Posts by Joe Grundy

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Off On A Trip - But Little Enthusiam

by Joe Grundy in

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never was a jw, but been here a long time.. off on a trip in a week or so, uk to andorra to stay with a friend for 10 days or so (beautiful place) then a week or so wending through france back home.. did the same trip the last couple of years -it was wonderful.

met some lovely people, including an ex-polce woman over coffees and calvados after dinner.. but ... i don't feel so enthusiastic about this trip.

i'll visit the cathar sites and other places.. maybe- just maybe - i've come to the conclusion that these trips are not as much fun if you don't have a companion to share it with..

Joe Grundy

Last year, on my meandering trip up France, I picked up a couple of hitch-hikers at Ax Les Thermes. They were heading for Carcassone, I was going to Limoux, so it worked out OK. They had walked the path over the Pyrenees.

Limoux produces exceptionally good sparkling wine. I stayed at a family-run hotel. The daughter was a very good looking girl. I thought she was a university student (19 -21) but she was actually 14, so the conversation took a different turn.

Although France has changed a lot (and not for the better) I do enjoy wandering through small towns and stopping where the mood takes.

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Off On A Trip - But Little Enthusiam

by Joe Grundy in

jw
friends

never was a jw, but been here a long time.. off on a trip in a week or so, uk to andorra to stay with a friend for 10 days or so (beautiful place) then a week or so wending through france back home.. did the same trip the last couple of years -it was wonderful.

met some lovely people, including an ex-polce woman over coffees and calvados after dinner.. but ... i don't feel so enthusiastic about this trip.

i'll visit the cathar sites and other places.. maybe- just maybe - i've come to the conclusion that these trips are not as much fun if you don't have a companion to share it with..

Joe Grundy

Thanks, Simon. The Pyrenees (sp), the mountain air, it is just stunning. The weather is wonderful - however hot it gets the air is clear and dry (a mountain climate).

This is a place I could live - but (as I've come to learn in my travels) you need someone to share it with. It's not the place, it's the experience - and the experience is enhanced by who you're with.

Forgive me, but sometimes I wonder whether some exJWs on this site could benefit from a friendship outside of JWland and a visit to some of these stunning places.

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Off On A Trip - But Little Enthusiam

by Joe Grundy in

jw
friends

never was a jw, but been here a long time.. off on a trip in a week or so, uk to andorra to stay with a friend for 10 days or so (beautiful place) then a week or so wending through france back home.. did the same trip the last couple of years -it was wonderful.

met some lovely people, including an ex-polce woman over coffees and calvados after dinner.. but ... i don't feel so enthusiastic about this trip.

i'll visit the cathar sites and other places.. maybe- just maybe - i've come to the conclusion that these trips are not as much fun if you don't have a companion to share it with..

Joe Grundy

Never was a JW, but been here a long time.

Off on a trip in a week or so, UK to Andorra to stay with a friend for 10 days or so (beautiful place) then a week or so wending through France back home.

Did the same trip the last couple of years -it was wonderful. Met some lovely people, including an ex-polce woman over coffees and calvados after dinner.

But ... I don't feel so enthusiastic about this trip. I'll visit the Cathar sites and other places.

Maybe- just maybe - I've come to the conclusion that these trips are not as much fun if you don't have a companion to share it with.

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Listen to Terri O'Sullivan XJW on Croydon Radio !

by Phizzy in

terri o'sullivan was interviewed by croydon radio for a programme called "leap of faith", it was broadcast on sunday.. she does a great job of showing how wacky and weird the jw beliefs and practices are, the interviewer asks perceptive questions, either he was well briefed by terri or he is an ex jw !.

she also gives info.

on her meetup group for xjw's, great fun !.

Joe Grundy

This was on BBC Radio 2 28 July 2016:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0437j43

Another XJW account.

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Charity Commission

by Peony in

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friends

could someone give me the email address of the contact from the charity commission.....i can't find it anywhere....my husband who is not on this forum but is an ex elder would like to contact him.

.

thanks 😃.

Joe Grundy

Try:

[email protected]

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"Mother" Teresa—a Fraud?

by Saename in

i often comment in threads that interest me on this forum.

moreover, some of you may know that i study the history of early christianity.

i once wrote an extensive comment on the historicity of jesus' existence in one of the threads.

Joe Grundy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65JxnUW7Wk4

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Do you work a lot of overtime?

by hoser in

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what is the normal attitude as to working overtime?

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how many hours do you work in a week?.

Joe Grundy

I'm retired now, but when I was a (senior, salaried) cop -12 hour days standard, often 14 days between a day off, often 'on call' between shifts (e.g. finish at 3 am, due back at 9 am, on-call between), and covering very large (for the UK) geographical areas.

It burned me out.

These are much happier days!

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Would you care to explain this discrepancy between your doctrine and the Holy Scripture?

by Pribeagul in

citing from https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-is-the-holy-spirit/ :"the holy spirit is not a personby referring to god’s spirit as his “hands,” “fingers,” or “breath,” the bible shows that the holy spirit is not a person.

(exodus 15:8, 10) a craftsman’s hands cannot function independent of his mind and body; likewise, god’s holy spirit operates only as he directs it.

(luke 11:13) the bible also compares god’s spirit to water and associates it with such things as faith and knowledge.

Joe Grundy

"The first step is to actually study the history of the Bible to see if it's genuine, rather than say it is because that's what a person wants to believe."

I never was a JW.

I second his comment. Context is all-important. Before you start interpreting/dissembling/investigating the words, first look at who/when/why and the context in which it was written.

Re. the OT - this is well worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5RfScpEcZ8

Re. the NT - have a look at Bart Ehrman's site or any of his lectures on youtube. (He also has a very good y/t on the origin of the KJ Bible).

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WT September 2016: Tight Pants (Does your style of dress Glorify God?

by Designer Stubble in

we will not weigh you down with burdensome lists, as you have the freedom to choose, but here is our list anyway.some snippets:.

the law showed jehovah’s strong feelings against clothing that does not make clear the distinction between male and female—what has been described in our day as unisex fashion.

(read deuteronomy 22:5.

Joe Grundy

" If they could legally put someone to death I'm sure they'd vomit up an article describing how it was done in the Old Testament and how it should be applied now."

I never was a JW.

I'm sure I recall a WT article quoted here on JWN which said something about not being able to stone apostates to death nowadays (with the implication that they'd like to ...)

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If WWI Had Not Started In 1914

by JW_Rogue in

would jws ever have arisen the way they did?

Joe Grundy

Just a thought.

How much influence might the fact and aftermath of the American Civil War have had on the formation of 'end times' religions such as WT?