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JWayne
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Hello all,
I must say that this board really hits home with me! I left the COC at age 20 and am now 47. My final straw was when I got married and my parents and sisters refused to come to my wedding due to my wife not being a member of the COC. TY for all of your support and for having this board!
Member for 18 years and free now for 35 years!
Attended the Courtland Avenue COC in Kokomo Indiana.
Father was an elder and the main reason I left.
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GMan
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Location: Denver Colorado

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Glad to have you with us.
A life lived in fear,
is a life half lived.

Glen McGuire
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lvmaus
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Location: California

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:D Welcome to the board. :D
Unity in diversity
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agricola
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Good grief, that's cold. My parents came to MY wedding. Of course, mother also made sure to tell me, the day before the ceremony, that I would burn in hell forever, but at least they ATTENDED. I guess it's a tradeoff.

Welcome to the ex-board.

(daddy's quote: 'you usually make good decisions'. Was that approval or a slam? I've never been sure).

(we are coming up on our 28th anniversary this June, by the way)
History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction. That's why events are always reinterpreted when values change. We need new versions of history to allow for our current prejudices.
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Moogy
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Location: on the ranch near Eldorado, Texas

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Welcome! We are pleased to have you here.
Moogy
NI COC for over 30 years, but out for over 40 years now
Mostly Methodist for about 30 years.
Left the UMC in 2019 based on their decision to condemn LGBT+ persons and to discipline Pastors who perform same-sex marriages
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bnot
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Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 3:22 am
Location: Southern California

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Glad you are here. Welcome!
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Ramblin' Jack
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Location: USA

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Welcome JWayne.

Glad to have you with us.
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Grace
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Welcome, that is terrible. Mine came to the wedding when I married a Catholic, but obviously not happy about it. I left when I was 20 and and now 50, but the scars do linger. Hope you find some comfort here.
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Hildegard
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"Unequally yoked!" Good for you for not letting them bully you. Welcome to the board and I hope it can be of help to you.
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JWayne
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Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:23 am

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I attended both the congregation in Kokomo, Indiana and Iuka, Illinois. Just out of curiosity is anyone here framiliar with either of these?
Member for 18 years and free now for 35 years!
Attended the Courtland Avenue COC in Kokomo Indiana.
Father was an elder and the main reason I left.
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