Joe Grundy

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  Yahweh was a Cannanite god Ashtoreth his wife...before the Jews!! Unreal!

  by Witness 007 in

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  this i did not know till recently.

  buts a whole new meaning to "let us make man in our image.." no wonder all the kings of israel turned to other gods..

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  Joe Grundy

  (post continued) 'Stavros' = meaning 'cross' would be a hindrance.
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  Yahweh was a Cannanite god Ashtoreth his wife...before the Jews!! Unreal!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this i did not know till recently.

  buts a whole new meaning to "let us make man in our image.." no wonder all the kings of israel turned to other gods..

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  Well, speaking as a non-controversionalist here, I just watched a few of the BBC Youtube episodes as linked to above. Thought-provoking, for sure, and they have prompted me to go off and not only research the credentials of the presenter but review her material and sources. This is what we do as sentient and enquiring people, I think. Entirely different to what members of cults or high control organisations do, which is to 'lock down' at the forst sign of enemy invasion.

  Just as an aside, I first joined this board a long time ago to seek more info about my JW neighbour. His name was 'Stavros'. The lady presenter of the youtube series incorporates 'stavra'. I often wondered about my JW neighbour, as he climbed the greasy pole of 'privileges' whether the name '
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  Completely and Utterly Pissed Off

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had a surprise visit this afternoon from my recently-divorced filipina wife.

  her relationship with new boyfriend is not going so well.

  i made her a coffee, was non-committal.

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  Joe Grundy

  I posted this elsewhere, but it's worth putting it here too for the avoidance of doubt.

  Thanks for the response.
  
  I should make it clear that while I am a little bit stupid some of the time, or even quite a lot stupid quite a lot of the time, I am not stupid enough any of the time to get involved with my ex-wife again, however compelling her charms may be.
  
  She's practising (I think) what seems to me to be a common trait in SEA ladies in finding and keeping open, options. Sorry for the generalisation, I can only comment from my experience.
  
  What prompted my post was the Cyprus Mail story and just how badly SEA workers (and others) are treated in what is an EU country. I won't go on about it here (I have, and continue to do so, elsewhere).
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  Completely and Utterly Pissed Off

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had a surprise visit this afternoon from my recently-divorced filipina wife.

  her relationship with new boyfriend is not going so well.

  i made her a coffee, was non-committal.

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  Joe Grundy

  I had a surprise visit this afternoon from my recently-divorced Filipina wife. Her relationship with new boyfriend is not going so well. I made her a coffee, was non-committal. She held out the hook and her not inconsiderable charms, and is no doubt trying to keep all possible options open.
  
  But all general negative opinions about Filipinas were put away when I read this news story: http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/killed-drunk-driver-she-swept-pavement/20121223
  
  A 28 year old Filipina was killed by a drunk driver as she swept the pavement at 0640 am. Never mind, the authorities hope to sort it out so that the killer can spend Xmas with his family.
  
  I lived in CY 2005-2010. I had a Filipina girlfriend as well as a later Filipina fiancee who became my wife. IME, Cypriots saw Filipinas as slaves/concubines. Misogynistic, xenophobic bastards.
  
  I have e-mailed the Phils Consul in CY, who is a switched-on US educated woman to see if there is a fund to repatriate/support this lady. I don't hold my breath for a reply.
  
  Cyprus is going down the pan as the most bankrupt of the eurozone countries. Right now, I think it serves it right.
  
  Sorry for the rant.
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  Why don't established religions care about Ron Wyatt's archaelogical findings confirming the Bible?

  by Kosonen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why don't established religions care about ron wyatt's archaelogical findings confirming the bible?

  what does that reveal about them?

  have you any idea?.

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  Leolaia:

  Respect as always and thanks for this. I had never heard of this guy. Just one more 'nutter' who slipped under the radr, perhaps.
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  Why don't established religions care about Ron Wyatt's archaelogical findings confirming the Bible?

  by Kosonen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why don't established religions care about ron wyatt's archaelogical findings confirming the bible?

  what does that reveal about them?

  have you any idea?.

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  Joe Grundy

  Sorry, who's Ron Wyatt?
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  Some History About Your "Conservative" Ancestors

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  http://archive.org/stream/garsouvenirsportingguide#page/n5/mode/2up.

  this is from a university of louisville archive.

  it is a "sporting guide" for union veterans , widely advertised in that day.. do i have to explain the ads?

