded Elaine Pagels'The Gnostic Gospels a few hours ago on amazon.com

  I am looking forward to reading it.
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  Yes or No----Do You Believe That JWs Are A Cult?

  by minimus in

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  i believe they are "cultlike" but i don't think they are a "cult"........and you?

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  if the JWs are a cult, then so are most other religions...if the JWs had any cool rituals or had any active role in real volunteer work...feeding the hungry, etc, then they would not be considered a cult.
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  The JWs finally found me home and awake!

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  2. experiences

  well, it has been about two months since my mom visited, and started asking the locals to stop by the house.

  i was either asleep or out every time they came by.

  anywho, i was actually on my way out with wallet in hand when i answered the door.

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  that would be funny hahaha