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  Anyone in the Gulf Shores, AL area?

  by TweetieBird in

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  heading to gulf shores next week on business and was wondering if anyone is from that area?

  i will be staying in orange beach..

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  TweetieBird

  Heading to Gulf Shores next week on business and was wondering if anyone is from that area? I will be staying in Orange Beach.
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  Evolution Saves The Gulf

  by metatron in

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  oh, my god!

  a massive oil spill!

  it's the end!

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  TweetieBird

  I don't care if it was aliens, evolution or man...as someone who lives on the Gulf Coast (the prettiest part IMHO) I am thankful that the beach here has suffered minimal damage. This is a huge tourist spot and so many of my friends livelihood depend on people visiting our beaches so I'm glad that microbes are taking care of the oil.
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  Wore a Shirt to the D.C. Telling Witnesses About the U.N. WT Affair

  by Clint Bussey in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysztoujjudo.

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  Good job! I told my family members about the JW/UN connection and it didn't matter. I guess you can't fix stupid.
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  Is This God's Organization?

  by monkeyman in

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  is this gods organization?.

  after 50 yrs in, 25 as some type of servant in responsible position, i am beginning to wonder.. .

  to me, gods organization should be exactly what the bible says.

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  TweetieBird

  Well said, Monkeyman. Just yesterday, my husband finally told his mom that we have not been going to meetings and that we have been living a lie this whole time because we didn't want to hurt her. She told him that she will pray for us, still loves us but that it would be awkward if we come visit her. I'm sure she blew up the phone lines to the other family members to warn them so basically we lost all of our family yesterday. I knew this day would finally come and was dreading it, but the reality is I'm finally free and it never felt better. None of my kids want anything to do with the organization so that helps.
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  Do You ENJOY The Holidays & Birthdays Now That You Can Celebrate Them?

  by minimus in

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  whether it be father's day, mother's day, christmas or even a birthday, do you actually enjoy the celebrations, the spending of $$, and all that these festivities entail?.

  or would you rather be a jw (just) for those times and not deal with it all?.

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  I am on both sides of the fence with this one. I like the freedom of being able to participate in them, i.e. saying "happy birthday" or "merry christmas" without the guilt but I don't really get into the whole celebration part. Maybe because I wasn't allowed to do it the first 40 years of my life. I actually went to a birthday party last night but didn't find it particularly fun, but that could have been due to the people throwing the party and the guests that were there.
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  Another JW in the news

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2010/06/man-follows-wife-with-tracking-device-slashes-new-boyfriend.html.

  i know this guy and he is one of the meekest, mildest guys i ever knew.

  he just stepped down as an elder recently to work on his family life.

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  TweetieBird

  UPDATE: Apparently, (from someone in his hall) he has been exonerated. Charges were dropped against him so I can only assume that the knife belonged to the boyfriend originally and he was defending himself. According to the paper, his wife said that John pulled the knife so she must have lied to side with the boyfriend. As I mentioned before, he really is a stand up guy and I really could not imagine him doing something like this.
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  Another JW in the news

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2010/06/man-follows-wife-with-tracking-device-slashes-new-boyfriend.html.

  i know this guy and he is one of the meekest, mildest guys i ever knew.

  he just stepped down as an elder recently to work on his family life.

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  TweetieBird

  I know that sometimes people are not as they appear but this was really a stand up guy. I think he snapped personally. I'm so sad for him and his family.
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  Another JW in the news

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2010/06/man-follows-wife-with-tracking-device-slashes-new-boyfriend.html.

  i know this guy and he is one of the meekest, mildest guys i ever knew.

  he just stepped down as an elder recently to work on his family life.

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  TweetieBird

  http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2010/06/man-follows-wife-with-tracking-device-slashes-new-boyfriend.html

  I know this guy and he is one of the meekest, mildest guys I ever knew. He just stepped down as an elder recently to work on his family life. I'm in shock, never would have thought him capable of this.
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  Please accept my apology for being an elder and participating in Judicial Committees

  by TastingFreedom in

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  2. friends

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  TweetieBird

  As a person on the receiving end of a judicial committee, I forgive you!
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  Pelosi Prays To Saint Joseph To Pass Health Bill!

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i just saw that on drudge report.. omg.

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  TweetieBird

  Really? Why Bolivia?