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  Regional Identities in the UK - A short guide for Americans

  by besty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the uk is divided into 4 separate countries - the big bit called england that has wales on the side and scotland at the top with northern ireland off on its own island.. each country has multiple cultural identities.

  broadly speaking (and i generalize) the wealth of england (and the uk generally) is concentrated in london, the 'rust belt' is in the middle namely birmingham and manchester and the north of england tends to be poorer.. scotland - where i'm from - is culturally rich but economically poor.

  there is a long-standing argument about how wealthy scotland could have been if it had been able to keep all the north sea oil revenue instead of sending it to london.

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  Which region makes the best ale?

  Wolverhampton...... Banks's

  Beautiful pint, but i don't drink anymore lol

  Paul
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  Origins of the bible, monotheism in Egyptian history

  by digderidoo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been watching a documentary tonight on moses, rameses and the plagues of egypt.

  one thing that mentioned was how monotheism was taking hold in egypt and how transcripts from egypt had an influence upon bible writers.. the following is a comparison of akhenaten's hymn to the sun with psalms 104. .

  hymn to the atenpsalm 104. your dawning is beautiful in the horizon of the sky, .

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  digderidoo

  I have been watching a documentary tonight on Moses, Rameses and the plagues of Egypt. One thing that mentioned was how monotheism was taking hold in Egypt and how transcripts from Egypt had an influence upon bible writers.

  The following is a comparison of Akhenaten's Hymn to the Sun with Psalms 104

  Hymn to the Aten	Psalm 104
  Your dawning is beautiful in the horizon of the sky, O living Aten, Beginning of life! When You rise in the Eastern horizon, You fill every land with Your beauty. You are beautiful, great, glittering, high above every land, Your rays, they encompass the lands, even all that You have made.	1 Bless Yahweh, my soul, Yahweh, my God, how great you are! Clothed in majesty and splendour, 2 wearing the light as a robe! You stretch out the heavens like a tent, 3 build your palace on the waters above,
  You are Re, and You carry them all away captive; You bind them by Your love. Though You are far away, Your rays are upon the earth; Though You are on high, Your footprints are the day.	making the clouds your chariot, gliding on the wings of the wind, 4 appointing the winds your messengers, flames of fire your servants.
  When You set in the western horizon of the sky, The earth is in darkness like the dead;	20 You bring on darkness, and night falls, when all the forest beasts roam around;
  They sleep in their chambers, Their heads are wrapped up, Their nostrils are stopped, And none see the other, While all their things are stolen Which are under their heads, And they know it not. Every lion comes forth from his den,	21young lions roar for their prey, asking God for their food.
  All serpents, they Sting. Darkness ... The world is in silence, He that made them resteth in his horizon. Bright is the eareh when You risest in the horizon. When You shinest as Aten by day You drivest away the darkness.	The sun rises and away they steal, back to their lairs to lie down,
  When You sendest forth Your rays, The Two Lands are in daily festivity, Awake and standing upon their feet When You have raised them up. Their limbs bathed, they take their clothing, Their arms uplifted in adoration to Your dawning. (Then) in all the world they do their work.	23and man goes out to work, to labour till evening falls.
  All cattle rest upon their pasturage, The trees and the plants flourish, The birds flutter in their marshes, Their wings uplifted in adoration to You.	12 The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
  All the sheep dance upon their feet, All winged things fly, They live when You have shone upon them. The barques sail up-stream and down-stream alike.	26there ships pass to and fro, and Leviathan whom you made to sport with.
  Every highway is open because You dawn. The fish in the river leap up before You. You rays are in the midst of the great green sea. Creator of the germ in woman, Maker of seed in man, Giving life to the son in the body of his mother, Soothing him that he may not weep, Nurse (even) in the womb,	29Turn away your face and they panic;
  Giver of breath to animate every one that He makes!	take back their breath and they die and revert to dust.
  When he comes forth from the body ... on the day of his birth, You open his mouth in speech, You supply his necessities.	27 They all depend upon you, to feed them when they need it. 28 You provide the food they gather, your open hand gives them their fill. they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
  When the fledgling in the egg chirps in the shell, You give him breath therein to preserve him alive. When You have brought him together To (the point of) bursting it in the egg, He comes forth from the egg To chirp with all his might. He goes about upon his two feet When he has come forth from there.
  How manifold are Your works! They are hidden from before (us),	24How countless are your works, Yahweh, all of them made so wisely!

  The structure of Psalm 104 has led some to argue that it has it's origins in the hymn. It wouldn't be surprising really that Eyptian history has an influence on bible writers. It certainly would have had an influence on Moses.

  Paul
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  Hi I hope i am welcome

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guys and gals,.

  i am a hypocryte.

  brought up in the "truth" but know its not.

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  digderidoo

  Welcome to the forum, you're very welcome.

  Paul
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  Regional Identities in the UK - A short guide for Americans

  by besty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the uk is divided into 4 separate countries - the big bit called england that has wales on the side and scotland at the top with northern ireland off on its own island.. each country has multiple cultural identities.

  broadly speaking (and i generalize) the wealth of england (and the uk generally) is concentrated in london, the 'rust belt' is in the middle namely birmingham and manchester and the north of england tends to be poorer.. scotland - where i'm from - is culturally rich but economically poor.

  there is a long-standing argument about how wealthy scotland could have been if it had been able to keep all the north sea oil revenue instead of sending it to london.

