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  What do you think heaven holds?

  by the widow in

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  because of my background with the witless ones, when my husband died it was hard to believe he was in heaven.

  i could hope there is a heaven for those who die.

  that he is in a better place.

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  the widow

  Because of my background with the witless ones, when my husband died it was hard to believe he was in heaven. I could hope there is a heaven for those who die. That he is in a better place. I even hope he has 999 virgins and is having the time of his life. Whoops, different religion. When he was alive, we had come to the conclusion that the bible was written by men for that time. A political move to bring the empire together. I want the "when you die, you go to heaven by the grace of Jesus" to be true. But I can't help wondering if this is something to make the people who live cope better with a loved one dying. I struggle with this every day. What are your thoughts? Do you believe in a streets of gold heaven where you go when you die? Thanks for letting me use you as a sounding board. Keep Smiling The Widow
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  Do you have more and/or better friends now?

  by sweet pea in

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  because of the season i have been writing a list of friends/'worldy' relatives to send cards to.

  i can't believe how many are on it!

  i am so excited and hopeful for the future.

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  the widow

  yes, I have better friends. More genuine friends. I find that I am more open minded myself. I have reconnected with a former jw. She left years ago and we had lost touch. I accidently ran into her again. She is one of my best friends now.
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  Thanksgiving or National Day of Mourning? - A Native American Perspective

  by nvrgnbk in

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  when frank james (1923 - february 20, 2001), known to the wampanoag people as wampsutta, was invited to speak by the commonwealth of massachusettsat the 1970 annual thanksgiving feast at plymouth.

  when the text of mr. james speech, a powerful statement of anger at the history of oppression of the native people of america, became known before the event, the commonwealth "disinvited" him.

  wampsutta was not prepared to have his speech revised by the pilgrims.

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  the widow

  NVR, That is a beautiful post. I was moved to tears for all those Indians who were mistreated and died. I loved the part that although we can't change the past, we can do better. Instead of a celebration, maybe we need to reflect on what a people gave up so we could have this holiday. Thank you NVR, The Widow
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  Hi everyone

  by the widow in

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  i have been out of the borg for several years.

  my husband got us out by reading coc.

  we were pretty well against organized religion of any sort.

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  the widow

  Thanks for the welcome. Wow, I am impressed. I am in Cleveland, TN, so you don't have a lot of options to find friends. Everything revolves around church and what one you go to and they have a church on just about every corner. Kind of like gas stations. I am at work, so didn't get to look at all the posts until just now. I don't know what these people are thinking, working a work? When I get home, I will try to catch up on the reading here and maybe update my profile. And if I'm feeling real wild, put a picture on my site.

  I want to wish everyone in the US a HAPPY THANKSGIVING and anyone else, I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week. And Friday, start shopping for christmas. The fun never ends.

  Thanks again guys. You are a bunch of sweeties.

  The Widow
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  Hi everyone

  by the widow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been out of the borg for several years.

  my husband got us out by reading coc.

  we were pretty well against organized religion of any sort.

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  the widow

  I have been out of the borg for several years. My husband got us out by reading COC. We were pretty well against organized religion of any sort. My husband died on June 14th. My best friend died on that date. I had maybe one friend. I wasn't comfortable going to bars. So I opted for the Baptist church with my son and daughter in law. It has really been hard, but I have found a lot of friends. I had forgotten about this site. I used to come on, and mostly read, rarely posted. This site helped me and my husband when we were getting out of the borg. Just reading all the experiences. I still witness, but against the jw's. I'm sure I make my quota of 10 hours a month.

  Keep smiling

  The widow