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  Joe Grundy

  Probably would be!
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  Some History About Your "Conservative" Ancestors

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://archive.org/stream/garsouvenirsportingguide#page/n5/mode/2up.

  this is from a university of louisville archive.

  it is a "sporting guide" for union veterans , widely advertised in that day.. do i have to explain the ads?

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  Joe Grundy

  NC:

  I'm a bit shocked, TBH.

  You're a witch and not a virgin? Not sure that I can continue this bad association!

  Yours,

  A guy.
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  Favorite Charities

  by breakfast of champions in

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  2. friends

  as jehovah's witnesses, we were never encouraged to give to any charitable organizations except for you-know-who .

  .. what charities stand out in your mind?

  i like doctors without borders as well as my local nyc public radio stations.

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  I am wary of many.

  MSF would be one. I contribute monthly to the Red Cross.
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  Stone Them!

  by Joe Grundy in

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  i never was a dub, but brought up going to chapel it was usual practice for sunday morning sermons to be ot based, sunday evenings were nt.. the ot is full of rules, commandments, punishments and 'stoning to death' is a feature.

  sadly it's a practice still in force in benighted, religion-fuelled, backward societies even today.. i lived in cyprus 2005-2010 and did my best to learn the modern history of the island.

  not inspiring.. until independence in 1960 cyprus was a uk colony.

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  Joe Grundy

  I never was a dub, but brought up going to chapel it was usual practice for Sunday morning sermons to be OT based, Sunday evenings were NT.

  The OT is full of rules, commandments, punishments and 'stoning to death' is a feature. Sadly it's a practice still in force in benighted, religion-fuelled, backward societies even today.

  I lived in Cyprus 2005-2010 and did my best to learn the modern history of the island. Not inspiring.

  Until independence in 1960 Cyprus was a UK colony. The indigenous Greek Cypriot majority wanted to become part of Greece. The minority Turkish Cypriots wanted independence (under Turkish surveillance). Both formed armed groups. TMT for the Turks, EOKA for the Greeks. Both groups killed more of their own contrymen than the opposition. There is a huge and deep divide between right wing and left wing in Cyprus which continues to this day. Following independence in 1960, things didn't get much better and in 1974 Turkey invaded 'to protect the rights of Turkish Cypriots' and still occupy one-third of the island.

  Cyprus is now a member of the EU and the eurozone, has applied for an EU bailout proportionately bigger than any other EU country, and has had to 'borrow' money from the pension funds of the Electricity Authority, the Telecomms Authority and the Port Authority so that it can pay public service salaries and pensions for December.

  That's a potted and simplistic history/current affairs update.

  I read the 'Cyprus Mail' online daily, and this story struck home to me.

  I can't make the link clickable, but it's from CM 16 Dec 2012 in a story titled 'Vindication for EOKA Traitors' http://www.cyprus-mail.com/eoka/vindication-eoka-traitors/20121216 and what it brought it home to me was this bit:

  'Others might have considered themselves lucky to have been killed by a shot to the back of their head.

  Savvas Menikos from Goufes died a horrific death after having been tied to a eucalyptus tree in the village church courtyard on May 23, 1958. Primary school children stoned him in the presence of the priest, according to information gathered by Michael. Eventually, they untied him, placed a stone on him so he could not breathe, kicked dirt into his mouth and urinated in it while kicking.'

  That's the reality of stoning to death, my friends. Note the involvement of a Cyprus Orthodox priest (the Cyprus Orthdox Church is, IMO, one of the most corrupt and evil organisations). When you've read that, I defy anyone to sit and listen to an OT-based sermon or 'study' and NOT think about it. This was in my lifetime.

  Yes, I know that this horrific practice is still going on today, but it's happening in places which (to my shame as a caring primate) I can more easily close my eyes to as they're 'places in Asia under extremist Asian religions'. Geographically, Cyprus is in Asia.

  I may just print out that article and next time someone knocks on my door, dub, Mormon, whatever, I may ask them to read it THEN talk to me about their god.

  Sorry about the length of this - sometimes I get a bit wound up!