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  Well said Midwich, hope yam ok, aint eard offov ya for a bit.

  Besty, i aint a brummie either!!! I'm from the black country, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, pride of the Midlands!

  Sylvia, there is a large Jamaican population in Wolverhampton, there's an Indian population too. I have some fond memories of samosa's and pakora's at the Punjabi assemblies and also of Jamaican bun and cheese, some of the older Jamaican sisters used to make :-)

  Paul
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  Regional Identities in the UK - A short guide for Americans

  by besty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the uk is divided into 4 separate countries - the big bit called england that has wales on the side and scotland at the top with northern ireland off on its own island.. each country has multiple cultural identities.

  broadly speaking (and i generalize) the wealth of england (and the uk generally) is concentrated in london, the 'rust belt' is in the middle namely birmingham and manchester and the north of england tends to be poorer.. scotland - where i'm from - is culturally rich but economically poor.

  there is a long-standing argument about how wealthy scotland could have been if it had been able to keep all the north sea oil revenue instead of sending it to london.

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  So, what about Wolverhampton?

  Pride of England!

  Eventually, someone in the group compared Southerners to folks from Wolverhampton. The implication was, "country folks", uneducated and unsophisticated, etc. All in good humor, of course.

  What a croc o' sh*t, we're from the Midlands, not the south, not the north. 'country folks', my a*se. Uneducated??? I'm doing a law degree, don't you know??

  Wolverhampton is in the Midlands - which is the Rust Belt of the UK - its like Detroit or something I guess....

  Detroit???, what???...get outta here

  I wouldn't sterotype Woverhampton like that - its very much an urban area, albeit in decay.

  In decay???...have you been to Wolverhampton??....sounds like you're talking about Glasgee

  Sylvia, you are more than welcome anytime to sunny Wolverhampton...i'll show you around. Anything you need to know i'll tell you from the horses mouth, instead of listening to these greasy northerners, southern softies or inferior scots :-)

  For your parousal..... (we're the one's in Gold and Black)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLD0fEFcLM4

  Paul (checking in from sunny Wolverhampton!)
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  Regional Identities in the UK - A short guide for Americans

  by besty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the uk is divided into 4 separate countries - the big bit called england that has wales on the side and scotland at the top with northern ireland off on its own island.. each country has multiple cultural identities.

  broadly speaking (and i generalize) the wealth of england (and the uk generally) is concentrated in london, the 'rust belt' is in the middle namely birmingham and manchester and the north of england tends to be poorer.. scotland - where i'm from - is culturally rich but economically poor.

  there is a long-standing argument about how wealthy scotland could have been if it had been able to keep all the north sea oil revenue instead of sending it to london.

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  digderidoo

  Double post, from Wolverhampton!
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  Regional Identities in the UK - A short guide for Americans

  by besty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the uk is divided into 4 separate countries - the big bit called england that has wales on the side and scotland at the top with northern ireland off on its own island.. each country has multiple cultural identities.

  broadly speaking (and i generalize) the wealth of england (and the uk generally) is concentrated in london, the 'rust belt' is in the middle namely birmingham and manchester and the north of england tends to be poorer.. scotland - where i'm from - is culturally rich but economically poor.

  there is a long-standing argument about how wealthy scotland could have been if it had been able to keep all the north sea oil revenue instead of sending it to london.

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  Double post....Wolverhampton's so good it was posted 3 times
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  Could I get some advice, please?

  by vikesgirl101 in

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  sorry to make such a self-centered post (again), but you guys are the only ones who can help me.

  so here is a rundown:.

  i am a 33 divorcee with two girls ages 13 and 8. i am not df'd or da'd; just shunned (also reproved).

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  I would imagine that your state would have something similar to UK law on this.

  In this country one partner cannot insist on how the ex brings up the child, so long as it isn't interpretated by a court as abusive.

  This also applies to visitation, With reference to religion for instance, one parent cannot insist that the other doesn't take them to a certain church/ religion. For instance if i was a jew and my ex a catholic, she cannot tell me i can't take my kids to the synagogue on a Saturday, if i have them on a Saturday.

  Your daughter taking part in a 4th July parade is not up to him, if she is in your care at the time. You can quite easily demonstrate that this is his religious requirement.

  What you really have to look at though is whether you're worried he's going to report you to the elders. If you have broken away from the religion, then you need to take a stance on this and stand your own two feet as you're no longer required to be told what to do by anybody.

  Paul
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  70 years = 607?

  by allelsefails in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  70 years of captivity?.

  i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.

  that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.

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  It has been proven over and over again to Scholar that Jerusalem didn't fall in 607 BCE by many 'celebrated JWD scholars'. However Scholar will always listen to the 'celebrated WT scholars' and believe whatever they say instead.

  Paul
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  70 years = 607?

  by allelsefails in

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  70 years of captivity?.

  i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.

  that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.

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  double post