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rfranklin

(13,200 posts)
3. I thought it was Jehovah's Witnesses...
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:12 PM
Jun 2012

Someone here posted their personal story today about being harassed as a child for not standing up during the national anthem.

xmas74

(29,676 posts)
4. I think it might be both.
Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:17 PM
Jun 2012

I know JH cannot salute-a friend in elementary school went through it.

(Google is a good friend-found out SDA has no problem with the flag.)

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
8. Jehovah's Witnesses do not say the pledge, stand for the anthem or saluter the flag. 7th Day
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:07 AM
Jun 2012

Adventists are conscientious objectors and do not go to war.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
17. If conscientious objectors ae CRAZY I suggest we all need some of that CRAZY
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 07:59 AM
Jun 2012

Oh well another day on DU another stupidly outrageous comment about christians.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
10. I doubt it
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:31 AM
Jun 2012

Scotch-Irish Presbyterians and Creek Indian back as far as I know.

You find quite a few Muscogee Creek Berryhills in Oklahoma from the Trail of Tears migration. Given aggressive Mormon missionary work among Native Americans, it wouldn't surprise me if they snagged a few, but the relation would be quite a few generations back.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
12. Ha, ha.
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 01:27 AM
Jun 2012

Willard will drink an Irish Coffee, a beer and a blood chaser if he thinks it'll help him.

And his church will forgive him, as they all will, for deceiving the "wicked." That'd be us.

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