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It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving, 2004, and there was a recent addition to Pastor Ron Smith's congregation at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Smith asked the man, who introduced himself as John, whether he was spending the big day with friends and family - adding that, if not, John was welcome to join him and his wife.
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