Posts by cofty

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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017

by freddo in

theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..

cofty

When UK governments have concealed and extracted money from Scotland ...

Can't you see what a daft statement this is?

The oil belonged to the UK of which Scotland was and is a part. There was no appetite for Scottish independence in the 70s. "It's Scotland's Oil" was a failed campaign because Scots didn't want to leave the Union despite the oil money.

My primary school teacher was an SNP ideologue in the 70s. It was very much a minority opinion although there was a brief flirtation with IRA style "Tartan Terrorism" in the 80s. Scotland was a Labour stronghold. Devolution was controversial never mind independence.

We only decided to fancy independence just as oil became worthless.

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Why does this forum tolerate Cold steele and his mormonism beliefs ? Who`s next ?

by smiddy in

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i thought this forum was for people who were ex jw`s and pro jw`s and the like to debate ,discuss and reasonably talk about our differences ,and sometimes drift off into politics world events and whatever.. however over a period of time i have come across cold steel `s many posts which are nothing more than promoting his mormon religions point of view./beliefs what has that got to do with jehovahs witnesses and the concerns many have with the jw religion.?.

it seems to me he is using this forum to promote his religion and is getting away with it over a long period of time.. how long before other cult religions see this as a springboard for promoting their own religion such as .

sda`s ,christian scientists , christadelphians ,beroean bible students ,etc.etc.. where will it end if he is able to keep doing this ?.

cofty

CS has never been a JW, he is a cult apologist.

Personally I think his presence provides an opportunity to expose the cultish nature of Mormonism. Just Google ex_Mormon forums to find thousands of individuals with stories of abuse just like you will find in this forum - with the addition of magic underpants!

I'm all for a diversity of views in a forum. Echo chambers are boring.

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How Knowledge is Dissipated in Talks

by Cold Steel in

londo111 » each congregation has a “talk coordinator”.

talk coordinators will coordinate with other talk coordinators in order to find speakers to give the public talk on sunday.

typically, they come from the general area: the circuit or a nearby circuit.

cofty

I think he had a JW girlfriend a long long time ago.

He is here to proselytise an alternative cult. He is active on a forums all over the net doing the same thing.

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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017

by freddo in

theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..

cofty

what sort of self-respecting people really thinks the only viable future they can have in the world is to reply on handouts from someone else?

It's not about receiving handouts from elsewhere. Scotland is a part of the UK, that's the whole point. The economy of different parts of the UK has gone up and down throughout history. The problem is yours because you see yourself as a separate nation.

As an independent nation under the auspices of the EU life in Scotland would be horrendous. It would make Greece look prosperous.

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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017

by freddo in

theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..

cofty

I hope the Brexiteers feel proud as they survey this fucked up mess

I voted to leave the EU. I am still convinced it was the correct decision. Why on earth do you imagine I should feel any responsibility for the mess that Theresa May has created since then?

There were many Labour supporters who also voted for Brexit.

Ironic that Ruth Davidson was responsible for saving Theresa May with a very successful campaign in Scotland, Ruth is about to get married to her gay partner and Theresa May has made a deal with an anti-gay political party founded by a Protestant bigot.

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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017

by freddo in

theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..

cofty

Alex Salmond before and after...

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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017

by freddo in

theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..

cofty

SNP lost 21 seats. The people of Scotland have given them a clear message that they are fed up with Sturgeon's divisive ideology. Indy2 isn't going to happen any time soon.

35 seats is a clear win but the direction of travel is rapid decline. SNP have had their day. Small-minded nationalism has lost it's appeal.

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To cure cancer we need to go back in time! From the Brooklyn Eagle 1916

by Aussie Oz in

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cofty

In the UK it costs the NHS huge sums of money to administer radiotherapy and chemo. For us there is no financial motive. It works. It's not the magic bullet but it's the best we have.

I would be dead by now if it was not for conventional cancer treatment.

The future probably lies in therapies based on the specific genetic causes of cancer. Cancer isn't one disease. There no "cure for cancer". There are many related diseases that all involve the uncontrolled replication of cells.

Rainbow Troll - You are welcome to your conspiracy theories and your quack cures but keep them to yourself.

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Where do I go now?

by Libby in

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so i thought my purpose was to serve jehovah and get baptised.

where do i go now to get baptised?

is baptism even a requirement for serving god or was that just for the disciples and people of that time.

cofty

It does take time to adjust Libby.

Learning to find meaning in real life every day is important.

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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017

by freddo in

theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..

cofty

Naive kids and urban hipsters adore Corbyn.

Those of us old enough to remember labour governments of days of yore know how this always ends.

On the other hand Theresa May was dreadful. She has two secret advisers who are obviously useless. She doesn't trust her cabinet enough to take their advice. The way she bodged the social care policy was shambolic and then pretending it wasn't a u-turn was insulting. Avoiding live debates was cowardice.

Now she has to depend on 10 Protestant fundies in the DUP which raises a problem for Northern Irish politics. How can the government moderate even-handedly between the DUP and Sinn Fein if they depend on one of them for political survival?